Considering that I have extensively written about emigration and the causes of emigration in my book "Croatian Seafarers in Overseas Countries," I will now start with the story of their [...]

  My name is PHILIP CHARLES YELAVIC, first child of Milan, born 01 November 1947. I married JENNIFER SHARYN CARTER, 05 February 1972. We have two children.   MARK MILAN YELAVIC, born [...]

  Anich, Tony (Tex), was born in Sućuraj (island of Hvar) in 1919. His father Ivan was from Slivno (in the mainland), and he came to Sućuraj with his brother [...]

Tanya Unkovich, Personal Consultant and mentor, born in Dargaville in 1964 says: Some of my greatest achievements has been to author four books, all about how to overcome adversity and [...]

  Lani Leiataua was born in Dargaville, New Zealand in 1981, the daughter of Timothy and Rosemary Antonio (Antonievich). Her great grandfather came to New Zealand from the island of [...]

  MICHAEL JURLINA was born in Kaitaia in 1962, son of Ivan (1933 – 2022) and Mary Vinac (1941). His grandfather Loni (1898 – 1979) was a gum digger on [...]

  DRAGO YELAVICH was born in Kaitaia in 1931, son of Stipan and Perina nee Juretich. Stipan was from Ravča (1894 – 1985) and worked on the gumfields at Ahipara, [...]

  GREGORY YURETICH is the President of Kaitaia Dalmatian Cultural Club and Indoor Bowls Club. He was born in Kaitaia in 1962, son of Ivan (1933 -2019) and grandson of [...]

  BRIAN MISA, was born in Auckland in 1945, son of Toma Misic (1896 – 1966) and Antica Radonich (1908 – 2000) from Podgora. Antica’s father Jure came out to [...]