Rocks and Hard Places: The Takaka Hill

Description

Routes over the Takaka Hill have varied since surveyor Charles Heaphy and his party first recorded the crossing in 1843, and this book outlines the changes from the first rough walking tracks to the sealed state highway today's travellers are familiar with. The geology, flora and fauna of the hill, the history of its mail coaches and service cars and the engineering challenges of the last few decades are all in this illustrated history.The real focus of the story is on the people on the Hill, the roadmen, the drivers, the farmers, the quarrymen and the families who chose to live on the marble mountain. About the author Cliff Turley was born in Upper Takaka and later lived in the Hawkes Bay. After graduating from Canterbury University he had a 21 year teaching career in England, returning in 1975 to establish a home in Patons Rock, teach at Golden Bay High School and bring up a young family. His fascination with the Takaka Hill stems from childhood memories, an empathy with past and present people on the Hill and countless trips over it. He has explored the bridal tracks and visited farms, residents and hut sites , and has taken many of the photos used in the this book. Limpbound 184 pages

Author description

Cliff Turley is a retired Golden Bay schoolteacher, a keen tramper and photographer with a lifelong interest in the Takaka Hill and its history.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780958277921
• Publisher : River Press
• Imprint : River Press
• Publication date : February 2009
• Dimensions : 280mm X 210mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : photos, diagrams
• BIC subject : Local history
• Pages : 184
• Dewey classification : 993.7
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Cliff Turley