Hastings, New Zealand: Hastings District Council, Date: 1996. First printing. Paperback. Fine. 290pp 1996. Hastings District Council ISBN 0473039621 9780473039622 [NZ]

Hastings: Hastings District Council, Date: 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Havelock North is more than just a small Hawkes Bay town. To three generations it was our village - a place apart with a sence of community, a home to colourful independent philosophers, writers and artists whose influence shaped a community unlike any other in New Zealand. In lived a well referenced narrative, Matthew Wright traces 150 years of history, from the first European efforts to buy land in the Te Mata district through to the 1989 local body reforms. Like new but for a crease in the rear cover. 1996. Hastings District Council ISBN 0473039621 9780473039622 [NZ]

ISBN10: 0473039621, ISBN13: 9780473039622, [publisher: Hastings District Council] Softcover First Edition Card Cover, vg clean copy, illustrated with b&w photographs and maps, cover leading corner tips are lightly rubbed and rolled, light finger crease marks to the first three pages. Havelock North: The History of a Village. Havelock North was more than just a small Hawke's Bay town. In a lively and well referenced narrative, Matthew Wright traces 150 years of history, from the first European efforts to buy land in the Te Mata district through to the 1989 local body reforms. Documents used here for the first time bring new insights into early land purchases, and through the letters, diaries, reminiscences and previously unpublished official correspondence of three generations Matthew Wright paints a tale of a community proud to call Havelock North their home. Weight 0.7 g Size 245mm by 165mm
[Tauranga, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1996]
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