Title: The history of Howick and Pakuranga : Whitford, Bucklands and Eastern beaches and surrounding districts /
Authors: La Roche, Alan J.; Cobb, Leonard.; Taua, Te-Warena; Howick & Districts Historical Society (N.Z.)
Publisher: Howick & Districts Historical Society,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Manukau (N.Z.) History.; Manukau (N.Z.) Biography.
Contents: Geology in the Howick Pakuranga area -- History of the Maori people (Tainui) -- Te Hekenga O Nga Tuatoru -- Ngaitai whakapapa -- Missionaries -- Maraetai Mission -- European settlement of Howick -- Voyage out and arrival in Auckland -- Fencibles -- Name "Howick" -- Fencibles arrive at Howick -- Widows of Fencibles -- Fencible uniform -- Homes for the Fencibles -- Early Howick -- Hotels of Howick -- Churches of Howick -- Early education -- Land Wars of the 1860s -- Howick 1864-1930 -- Howick wharf and sea transport -- Transport by road -- Bucklands Beach and Eastern Beach history -- Half Moon Bay -- Farm Cove -- Pakuranga -- Tamaki River punts and bridge -- History of Whitford -- Howick local government -- History of Manukau City -- Howick Colonial Village -- Sports, social, cultural and service clubs.