Shifting grounds
Subtitle: deep histories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
By: Lucy Mackintosh
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Wellington, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781988587332; 9781988587301; 9781988587318; 9781988587325
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Historic sites; History; Kōrero nehe
Description: "Deep histories, both natural and human, have been woven together over hundreds of years in places across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, forming potent sites of national significance. This ... book unearths these histories in three iconic landscapes: Pukekawa/Auckland Domain, Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill and the Ōtuataua Stonefields at Ihumātao. Approaching landscapes as an archive, Lucy Mackintosh delves deeply into specific places, allowing us to understand histories that have not been written into books or inscribed upon memorials, but which still resonate through Auckland and beyond"--Publisher information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hei tīmatanga; title: Introduction: Laying the groundwork; title: 1. Te Ihu o Mataaho: Ihumātao and the Ōtuataua Stonefields, c.1350-1840; title: 2. 'A Strange Sight': Te Wherowhero's cottage and Pukekawa/Auckland Domain, 1840-1860; title: 3. 'The Crooked Place': The Ihumātao Mission Station and the Ōtuataua Stonefields, c.1846-1866; title: 4. 'Matters of Moment': The olive grove and Maungakiekie, 1878-1901; title: 5. 'The Ideal Home': The Ah Chee market gardens and Pukekawa/Auckland Domain, 1882-1920; title: 6. 'If You Need a Monument, Look Around You': The obelisk and Maungakiekie, 1907-1940; title: Conclusion: Landing up in Auckland. Glossary; title: Notes; title: Index; title: Editorial note; title: Ngā Mihi /Acknowledgements; title: About the author; title: Copyright and publisher information.