Piha
Subtitle: a history in images
By: Sandra Coney
Publisher: Keyhole Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Beaches; History; Pictorial works; Surfing; Lifesaving
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Te Kawerau a Maki: Maori at Piha; title: 2. The lure of the coast: early Pakeha land owners; title: 3. The road out: features and personalities of the west coast road; title: 4. Taking in the ocean breeze: early holidays at Piha; title: 5. Conquering the kauri: timber milling at Piha; title: 6. 'All the men were uncles': the mill community; title: 7. A formidable business duo: Fred and Ethel Rayner; title: 8. Roughing it: trampers and campers; title: 9. A little piece of paradise: the subdivision of Piha; title: 10. The art of doing nothing: summer holidays at Piha; title: 11. Canvas city: camping at Piha; title: 12. 'A delightful seaside boarding house': the Piha Accommodation House.; title: 13. Hot water for sixpence: stores at Piha; title: 14. Dancing the night away: entertainments at Piha; title: 15. Lest we forget: Anzac Day services; title: 16. The body in the burning bach: Piha's famous criminal case; title: 17. The sea's rich bounty: fishing at Piha; title: 18. Reel men: the Piha Surf Clubs; title: 19. Bucking the Tasman rollers: surf boats; title: 20. Life's a beach: summer on the iron sands; title: 21. Radar and radio waves: the war years and after; title: 22. Surfing safari: clubbies in the swinging sixties; title: 23. Rubber ducks and other innovations: the lifeguard era; title: 24. 'Our aim to serve Piha worthily': community development at Piha; title: 25. A final snapshot: Piha at the end of the millennium.