Historic homesteads of Hawke's Bay
By: Angus Gordon
Publisher: Mary Egan Publishing
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Auckland, New Zealand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780473559236
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Country homes; History; Farm buildings; Farmhouses; Domestic Architecture; Interior decoration
Description: "These gracious homes - dotted across the sun-drenched uplands of Hawke's Bay - rose unashamedly from the golden fleeces on the sheep's backs, to become monuments to our settler heritage. Set in spacious grounds and framed by enormous exotic trees, such as oaks, gums or Norfolk pines, they stand as testament to the dreams of our ancestors who came to this fresh canvas of a country, which already had its own rich Māori culture, with a determination to put their own individualistic mark on the landscape. The Province of Hawke's Bay played its part in the New Zealand pastoral revolution that placed our country firmly at the forefront of the world agricultural scene. Today, New Zealand still pioneers the development of technologies in the farming sector. Strong crossbred wool, a natural durable fibre, started that process. This neglected product has, it seems, lost its golden touch - yet these grand homes, mostly in very good repair, remain as symbols of the wool boom which helped to shape our colonial past and to prepare us for our place in the new order."--Publisher description.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Abbotsford; title: Ākitio; title: Arden; title: Aramoana; title: Arapata; title: Apley; title: Ashcott; title: Belmount; title: Castlehill (ex Mangakurī); title: Clifton; title: Clive Grange; title: Duart House; title: Fernhill; title: Forest Gate; title: Glen Aroa; title: Glenalvon; title: Glenross; title: Greenhill; title: Gwavas; title: Hilton; title: Hinerangi; title: Horonui; title: Karanui; title: Kereti; title: Kpoanga; title: Langton; title: Lunesdale; title: Mairananga; title: Mangapapa Lodge; title: Mangakurī; title: Mangatarata; title: Mangatawhare; title: Matapiro; title: Mt. Herbert; title: Mt. Vernon; title: Ohuka; title: Okawa; title: Ōmakere; title: Opoho; title: Oreka; title: Ormlie Lodge; title: Oruawharo; title: Patangata; title: Peach Gully; title: Pinegrove; title: Poporangi.; title: Pōrangahau (Chapelwick); title: Poukawa; title: Pukehamoamoa; title: Rangitapu; title: Rauriki; title: Trissington; title: Rotowai; title: Rouncil; title: Sherwood; title: Silverford; title: Springvale; title: Summerlee; title: Taurapa; title: Tauroa; title: Te Aratipi; title: Te Manuiri; title: Te Mata Homestead; title: Te Mata; title: Te Onepu; title: The Cottage; title: The Park; title: Tuki Tuki; title: Tuna Nui; title: Turiroa 1; title: Turiroa 2; title: Tutira; title: Waihotoa; title: Waihua; title: Waimārama (ex Cabbage Tree Flat Station); title: Wairere; title: Waiteranui; title: Waitio; title: Weleda; title: Wallingford; title: Whakamarumaru; title: Whana Whana; title: Whenuahou; title: Woburn; title: The Knowledge Bank in Stoneycroft Homestead.