Karori & Its People
Author(s): Judith Burch (ed.); Jan Heynes (ed.)
History | Local Authors | Mother's Day Inspiration
This major 368-page history vividly describes Karori's growth from rural outpost in the 1840's to the thriving community it is today - one of NZ's largest and most significant suburbs. Some of Wellington and New Zealand's most influential and creative citizens have come from Karori: builder Samuel Parnell, instigator of the 8-hour day; Wellington's first judge, Henry Chapman, and first woman mayor, Fran Wilde; the young Katherine Mansfield and many other exceptional individuals and families. Now it is also the home to the Zealandia sanctuary. This book is packed with stories and pictures of the people who have made - and continue to make - Karori such a vital place.
Product Information
Judith Burch is president of the Karori Historical Society and has lived in Karori for over 20 years.
Jan Heynes is currently vice-president, of the Karori Historical Society and has been a Karori resident for most of her life. Her family's Kirkcaldie connections began in Karori in the early 1900s.
With their guidance, the Karori Historical Society gathered members and others with in-depth knowledge of the many topics to ensure that each chapter is a comprehensive, authoritative - and readable - part of the whole.
Landscape & natural environment -- Access -- Settlement, growth & population -- The town centre-heart of the suburb -- Residential -- Governance -- Education -- Business -- Religion -- Heritage in the cemetery -- Military -- Sport & recreation -- Health & sanitation -- Community & social services -- Karori people.
General Fields
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- : Steele Roberts Aotearoa
- : UNKNOWN
- : 01 August 2012
- : 265x215mm
- : New Zealand
- : 01 March 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Judith Burch (ed.); Jan Heynes (ed.)
- : hardback with dustjacket
- : 993.63
- : Very Good
- : 368
- : colour illustrations