Books

Arts Revealed: Conversations with artists, writers, musicians and performers

Created by local artists Heather Hourigan and Andrea Cooper. $2.00 per book is donated to Whakatāne Youth Arts.

Price: $45.00

Caisley. Photographer: View of Whakatāne

A publication that captures images of early Whakatāne. Working out of a stationer’s store on the eastern Strand, as both proprietor and photographer, Caisley captured images of the people and places of early 1900s Whakatāne. His images have helped shape the way we view our District and our past.

Price: $20.00

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Hihita and Hoani: Missionaries in Tuhoeland

Whakatāne District Museum and Gallery, 2008. Hihita and Hoani: Missionaries in Tuhoeland tells the stories of Hihita and Hoani during the decades they spent living and working with the Tūhoe people.

Price: $5.00

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Whakatāne Historic Trail: A two hour walk around town

Anton van der Wouden, 1993. A walk around the Whakatāne township including significant sites and histories. Walk the Strand and the Heads, and from the Papaka redoubt cast your eye towards the Rangitāiki Plains.

Price: $10.00

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Whale Island/Moutohorā: A Short History

Anton van der Wouden, 1994. The ancient volcano, Whale Island is situated 10 km offshore of Whakatāne. The publication looks at its history of short term human occupation, including remnants of Māori presence, and tells tales of trading and skirmish with European travellers in the early 1830s.

Price: $10.00

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Ōhiwa: A Short History and Guide

Anton van der Wouden, 1993. A fascinating look at the rich histories of Ōhiwa, inlcuding the erosion of the Ōhiwa Spit beneath the original township, the ‘troublesome’ Ōhiwa ferry, and early life on Uretara and Ohakana Island.

Price: $10.00

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Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820 – 1921

Judith Binney, 2009. The focus for this book is Te Urewera and its people. The author traces the first century of European’s involvement with the people living in Te Urewera.

Price: $85.00

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