Table of Contents

Introduction: Approaching Karekare
1. Kindred Spirits
2. Unexpected Gifts
3. Coast of Paradise

Part One: The Living Past
4. The Bloodstained Land
5. Coming of the Settlers
6. The Millers' Tales
7. Road Running West

Part Two: Nostalgia Tracks
8. Glorious Winchelsea
Trevor Lloyd: A Kiwi Icon
9. Little School in the Valley
10. Hand of the Master
11. Honeymoon at Karekare
12. Road To The Radar

Part Three: The Energy of Waves
13. The Golden Moment
The Governor at the Beach
14. The Green Room
15. Getting It Off
16. The Bach Grows Up
17. Seasons in the Valley
Under Your Towel

Part Four: People of The Valley
18. The Families
19. The Originals
20. The Artists
21. Karekare On Location
22. The Guardians

Epilogue: Into The Night
23. Threshold
Ten Great Swims and Walks

About the Author

Bob Harvey spent three decades building and running one of New Zealand's largest advertising agencies, which he sold in 1991. Since then he has been elected Mayor of Waitakere City three times. He is a member of the New Zealand Film Commission and is a former President of the New Zealand Labour Party. An active surf lifesaver, runner and swimmer, he has been a Karekare weekend resident for more than 40 years.