General histories
There is no one history that covers all of Waitakere City, but Bob Harvey in Westies profiles local people and places in a well illustrated tribute to its citizens. Essential for understanding what it means to be a “Westie“ from West Auckland.
Diamond, John T.
Once the wilderness. (1966 and 1977)
Amongst many works by the doyenne of West Auckland and Waitakere history. There is now also an index.
Pictorial history of West Auckland. (1990)
A thematic collection of photographs, with brief annotations, compiled by the West Auckland Historical Society.
Report on the buildings and places of historic or community significance ... in the City of Waitemata. (1976)
Lists historic sites in the former Waitemata City, including those used for timber milling, gum digging, brick making, agriculture, flax milling and mining. Waitemata City excluded Glen Eden, Henderson and New Lynn, but included Kelston, Massey, Swanson, Te Atatu, Titirangi and the Waitakere ranges.
Scott, Dick.
Fire on the clay; the Pakeha comes to West Auckland. (1979)
The quintessential history of Pakeha settlement in West Auckland and Waitakere.
Scott, Ted.
Through the lens, a photographic journey from past to present.(1999)
Includes historic photographs matched with current.
West Auckland remembers.
(1990 and 1992)
Two volumes of historical essays from the West Auckland Historical Society.
Western suburbs, Auckland metropolitan region.
(1967)
Details 1960s industrial and commercial development in the Henderson, New Lynn and Rosebank Peninsula (part of Auckland City) areas. |
