The Story of Nelson Aviation by Richard Waugh & Graeme McConnell

$40.00 NZD

Category: Aviation

Aviation's influenece on Nelson has been profound. With challenging road access, no rail link and the barrier of Cook Strait, Nelson had the reputation of being a 'sleepy hollow'. It was isolated and in some way still is, yet has never been the same since the first aircraft visit in 1921. After aero clu b beginnings, a pioneering scheduled airline was established at the Stoke Airfield in 1935. The opening of Nelson's new airport at Tahunanui in 1938, close to the city centre, was a key milestone for the region's social, economic and tourism future. The airport led to a wartime air force station and a growing post-war airline scene. It became the main commercial aviation centre for the upper South Island, including helicopter work. Illustrated by many rare photographs, this book tells the story of Nelson aviation - its aircraft, personalities, innovations and events - and how it helped develop the whole sunny province. Nelson Airport serves more than 750,000 passengers annually, is the hub for the country's largest regional airline and is the fourth busiest airport for scheduled flights in New Zealand. ...Show more

Meet You at the Church Steps: A Social History of a Nelson Landmark by Karen Stade

$42.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

Meet You At The Church Steps captures the unfolding social tapestry that has played out on Church Hill and its historic steps since the arrival in November 1841 of the New Zealand Company to establish the colony of Nelson. Published to mark the 2013 centennial of the Cawthron Steps, the ornate granite s tairway gifted to the city by philanthropist Thomas Cawthron in 1913, the book also covers the history of the original flight of wooden steps built on Church Hill in 1858. As a landmark of Nelson City and a natural rendezvous point, the Church Steps have borne witness to gatherings of celebration, thanksgiving and commemoration. They have hosted generations of royalty and other VIPs and revelled in the pomp and circumstance of military and civic pageantry. It was on the steps that Nelson farewelled soldiers on their way to war and where it welcomed some of those men home again. They have long been the platform for protest and public demonstration, while also a favourite spot to sit and take in city views. The rich photographic collections of the Nelson Provincial Museum, the Nelson Mail and private collectors, are the core of the book, partnered with newspaper reportage of the events which have played out with the steps as their backdrop. The call "I'll meet you at the Church Steps" continues to echo across generations. ...Show more

Rolling Stones: Nelson's Boulder Bank - Its Place in Our History and Hearts by Karen Warren

$75.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

A well-researched and lavishly illustrated account of our boulder bank - the largest in the world. Nelson author, Karen Warren, details its formation, natural history, Maori legend and use, the associated history of European settlement and Nelson City, and she makes suggestions on how it can be safeguar ded. ...Show more

Nelson : Now and Then by Peter Lukas

$40.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

Old Nelson : A postcard history, 1900-1940 by Rob Packer and Barney Brewster

$50.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

Nicotine Flavoured Scones for Smoko by Shirley Heath Bastin

$35.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

The Beauty of Nelson by Anna Rogers

$40.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

Waitapu to Waitui: A Journey Up the Takaka Valley by Carol Dawber

$62.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

This Golden Bay photo-history, the fourth to be published by River Press for the Bainham Reunion Committee, is a 192-page book of black and white photographs covering the Takaka Valley from Waitapu and Waikoropupu to Upper Takaka and Waitui. Shipping, sawmilling, farming and marble quarries are featured alongside homes, schools and businesses in a series of images chosen to portray the varied lifestyles of those who lived in the valley from the 1860s to the 1950s. ...Show more

The Brook Valley by Susan Harris

$25.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

Nelson's First Railway and the City Bus by Mike Johnston

$35.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

A history of the Dun Mountain Railway, which gave access to several of the copper and chromite mines east of Nelson city, and a passenger service known as the Dun Mountain (or City) bus operated on the same line between the city centre and Port Nelson.

Motueka Wharf - 100 years by Carol Dawber

$45.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

The waterside town of Motueka has always been heavily dependent on its port. Over the years passenger services have operated between Riwaka, Motueka and Nelson, fishing fleets have worked the tides, fertiliser has come in shiploads and hops, tobacco, timber and livestock have gone out over the wharf. In 1955, when shipping was at its height, 276 vessels entered the harbour. There have been two wharves at Motueka and their history involves not only extremes of weather and tide but also intense local politics and a petition to Parliament to enable the formation of the Motueka Harbour Board. This book was commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the present Motueka wharf built in 1916, rebuilt and extended in ferro-cement in 1924 and now owned by Talley's Group Ltd. It records the ships that worked the Tasman Bay port, the people who provisioned, loaded and went to sea in them and the families whose lives were bound up with the wharf. ...Show more

Kahurangi Stories : More Tales from Northwest Nelson by Gerard Hindmarsh

$45.00 NZD

Category: Nelson

More fascinating untold stories from the backcountry of Northwest Nelson. Building on the success of Kahurangi Calling, this new volume of stories from the Northwest Nelson backcountry, is a compelling blend of natural and social history. An area of astonishing ecological complexity, the area has gener ated a wonderfully rich and colourful human history. Gerard Hindmarsh tells the stories of the fascinating characters who have travelled and lived here, including early explorers, gold miners, flying crayfishers, early forest rangers, trampers and other adventurers. His stories are skillfully told and woven into the natural history of this captivating region, including geological, botanical and ecological treasures. For anyone who enjoys stories of New Zealand’s backcountry, or social history, this new title is a must-read. ‘   ...Show more