New Zealand - Northland - Cross-cutting a kauri log for shingles for St Saviour's, Kaitaia, about 1937. #602506 Kaitaia - Kaitaia (Māori: Kaitāia) is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangarei. It is the last major settlement on State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay, the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, is 5 km west. - The main industries are forestry and tourism. The population is 4,887 (2013 census), which makes it second-largest town in the Far North District, after Kerikeri. - The name Kaitaia means ample food, kai being the Māori word for food. - The Muriwhenua are a group of six northern Māori iwi occupying the northernmost part of the North Island surrounding Kaitaia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaitaia) Foreword - This book is written to mark the centennial of the Mangonui County, one of New Zealand's early areas of settlement. - In recording the history of the Ridings, the Schools, Industries and Churches, the author has endeavoured to give a picture of the way people lived during the County's first hundred years. This will be noticed particularly in the section on People, in which the lives of the early pioneers are dealt with in more detail than those of the present day. Author: Florence Keene Click the link provided at the top to purchase the book through the MAD on New Zealand Shop - Supporting New Zealand Authors and Artists