Hardback-published 2001 as Jade River: A History of the Mahurangi, online since-2014 as a work in progress dedicated to democratic Climate Polycrisis-megamobilisation, the Mahurangi, and specifically to Mahurangi sonRonald H Locker.
Rare Dedication to Mahurangi: Meat scientist Ronald H Locker displayed a lifetime of dedication to the Mahurangi, from his determined childhood explorations of its landscape, oblivious of trespass, to his life-end project, memorably recording its history.
publisher Elsevier
…a labour of love, a kind of payback for all the pleasure the Mahurangi has given me.
Ronald H Locker 1927–1994
On family history, mine is highly selective. This, necessary limitation, may disappoint some but save others from boredom. Families are presented largely on an entréepreneurial basis, resulting in a kind of industrial history. In attempting to present a portrait of the Mahurangi from earliest times, I use as far as possible the actual words of the diverse procession of visitors, who recorded what they observed from practical, professional or aesthetic motivations.
from Preface
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secretary of either the Mahurangi Action Incorporated or the
Mahurangi Coastal Path Trust. Regardless, that here continues
to be published by the editorially independent, independently
owned and funded Mahurangi Magazine.
