Garry Venus
Takapuna Beach
An Autobiography
You know the beach. But do you know its story?
Takapuna Beach has been shaped by fire, ice, sea, time and people.
Most books about beaches begin with people.
This one begins 4.5 billion years earlier.
Told in the voice of the beach itself, Takapuna Beach – An Autobiography traces that story from the birth of the Earth through the making of the coastline and the people who shaped it, to the forces that may determine its future.
Have you ever wondered
Where did Takapuna Beach come from?
What was here before the beach?
Who first called this beach home?
What have we done to the beach since?
Why are the cliffs slowly falling away?
What will Takapuna Beach become next?
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Books are expected to be dispatched from mid-November 2026.
The answers lie in a story stretching across billions of years.
Takapuna Beach: An Autobiography is now in final production.
A large-format, full-colour hardback celebrating the origins, history and future of Takapuna Beach.
