Welcome to Hawarden-Waikari Book Project Website
Embark on a journey through time with over 1,000 biographies of locals who shaped the district of Hawarden-Waikari from pre-1920 to 1960.
Seven Books totalling nearly 2,000 pages.
Book I
Our Apron Strings
Women of the Hawarden-Waikari District
(pre-1920)
Published 2009
Book II
Our Guardians
War Service
The Boer War through the Viet Nam War
Out of print
Published 2010
Book III
Our Path Finders
Men of the Hawarden-Waikari District
(pre-1920)
Published 2015
Book IV
Our Apron Strings II
Women of the Hawarden-Waikari District
(1920 - 1940)
Published 2022
Book V
Our Path Finders II
Men of the Hawarden-Waikari District
(1920 - 1940)
Published 2023
Book VI
Our Apron Strings III
'Apron Strings Unbound'
Women of the Hawarden-Waikari District
(1941 - 1960)
In stock as at mid-December 2025
Published 2024
Book VII
Our Path Finders III
Men of the Hawarden-Waikari District
(1941-60)
In stock as at mid-December 2025
Published 2025