The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920

A civic history recounts the city's foundation in 1840 and chronicles its growth through the early twentieth century, describing the selection and surveying of the harbour site, early settlement and administrative arrangements, its tenure as colonial capital, land reclamation and harbour development, establishment of banks and public institutions, and urban expansion. The account integrates Māori perspectives on the isthmus, period maps and illustrations, and chapters documenting infrastructure, commerce, governance, and community life up to 1920.