Paean to the Waitakere Ranges

Three iconic Kiwi writers paying homage to the Waitakere Ranges, in a mural opposite to the Henderson Railway Station in West Auckland.

"Summer again. And true summer, it seems, a month short of the longest day... Early morning is best for work, before the heat grips, with cool clear light, hills without haze, and the estuary brittle with beauty."
Maurice Shadbolt

"The little knot of Henderson town lay beyond the creek, with orchards and farms spreading out to the ranges, which stood like the rim of a blue painted bowl."
Maurice Gee

"When kauri grew to the horizon, rising from valleys, stepping up sloped and spiking the skyline, the Waitakere Ranges were one of the world's natural wonders."
Dick Scott