Edited by: Margaret Mills & Jenny Nicholls
Publisher: The Waiheke Book Nerd
Designer: Jenny Nicholls
Format: Perfect bound
Size: A6 (105 × 148 mm)
Pages: 52 per volume
ISBN: Volume 1: 978-0-473-76848-5 | Volume 2: 978-0-473-80627-9
Available November 2026
Waiheke Whispers: Tall Tales and True from the Hauraki Gulf is a pocket-sized collection of hilarious yarns, forgotten histories and true tales from old Waiheke.
Collected by Margaret Mills and Allen Davies, the stories take us back to the pub counters, party lines and characters of island life, including Eddie the bookie and Harry, who built his own whare from nīkau. Each volume gathers another collection of stories from Waiheke's past, with Volume 1 presented as the first edition and Volume 2 continuing the series.
Intended as a periodical, the compact A6 format makes the books affordable to produce and buy, with each volume designed to be collected as the series grows.
Made in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ships nationwide.
Download the information sheet
Edited by: Margaret Mills & Jenny Nicholls
Publisher: The Waiheke Book Nerd
Designer: Jenny Nicholls
Format: Perfect bound
Size: A6 (105 × 148 mm)
Pages: 52 per volume
ISBN: Volume 1: 978-0-473-76848-5 | Volume 2: 978-0-473-80627-9
Available November 2026
Waiheke Whispers: Tall Tales and True from the Hauraki Gulf is a pocket-sized collection of hilarious yarns, forgotten histories and true tales from old Waiheke.
Collected by Margaret Mills and Allen Davies, the stories take us back to the pub counters, party lines and characters of island life, including Eddie the bookie and Harry, who built his own whare from nīkau. Each volume gathers another collection of stories from Waiheke's past, with Volume 1 presented as the first edition and Volume 2 continuing the series.
Intended as a periodical, the compact A6 format makes the books affordable to produce and buy, with each volume designed to be collected as the series grows.
Made in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ships nationwide.
Download the information sheet
