Petone Borough Council in association with Ray Richards Publisher, Auckland, 1988. Chips/tears to dustjacket spine extremities, dustjacket spine faded, with fade strips on front and back cover, dustjacket covered with plastic to protect.

In this book, Susan Butterworth aims to describe Petone's evolution from camp-site to village, to industrial town, and its developing relationship with the Hutt Valley and the Wellington region.