Ray and Ivan Drake form Waikawa Beach Road
Arthur Drake dies
Drake farm divided into two
Some members of the Drake family move to Matai Moana and Isa Lei
German Mine washes up on Waikawa Beach
Waikawa Beach Road metalled
Electricity comes to Manakau
The Waikawa Beautifying Society established
The inland road State Highway One) sealed
Waikawa Beach Road becomes suitable for motor cars
Drake farms divided into four
The original footbridge across the river built
The original artesian well put down
Small baches start to appear
Hei-matau (greenstone pendant) found on Waikawa Beach
Bob Semple builds a bach at Waikawa
Bob Semple’s bach on Waikawa Beach Road.
Photograph courtesy of Stephen Marshall, 1997.
Ivan Drake leaves Waikawa
The NZ Army use Waikawa as a training camp
The Mounted Home Guard established
Bob Semple demonstrates caterpillar bulldozers and realigns the river
Hank Edwards first visits Waikawa
Waikawa in the 1940’s.
Photograph courtesy of the Hank Edwards Collection, Waikawa Beach Ratepayers Association.
Thomas (3) Bevan dies