A new book on the history of developing Ttira Country Park has been published by Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
A Short History of Ttira Country Park was researched and written by Garth Eyles, the former manager of council's land management section. The book launch was held at HBRC yesterday.
Mr Eyles was involved in the establishment of the country park and management plans after HBRC purchased 463ha of land on the eastern side of the lake from the Guthrie-Smith Trust in 1998. The country park was officially opened to the public in 1999 by then chairman Ross Bramwell and Isabel Morgan, a long-time Forest and Bird advocate for the lake.
The book records significant historical events and developments in the park, and answers questions frequently asked by visitors.
"It was important to capture the knowledge not just of council staff, but the many groups who have helped to enhance what is now the best known of Hawke's Bay's regional parks," says chairman Fenton Wilson.