You will receive a copy of “On the Radar” when you purchase a West Auckland Heritage Conference ticket. Collect your copy on the day.
The story of secret WW2 air force radar defence in NZ, based on the longest-running station, the Piha radar station. Sets the scene of a city under threat from Japanese attack, home defence, and the role of radar in detecting enemy planes or submarines. Quotes from memoirs and interviews with the men and women who manned radar and ran the nerve centre of the Filter Room. Traces the history of the site, which is visitable in the Waitakere Ranges, from Maori to settler history and use by the military. Also details world-famous radio astronomy discoveries from the site that are the foundations of the science. An untold story from NZ’s most famous beach.
