From Rangi Point in Bare Feet: My life as I remember it.

By Laurence Kerr-Bell and Richard Taka Kerr-Bell

"The boys had no shoes, never ever had shoes until I went to High School. None of us had shoes. The girls all had shoes. Our feet were hard man. You could kick stones, kick stones! Like a ball and um, run and slide on the stones, we used to show off like that. Show off to the girls. Like Amy Johnston, her sister Francis and them when they first came, they were the new girls on the block and we were out to show them that we were tough. We used to just run down the metal road by the school and just stop and slide with our feet down the road. Yeah man"It would be fair to say I am more than a little reluctant to tell my story. My son approached me and wanted to record where I grew up and some of the stories that he has heard growing up. I have enjoyed the company and friendship of some great people many of whom are named here. For what it is worth, here is my life as I remember it.Laurie.Born in Rawene hospital in 1939, spending his first few years at Rangi Point and his whole childhood in the Hokianga, Laurie shares some of his memories of this time as if each one had only happened a moment ago. It is a rich and honest journey of a unique childhood with villains, heroes, friends and family, sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always with a passion for life. It also provides a personal view of life; in Northland New Zealand from 1939-1962, of an infantryman in the New Zealand Army during the Malayan Conflict, and a forestry worker around Tokoroa in the 60s'-80s'.To us his children he is a man who can do anything, who came from Rangi Point in bare feet.Producer Co-Author Richard Kerr-Bell/Edited by Jacqui Kerr-Bell/Katie Cary

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475242735
• ISBN13: 9781475242737
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.8" x 6.1"