Carson, Terry,  1946- <br/><br/>
Built for justice :  visits to old North Island courthouses / 
Terry Carson. 
 - 176 pages :  illustrations (chiefly colour) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> "Through a combination of photographs, historical research, local and legal anecdotes, and sometimes sensational newspaper accounts ... tells the human story behind the courthouse facades and gives these unique and often architecturally attractive buildings their proper place in New Zealand's small town social history"--Back cover. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-175). 
<br/><br/> Northland --  Auckland --  Waikato - Thames Valley --  Bay of Plenty - East Coast - Hawke's Bay --  Central Plateau --  Taranaki --  Wanganui - Horowhenua - Wellington --  Wairarapa - Manawatu. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0473230828 9780473230821 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Courthouses--History--New Zealand--North Island<br/>Courthouses--New Zealand--North Island--Pictorial works
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>New Zealand--Social conditions
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>725.1509931