1973 Maramarua East - First NZ Colour Map	1975 Woodhill Sustagen	1976 Woodhill 1:20000	1976 Woodhill 1:15000
1977 Woodhill	1978 Waitarere NZ Champs	1979 Old Telephone Rd	1979 Puketapu Rd
1980 Blue Gums	1980 Claypit Rd	1980 Crossroads	1980 Ye Olde Woodhille
1980 Puketapu Rd	1980 The Sixteen Mile	1985 Mangawhai South	1985 Mission Coast Road

The Master Map Maker: Ralph King (RIP)

When I first came to live in Auckland, I quickly met up with a fellow NorthWest club member who I regarded as the legend of our sport. To me, he was the master mapper and I was the apprentice. He immediately gave me some of his last remaining copies of his maps - I regard them as precious gems which I will always treasure dearly. I used parts of them as base maps for the World Cup 1994.

I always found it a pleasure to talk maps and mapping with him and he always had time to talk with me and my wife. I regarded him as a dear friend.

Shown above are some of his maps - enjoy - you can see the master craftsman at work and the prodiguous efforts he made for our sport - the backbone of our early years.

Some of his early articles for the NZ Herald can be viewed here.

Bryan Teahan