Peter McQuarrie
Peter McQuarrie has lived and worked in the Pacific Islands for over thirty years (Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji and Tokelau). A native New Zealander, Peter was married to Fuafua Penani, of Nui Island in Tuvalu. He speaks Gilbertese (Kiribati) and can understand quite a lot of Tuvaluan.
A scholar and writer, photographer, restorer of antique radio equipment, and a community volunteer, Peter lives in Auckland with his family. His Pacific related publications include many articles and books. See them below.
Peter at work on Nanumea's Aeronautical Navigational Beacon, 1981
Peter McQuarrie and Keith Chambers at Peter's house, Auckland, October 2007
Strategic Atolls, Tuvalu and the Second World War University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 1994. Copies of this book are available from Peter. Contact information is below.
The Gilbert Islands in WWII University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 2000 and 2012; available from Peter directly, and also from Amazon.com — link below
The Gilbert Islands in WWII — at Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Islands-World-War-Two/dp/0971412782
TOKELAU – People, Atolls and History Peter McQuarrie, Wellington, 2007. This book is out of print and no longer available. You may find it in libraries in Auckland.
A FLOATING WORLD: Images of the Tuvalu Environment
Ellice Islands Press, 2008. This book is out of print, but you might find it in your local library in Auckland.
TUVALU – A Celebration in Photos of 10 Years Independence, Govt of Tuvalu, 1988.
Contact Peter using email link below for information on purchasing this book.
Online article by Peter McQuarrie:
You can contact Peter for more information about these works and to order them:
Peter McQuarrie
Ellice Islands Press
28 Crompton Road
Massey, Waitakere City 0614
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
tel: +64 27 458 6187
Email: petermcq@xtra.co.nz