The South Head Vagabond

Kia ora Tatou!

I’m delighted to be able to report that an electronic version of my latest book is now available for purchase!

It’s one I am extremely enthusiastic about. It’s called Relentless – people who wouldn’t quit, stories that wouldn’t die.

One reviewer says “Relentless is a tour de force of investigative storytelling by Rob Harley—an author whose integrity, heart, and skill as a journalist shine on every page.  This is not just a book; it is a tribute to courage, justice, and the human capacity to transform pain into purpose. Relentless is not just a book, it’s a legacy of truth-telling.”

Some of the stories in this new book are the results of decades of investigation.

One story spans forty years – and it is a searching inquiry into how hard work by dedicated doctors, journalists and many others brought about a dramatic drop in the road toll in this country.

Another follows the determined efforts of a Kiwi father of a young airline co-pilot, to get to the truth behind the crash of a plane in Indonesia which he never believed was an accident – rather the fault of an airline captain bent on suicide and murder.

I take you behind the scenes of an investigation I undertook with the late Sir Paul Holmes into the scourge of methamphetamine, and you’ll also read the fascinating story of two brave young brothers who each fought the same bizarre cancer at the same time and lived to tell the tale.

The book ends with one of the most compelling stories I have ever told – about an astonishing chapter in Aotearoa, involving the disastrous attempts to accuse innocent men of abusing their children – and the ultimate vindication that was achieved.

The digital version is available for $22.95 on my book page.

Softcover copies of Relentless will be available in just a few weeks.