The South Head Vagabond
Writing by Rob Harley

Kia ora Tatou!
I hope you’re bearing up in the very soggy winter season!
I want to let you know about a new book I will be releasing very soon. It’s one I am extremely enthusiastic about.
It’s called ‘Relentless – people who wouldn’t quit, stories that wouldn’t die.’
Some of the stories in this new book are the results of decades of investigation and research by me and teams of dedicated people.
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.
‘Relentless’ will be released in mid-late August. Already the reviewers are raving about it.
It will retail for $37.95, and I am offering an ‘earlybird’ special deal. Pre-order this book before August 10th and you can purchase it for $34.95, plus postage. Just go to the Purchase my Books section of this site and place your order. It will be with you as soon as it comes off the presses!
Latest stories

A Matter of Life and Death
7 February 2025
From the Vagabond’s archives

Strange but true
3 February 2025
Thinking out Loud

Broken Promises Broken Brides
13 January 2025
From the Vagabond’s archives

An astonishing heroine: Irena Sendler
13 January 2025