Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures by Robert Vennell
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
An illuminating tour through the native sea creatures of Aotearoa, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees. Secrets of the Sea is a fascinating introduction to New Zealand's fish and shellfish, weaving together history, biology and culture to reveal how these unique and intriguing creatures ha ...Show more
Which Native Fern? (New Ecology Edition) by Andrew Crowe
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Series: Which...?
This new re-written edition of the best-selling NZ classic Which Native Fern? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the fern and its environment. As well as the known uses of each fern, from food and medicine, to perfume, making tools, mattresses and track-markers, it also explains how to ...Show more
Tongariro National Park by Desmond Bovey
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
When Desmond Bovey returned to his native New Zealand after thirty years in France, he felt a need to reconnect with the landscapes of his youth. He chose Tongariro National Park, inspired by a chance encounter with a karearea, the New Zealand falcon. He returned again and again, sketchbook in hand, ap ...Show more
New Zealand's Rivers - An Environmental History by Catherine Knight
52.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: Very Good
'New Zealand s Rivers: An environmental history' explores the relationship between New Zealanders and their rivers, explaining how they have arrived at a crisis point, where fresh water has become their most contested resource and many rivers are too polluted to swim in. Environmental historian Catherin ...Show more
Collins Birds of New Zealand by Chloe Talbot Kelly Chloe
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
To aid specific identification, information on bird behaviour, song, nesting, food, habitat and prevalent features is included. 230 subspecies are illustrated in the habitat where they may have been seen, showing seasonal, sexual and juvenile plumage variations.
A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of New Zealand by Wade Doak
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
The fishes of New Zealand are part of the Indo-Pacific fish fauna, by far the richest in the world. This guide covers many bony (or teleostean) reef fishes belonging to the super class PISCES, class OSTEICHTHYES, and discusses their habits by day and night, their modes of life, diet and relation to thei ...Show more
Geology of the Nelson Area by M.S Rattenbury R.A Cooper M.R Johnston
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Native Shells of Aotearoa by Bruce Marshall; Kerry Walton
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
This handy and accessible introduction to shells found along New Zealand's coastline is aimedat the general public, museum visitors and tourists, with a 1950s-inspired giftable design anddelightful illustrations. It provides insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections, and is thefourth in a ser ...Show more
Terrain: Travels Through a Deep Landscape by Geoff Chapple
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand's many distinctive landforms are packed into a small space. Geoff Chapple, author of Te Araroa: The New Zealand Trail, set out on a year-long journey to find out why, and to seek out the shifting forces that shape them. For company, he chose to walk with geologists and the artisans who work ...Show more
Native Birds of Aotearoa by Michael Szabo
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Series: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series | Reading Level: near fine
A handy introduction to the unique birdlife of Aotearoa New Zealand, for the backyard, bach, and backpack. Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand’s native bird species has wide appeal. Native Birds of Aotearoa describes sixty ...Show more
Collecting New Zealand Minerals by Chris Fraser
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
This book is a guide for those people who want to go out and collect New Zealand minerals. It will help you identify a lot of the minerals, which identification tests are the most useful, where to look for certain minerals, which minerals are common and which ones you are unlikely to find as good specim ...Show more
Great Barrier Island by Don Armitage
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Great Barrier Island, the largest island off the coast of New Zealand's North Island and the outer-most island of the Hauraki Gulf, is comparatively undeveloped and free from many of the animal pests that have taken their toll elsewhere in New Zealand. As a result there is a superb natural landscape and ...Show more