Mountains, Volcanoes, Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural Wonders by Bruce W. Hayward
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
From Whakaari / White Island and Huka Falls to the Moeraki Boulders and Milford Sound, Aotearoa New Zealand overflows with extraordinary landforms and other natural features.This is not a random quirk of nature, but a result of the unique and complex geological history of this part of planet Earth. In t ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Rocks and Minerals of New Zealand by Nick Mortimer; Hamish Campbell; Margaret Low
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
A reprint under a new ISBN, A Photographic Guide to Rocks & Minerals of New Zealand will help you recognise and make sense of common (and some rare) rocks and minerals.
A Photographic Guide to Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand by Robert Hoare; Olivier Ball (Photographer)
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
A reprint under a new ISBN, A Photographic Guide to Moths & Butterflies of New Zealand is essential to those that want to know more about the species. Given that they are found in a huge range of habitats, from the porch light to the forests, pastures and high country, it is easy to stumble across N ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Fossils of New Zealand by Hamish Campbell; Alan Beu; James Crampton; Liz Kennedy; Marianna Terezow
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
A reprint under a new ISBN, this handy reference guide focuses on plant and animal fossils commonly found in New Zealand. Fossils are the preserved remains of past life and are very much part of the natural environment in this country. The range of fossils described covers the geological time-scale of P ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi of New Zealand by Geoff Ridley; Don Horne (Photographer)
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
The popular pocket Photographic Guide covers nearly 20 books. From Alpine Plants to Insects, Freshwater Fish to Rocks and Minerals. Each book has been written by renowned experts in their field with photographs throughout the series. They are compact, easy-to-use guides which are the ideal car glovebox, ...Show more
A First Book of New Zealand Backyard Bird Songs by Gessel, Fred Van
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
This beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults to the wonders of bird song. Each of the 12 species covered - Morepork, kaka, Sacred Kingfisher, Grey Warbler, Silvereye, Bellbird, Tui, Fantail, Chaffinch, Song Thrush, Blackbird and Starling - has a short ...Show more
Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural world by Peart, Raewyn
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
For over 50 years the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has been at the forefront of protecting Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environments. From the Think Big power projects of the 1970s, to coastal developments on pristine northland beaches and the destruction of the Mackenzie Country’s unique d ...Show more
Farm - The making of a climate activist by Nicola Harvey
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Is it possible to survive as a new farmer and change the future of farming at the same time? For years we've been told that the food system is destroying the planet. That there are too many cows and tractors, too much fertiliser, too much waste, and that farmers and food manufacturers are polluting our ...Show more
Upriver - From the Sea to the Southern Alps by Colin Heinz
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Guidebooks | Reading Level: very good
Upriver will appeal to everyone who loves New Zealand’s South Island/Te Waipounamu and wants to find out more about the formation of its diverse landscapes and the story of human settlement since the very first landings about eight centuries ago. It will also provide all the information needed by those ...Show more
Tuatara by Alison Cree
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Pick up virtually any textbook on vertebrate evolution and you will find mention of the curious reptile known as tuatara (Sphenodon). The special evolutionary status of tuatara as the last of the rhynchocephalians - one of the four orders of living reptiles - is unquestioned. Wild members of the sole li ...Show more
Which Native Forest Plant? by Andrew Crowe
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Series: Which...?
This best-selling classic by Andrew Crowe includes comprehensive information on the identification, ecology and uses of New Zealand's native plants.This best-selling classic by Andrew Crowe includes comprehensive information on the identification, ecology and uses of New Zealand's native plants.Use Andr ...Show more
Vanishing Ice: Stories of New Zealand's Glaciers by Lynley Hargreaves
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History
Written by Lynely Hargreaves, this important new book describes New Zealand's glaciers, and how we have interacted with them. Glaciation has had a huge impact on the shape of the New Zealand landscape. Enormous rivers of ice once flowed out onto the Canterbury Plains, stretched beyond the current West ...Show more