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Natural New Zealand : an illustrated guide / text and illustrations by Don Stafford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : Reed, 2003.Description: 120 pages : illustrations, maps 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0790009145 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The land before humans -- Ancestors and survivors (Ammonites ; Extinct birds ; Survivors) -- People New Zealand (First arrivals ; Early plundering ; A whalers' port ; Gold rushes) -- Notable plants (Nikau ; Cabbage tree, or ti-kouka ; Pohutukawa ; Whau ; Kauri ; A redwood grove ; Flax, or harakeke) -- Some rare land birds (Kiwi ; Kakapo ; Kea ; Black robin ; Takahe) -- Special seabirds (Penguins ; Australian gannet ; Northern royal albatross).
Water life wonders (Eels ; Giant squid) -- Fishing for dinner (Glow-worms) -- Myths, mariners and mountains (Cape Reinga ; Kaipara Harbour ; City of volcanoes ; Waikato River ; Mount Egmont/Taranaki ; Mount Hikurangi) -- The fire within (The thermal wonderland ; Mount Tarawera ; The Pink and White Terraces ; Lake Taupo ; White Island) -- Rock, ice and water (Waikoropupu Springs ; Glaciers ; Aoraki/Mount Cook ; Punakaiki rocks ; Moeraki boulders ; Milford Sound and Mitre Peak).
Summary: An easy-to-understand introduction to New Zealand's past, present and future. It includes information about the country's geography, flora, fauna and the people of the land.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 578.0993 STA 2 Available T00392868
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

We would each need several lifetimes to learn something of all the remarkable things that make New Zealand such a special place. There are many wonderful places we can easily visit and astounding things we can learn if we have some guidance. This little book will provide that. The author has at some time visited almost every corner of the country and is an acknowledged authority on much of its history and people. This book is an easy-to-understand introduction to New Zealand's past, present and future. It includes information about the country's geography, flora, fauna and the peopling of the land. Natural New Zealand highlights the unsurpassed physical beauty of the country, the strange and the wonderful animals that inhabit the land, and the awe-inspiring flora that makes New Zealand a unique land.

An easy-to-understand introduction to New Zealand's past, present and future.

The land before humans -- Ancestors and survivors (Ammonites ; Extinct birds ; Survivors) -- People New Zealand (First arrivals ; Early plundering ; A whalers' port ; Gold rushes) -- Notable plants (Nikau ; Cabbage tree, or ti-kouka ; Pohutukawa ; Whau ; Kauri ; A redwood grove ; Flax, or harakeke) -- Some rare land birds (Kiwi ; Kakapo ; Kea ; Black robin ; Takahe) -- Special seabirds (Penguins ; Australian gannet ; Northern royal albatross).

Water life wonders (Eels ; Giant squid) -- Fishing for dinner (Glow-worms) -- Myths, mariners and mountains (Cape Reinga ; Kaipara Harbour ; City of volcanoes ; Waikato River ; Mount Egmont/Taranaki ; Mount Hikurangi) -- The fire within (The thermal wonderland ; Mount Tarawera ; The Pink and White Terraces ; Lake Taupo ; White Island) -- Rock, ice and water (Waikoropupu Springs ; Glaciers ; Aoraki/Mount Cook ; Punakaiki rocks ; Moeraki boulders ; Milford Sound and Mitre Peak).

An easy-to-understand introduction to New Zealand's past, present and future. It includes information about the country's geography, flora, fauna and the people of the land.

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