Ahuahu: A Conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand by David Towns
$79.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Aotearoa New Zealand is renowned among biologists worldwide for spectacular ecological restoration work over the last 50 years, through advances in pest eradication and native species translocation. This book documents the development of these world-leading technologies. It uses examples from throughout ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand by Geoff Moon
$27.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
A reprint under a new ISBN, this fully revised edition with species accounts has been updated according to the 4th edition of the Ornithological Society's official Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. The many changes include updates to classification, distribution and population status. Maori names ...Show more
Tiaki: A Shout-out to Aotearoa's Lesser-known Creatures by Jean Donaldson
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
This book is a shout-out to the weird and wonderful endangered species in Aotearoa, those lesser-known creatures that don't regularly make the news. But they are just as important as the 'stars' like kakapo and kiwi, for they are the foundation of our unique biodiversity. 'Tiaki' includes such exotic a ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi of New Zealand by Geoff Ridley; Don Horne (Photographer)
$27.99 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
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
The Real Guide to New Zealand by Mark Danenhauer
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Can you tell a skink from a gecko? Is that a kea or a kaka? Can you spot the difference between a northern rata and a pohutukawa? This "101 Guide" is designed to help readers better understand New Zealand's natural history. Written in a straightforward style, Danenhauer explains why the country is uniqu ...Show more
Towards a Grammar of Race In Aotearoa New Zealand by Anisha Sankar (ed.); Lana Lopesi (ed.); Arcia Tecun (ed.)
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds. ...Show more
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City by Edmund Richardson
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
'This is a jewel of a book' - SUNDAY TIMES'One of the great stories of archaeology, exploration and espionage' - William Dalrymple'Immensely enjoyable' - BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE____________________________________For centuries the city of Alexandria Beneath the Mountains was a meeting point of East and Wes ...Show more
The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World by Oliver Milman
$33.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
How would we live if insects no longer existed? When is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world - i ...Show more
New Zealand Seabirds: A Natural History by Kerry-Jayne Wilson
$19.99 NZD
$49.99 (60% off)
Category: NZ Natural History
New Zealand is the seabird capital of the world - no other country has so many species of breeding seabirds, while about a third of them are only found here. Despite this, many New Zealanders have little awareness of them, or know of the remarkable life histories that enable them to tackle the considera ...Show more
To The Mountains: A Collection of New Zealand Alpine Writing by Laurence Fearnley; Paul Hersey (editors)
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
This stylish and affordable hardback is an exciting compendium of adventure and nature writing, history, philosophy and literature, from the quirky to the sublime. Aimed at real mountaineers as well as the armchair variety. The air temperature was probably -35 degrees Celsius with wind chill. We could ...Show more
The Story of New Zealand's Unique Birds by Alan Froggatt
$34.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
The Story of New Zealand's Unique Birds explores why the remarkable birdlife of New Zealand is subject to so much attention from birders, scientists and the general public around the world. It begins by looking at why New Zealand is such an odd and threatened place and why it's regarded as one of the wo ...Show more