Above the Treeline: A nature guide to alpine New Zealand by Alan Mark
79.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
'Above the Treeline' is an essential publication for anyone interested in the natural world of alpine New Zealand, a guide not only to the plants, but also the ferns, mosses, lichen, invertebrates, birds and lizards that occupy these rich and diverse environments. This book is based on a smaller field g ...Show more
Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage by Gooding, Mel
100.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had never ...Show more
The Seaweed Collector's Handbook - From Purple Laver to Peacock's Tail by Miek Zwamborn; Michele Hutchison (Translator)
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Field Guides
A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes. Seaweed is so familiar and yet its names - pepper dulse, sea lettuce, bladderwrack - are largely unknown to us.In this short, exquisitely illustrated portrait, the Dutch poet and artist Miek Zwamborn shares her discoveries of its history, c ...Show more
SALE Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of New Zealand
12.99 NZD
29.99 (56% off)
Category: NZ Natural History
The Forager's Treasury by Johanna Knox
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A New Zealand guide to the art of foraging - a comprehensive guide to finding sustainable, free and fascinating plants. In the urban and rural wildernesses, there is an abundance of food just waiting to be discovered, if only you know what to look for. Foraged food is healthy, economical and sustainable ...Show more
Weka, Opportunist and Battler by Ralph Powlesland; ©gnes Tak©cs
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
New Zealand Seaweeds: An Illustrated Guide by Wendy Nelson
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Field Guides | Reading Level: near fine
A fully revised and completely redesigned edition of the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique marine algae, by the country's pre-eminent seaweed expert Wendy Nelson. Across three main sections covering green, brown and red algae, over 150 genera and 250 key species are describ ...Show more
Wildlife of New Zealand by Julian Fitter
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Field Guides
The essential field guide to the wildlife of New Zealand. New Zealand is home to an amazing and distinctive flora and fauna, most of it found only in this country. This fully revised field guide covers most of the birds, mammals and reptiles that you are likely to see, as well as a good selection of inv ...Show more
Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds by Brian Parkinson
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Field Guides
Around New Zealand, with its extensive coastline and many inshore and offshore islands, it is possible for the keen observer to see more seabirds than in most other countries. This guide covers 15 seabird groups and describes each species according to various key aspects.
Invasive Predators in New Zealand - Disaster on Four Small Paws by Carolyn M. King
284.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Series: Palgrave Studies in World Environmental History Ser.
The story of invasive species in New Zealand is unlike any other in the world. By the mid-thirteenth century, the main islands of the country were the last large landmasses on Earth to remain uninhabited by humans, or any other land mammals. New Zealand's endemic fauna evolved in isolation until first P ...Show more
Tamatea Dusky: The Remarkable Story of Fiordland's Dusky Sound by Peta Carey
69.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
The remarkable story of conservation and history in Fiordland's Tamatea/Dusky Sound, by Peta Carey. With a fascinating history, both Maori and European, it is the place where Captain Cook arrived in 1773, and where ground-breaking conservation began in New Zealand over 120 years ago.