Author(s): Barry Brailsford

NZ Non Fiction

Share the secrets carved into the land itself. This much sought after book is republished as a completely revised edition that includes Barry's latest research. It now spans 2,000 years of settlement of the South Island of New Zealand, based on detailed archaeological surveys of pa, gardens, villages and trails, the ancient lore and knowledge of the first peoples, and historical documents. Hundreds of visuals, consisting of maps, sketches, diagrams and photographs, take us on to the land to reawaken the past and bequeath to this generation some of its many gifts. First published 1981. This 2nd edition 1997.