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24 Hours in the Kiwi Bush by Gillian Torckler
$20.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
When night falls and all is quiet, there is a whole world of activity, deep in the heart of our native bush . . . Get up close and personal with the flora and fauna of our country over a 24-hour cycle. Follow the nocturnal kiwi and weta as they scour the forest floor for food in the early hours; flit a ...Show more
A Forager's Treasury: A New Zealand Guide to Finding and Using Wild Plants by Johanna Knox
$37.00 NZD
Category: Gardening
A New Zealand guide to the art of foraging - the ultimate guide to finding sustainable, free and fascinating plants. In New Zealand's 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 sus ...Show more
The Country Camera: An Album of New Zealand Birds by Christina Ferens
$53.00 NZD
Category: Flora & Fauna
Written in a style engaging to the general reader, THE COUNTRY CAMERA focuses on definitive aspects of the birds’ daily lives and expands on the subject photographically. The images, captured in a setting privileged by its remoteness, are intimate. A wealth of knowledge is casually gleaned by the read ...Show more
In the Bush: Explore & Discover New Zealand's Native Forests (PB) by Gillian Candler
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Explore & Discover
In the Bush is the fourth title in the popular and award-winning 'explore discover' series. The successful author and illustrator combination of Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud, turn their attention to the New Zealand bush and its iconic animals and plants. Young readers will be fascinated to learn more ...Show more
New Zealand's Rivers An Environmental History by Catherine Knight
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
'New Zealand s Rivers: An environmental history' explores the relationship between New Zealanders and their rivers, explaining how they have arrived at a crisis point, where fresh water has become their most contested resource and many rivers are too polluted to swim in. Environmental historian Catherin ...Show more
New Zealand Bird Calls (with App) by Lynnette Moon, Geoff Moon, John Kendrick, Karen Baird
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Author Lynnette Moon gives 60 concise accounts of the country's best-loved birds, covering their habitat, appearance and behaviour. A description of their calls, along with photographs from the magnificent collection of her late husband Geoff Moon completes an attractive, fact-packed and useful guide. ...Show more
The 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in New Zealand by Liz Light
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
New Zealand has a diverse range of bird species and is especially important for pelagics. Thirteen of the world's 18 penguin species have been recorded in the New Zealand region (including the Ross Dependency). Nine of these species breed here. Of petrels, 37 of the world's 114 species breed in the New ...Show more
Under the Ocean: Explore & Discover New Zealand's Sea Life (PB) by Gillian Candler
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Explore & Discover
Under the Ocean introduces young children to the creatures that live in the seas around New Zealand. The book describes different habitats: underwater reefs, the sea floor, the open ocean and the deep ocean. Animals featured in the fact pages include octopus and squid, sharks and rays, whales, dolphins, ...Show more
A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand by Andrew Crowe
$32.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
A go-to, illustrated field guide of edible native New Zealand plants, including a section on poisonous plants. In this useful and attractive book, over 190 trees, shrubs, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail with information on which part is edible and when, how plants ...Show more
Birdwatching for Beginners in New Zealand: A Complete Guide by Alan Froggatt
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
With jaw-dropping endemic species such as Kiwi, Kea and Takahe, New Zealand is a birdwatcher's paradise. This book provides comprehensive information and practical advice on every aspect of the subject, including key birding areas, where to find the most sought-after species, how to get close to birds w ...Show more
Which Native Tree? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: NZ Scenic/Travel | Series: Which...?
This new re-written edition of the best-selling New Zealand classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment. As well as the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine, to dyes, perfume, honey, bootlaces, fire-making and timber it also exp ...Show more
From Moa to Dinosaurs (PB) by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
From Moa to Dinosaurs, the fifth title in the acclaimed 'explore & discover' series for children, looks back in time to reveal what lived in ancient New Zealand. The book begins with a glimpse of the animals that lived in New Zealand just before people arrived. It then goes back in time, providing s ...Show more
