A Photographic Guide to Fossils of New Zealand by Hamish Campbell; Alan Beu; James Crampton; Liz Kennedy; Marianna Terezow
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna
A reprint under a new ISBN, this handy reference guide focuses on plant and animal fossils commonly found in New Zealand. Fossils are the preserved remains of past life and are very much part of the natural environment in this country. The range of fossils described covers the geological time-scale of P ...Show more
The New Zealand Seashore Guide by Sally Carson and Rod Morris
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna
This is the ultimate guide to the New Zealand seashore. New Zealand has over 14,000 kilometres of coastline, the tenth longest length of coast in the world, which ranges from sheltered sandy beaches to rocky and rugged wilderness. This geographic diversity supports a wide range of seashore life, all of ...Show more
Otari: Two hundred years of Ōtari-Wilton's Bush by Bee Dawson
$80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna
Ōtari tells the story of Ōtari–Wilton’s Bush, the only botanic garden dedicated solely to the collection and conservation of the plants unique to Aotearoa New Zealand and a native bush reserve with over a hundred hectares of regenerating forest, including some of Wellington’s oldest trees. It begins w ...Show more
Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna | 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
Sylvia and the Birds by Johanna Emeney; Sarah Laing
$40.00 NZD
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Part graphic biography, part practical guide to protecting our bird wildlife, this remarkable book for young readers and their families is fully committed to detailing the wonders of our native birds, the threats they face and how we can help them. Based on the life of 'The Bird Lady', Sylvia Durrant, ...Show more
A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand by Samuel Purdie
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna
A Naturalist’s Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand is a photographic identification guide to all 141 reptile and amphibian species of New Zealand, and is a perfect reference for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from the author and the country’s top nature photograph ...Show more
Tiaki: A Shout-out to Aotearoa's Lesser-known Creatures by Jean Donaldson
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna
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 an ...Show more
Life in the Shallows - The Wetlands of Aotearoa New Zealand by Karen Denyer; Monica Peters
$65.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna | Reading Level: near fine
Rich and diverse but often unloved, Aotearoa's wetlands are the most vulnerable of our ecosystems. Only a tiny fraction of their original extent remains, and we continue to lose this vital habitat. The race is on to discover more about them while we still can. This highly illustrated and absorbing book ...Show more
The Naturalist by Thom Conroy
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna | Reading Level: Very Good
A fascinating, moving novel based on the real life of Dr Ernst Dieffenbach: scientist, explorer, revolutionary, outcast. Dieffenbach arrived in New Zealand in 1839 as a naturalist. What he discovered was fascinating, but what his prescient records didn't reveal was his own intriguing story. This compell ...Show more
Inside New Zealand Wildlife by Dave Gunson
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna
Most New Zealanders will easily recognise and identify our unique wildlife - whether it's a tree weta, common dolphin or a kiwi. We know quite a lot about them - how and where they live, what they do, what they eat and so on. But what makes them tick? What does an insect's eye actually see? Does an eart ...Show more
After Dark - Walking into the nights of Aotearoa by Annette Lees
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna | Reading Level: near fine
Every 24 hours, the Earth rolls into its own vast shadow and darkness floods across the land and sea. In a 1600-kilometre-long gliding plumb-line down the length of New Zealand, our beaches, towns, cities, farms, forests, lakes and mountains sink into shadow. Annette Lees takes us walking into the night ...Show more