The Story of New Zealand's Unique Birds by Alan Froggatt
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
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
New Zealand's Wild Weather by Gerard Hutching; MetService
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Reading Level: near fine
The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing a sign of permanent change? A compelling, informative and highly illustrated series of investigations into the different types of weather events that occur in New Zealand. It covers the likes of cyclones, heat waves, snow and dr ...Show more
Above the Treeline: A nature guide to alpine New Zealand by Alan Mark
79.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
'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
New Zealanders - The Field Guide by Tom Sainsbury
36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Reading Level: very good
A revealing guide to the weird and wonderful inhabitants of New Zealand... and the places you'll find them. After years of mimicking various celebrities and stereotypes on his social media platforms, comedian Tom Sainsbury has now compiled his favourite New Zealand personalities into a book. This array ...Show more
Field Guide to New Zealand Native Trees (revised edition) by John Dawson; Rob Lucas
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
A companion volume to the award-winning and monumental 'New Zealand's Native Trees', this field guide is the perfect companion to take into the outdoors. Compact enough to fit in a day-pack, it contains detailed information on all native trees found on the main islands of New Zealand, including Steward ...Show more
Animals of Aotearoa (HB) by Gillian Candler; Ned Barraud
36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
Animals of Aotearoa is a must-have compendium for children curious about New Zealand’s wild animals. Based on the award-winning and best-selling ‘Explore and Discover’ children’s series about New Zealand’s natural history, this book is packed full of illustrations and information about our native anima ...Show more
Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand: The Definitive Guide by Andrew Matheson; Murray Reid
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
For more than 25 years Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand has been the bible for New Zealand beekeepers. The only comprehensive guide to keeping bees in New Zealand, it provides both amateur and professional beekeepers with details on honey bee management throughout the year, advice on handling hive pr ...Show more
Collecting New Zealand Minerals by Chris Fraser
57.50 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
This book is a guide for those people who want to go out and collect New Zealand minerals. It will help you identify a lot of the minerals, which identification tests are the most useful, where to look for certain minerals, which minerals are common and which ones you are unlikely to find as good specim ...Show more
Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand Fully Revised Edition by George Gibbs
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Reading Level: near fine
Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's plants and animals are so different from those in other countries? Why kakapo is the only parrot in the world that cannot fly, or why the kiwi lives here and nowhere else? New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on earth, and the remarkable story of how and ...Show more
Know Your New Zealand Insects and Spiders by John Early
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature | Series: Know Your Ser.
New Zealand's insects include some of the world's most remarkable, including the giant weta (one of the world's heaviest insects, dating from dinosaur days) and the world's longest weevil. The most iconic, important and most prominent species and groups feature in Know Your New Zealand Insects & Spi ...Show more
Protecting Paradise: 1080 and the Fight to Save New Zealand's Wildlife by Dave Hansford
34.99 NZD
Category: NZ Nature
New Zealand’s native wildlife is in crisis, withering under a relentless assault from rats, stoats, possums and other introduced pests. If we are to realise the vision of a predator-free New Zealand, we must defend our biodiversity more doggedly, across a broader front than we do now. 1080 poison remain ...Show more