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Pohutukawa and Rata : New Zealand's Iron-Hearted Trees
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| NZ$ 29.99 each |
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| Author: Philip Simpson |
| Published by: Te Papa Press |
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Pohutukawa and rata trees are among New Zealand’s most beloved and recognisable national icons, symbolising summer, nationhood and our unique natural environment.
Pohutukawa & Rata: New Zealand's Iron-Hearted Trees celebrates these unique trees – their place in the natural world, their importance to Mâori, their role in symbolism, art, and design, and their many remarkable uses - as well as the threats they face today from possums, progress and people.
Containing a wealth of new research, this book really does contain everything you ever wanted to know about pohutukawa and rata, generously illustrated with over 400 archival and contemporary photographs, diagrams, maps and full-colour reproductions of New Zealand artworks.
First published November 2005.
A finalist for the Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2006.
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Which Native Forest Plant ?
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| NZ$ 25.00 each |
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| Author: Andrew Crowe |
| Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd. |
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This new 2009 edition of the Which Native Forest Plant includes comprehensive ecological information on the plants and their environment. As well as the known uses of each plant, from snow sandals, hair ties, combs, whistles, baskets and dyes, to food, medicine and timber, it also explains how to grow each plant in your own garden.
Use Andrew Crowe's unique leafy key to confidently identify the shrubs, climbers, perching plants and groundcovers of New Zealand's native forest. Colour photographs of leaves and associated creatures, graphics giving plant shape and height, plant distribution maps and ID checklists listing distinguishing features are all helpful tools to identify the plants that are found in our native forests.
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Godwits : Long-Haul Champions
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| Author: Keith Woodley |
| Published by: Raupo (Penguin) |
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Godwits: Long-haul champions, an enchanting, wonderfully illustrated book by shorebird expert Keith Woodley, tells the miraculous story of the godwits and their migrations - why and how they do it. It follows the birds on their intrepid journeys, examining the places they visit, be it an estuary in northern New Zealand, a mudflat on the Chinese-North Korean border, or a tundra nesting site in Alaska. Woodley, respected godwit expert and manager of the Miranda Shorebird Centre, details the amazing changes these birds undergo before their departure - from moulting into new plumage, to doubling their weight and shrinking non-essential body organs - as well as outlines their array of innate skills in weather prediction and global navigation. Incorporating the author's own eye-witness accounts as well as meticulous research, this tale of navigation and stunning fortitude is written in a compelling yet accessible style that will appeal to
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A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand (3rd edition 1977)
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| NZ$ 29.99 each |
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| Author: Andrew Crowe |
| Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd. |
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This practical field guide to New Zealand's native edible plants is now updated in this 2004 edition.
Over 190 trees, herbs, ferns, mushrooms, lichens and seaweeds are described in detail in this useful and attractive book, with information on which part is edible and when, how plants have been utilised, particularly by Maori, their nutritional value, and where they can be found.
In a separate section, Andrew Crowe also describes important poisonous plants that are native to New Zealand or are likely to be confused with the edible plants.
Illustrated with line drawings and colour photographs, this informative book will be of interest to trampers, botanists and all who appreciate New Zealand’s native flora.
First published 1981; this 3rd edition 1997.
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