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Blood of the Flax by Ray Caird
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Toto o te Harakeke explores the most important plant-human relationship in the history of Aotearoa. This beautiful, illustrated coffee table book takes us on a poetic personal journey from ancient Gondwanaland to the fashion catwalks of New York. The result, with whanau boom and bust, is a playful and s ...Show more
Lost Gold - Ornithology of the Subantarctic Auckland Islands by Colin Miskelly (Editor); Craig Symes (Editor)
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
This special book-format issue of Birds New Zealands journal Notornis is devoted to the birds of the Auckland Islands Maukahuka/Motu Maha, the largest and biologically most diverse island group in the New Zealand subantarctic region. Its 19 chapters, written by leading ornithologists, cover a wide range ...Show more
Native Birds of NZ Poster
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
This 1901 poster depicts native birds of the New Zealand forest and wetlands. The colourful kea, a mountain parrot, is at the centre. Some of the birds – including tui, bellbird, fantail and kingfisher – are still quite common. The yellowhead and fernbird are more scarce, and local knowledge may be need ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand Revised Edition by Geoff Moon; Lynnette Moon
$27.99 NZD
Category: Field Guides | Series: Photographic Guide to
A comprehensive guide to birds that includes species accounts which have been updated according to the 4th edition of the Ornithological Society's official Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. It features photographs of the most commonly seen birds along with detailed information on distribution, habi ...Show more
Geology of the Rotorua Area by G S Leonard et al
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Series: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1:250,000 geological map ; 5.
Leonard, G.S.; Begg, J.G.; Wilson, C.J.J. (compilers) 2010: Geology of the Rotorua area: scale 1:250,000. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences Limited. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences 1:250,000 geological map 5. 99 p. + 1 folded map
The Brilliance of Birds by Skye Wishart; Edin Whitehead
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Who knew that the morepork, our only surviving native owl, can turn its head 270 degrees? Or that the bar-tailed godwit triples its body weight before undertaking an epic and continuous migration of 11,000 kilometres? Or that the New Zealand dabchick has an in-built buoyancy system, able to trap or deco ...Show more
The Fishes of New Zealand poster by Te Papa Press
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Reminiscent of the iconic New Zealand fish'n'chip shop poster, this new poster from Te Papa Press features a selection of 222 fishes from the landmark 4-volume publication The Fishes of New Zealand. Designed to appeal to fishing enthusiasts and lovers of Kiwiana, the poster includes favourites such as t ...Show more
Bateman Field Guide to Wild New Zealand by Julian Fitter
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: Very Good
At last a single field guide that covers New Zealand's plants, birds, insects and animals for visitors and New Zealanders interested in this country's natural history. Over 600 species are described described in detail, with accompanying information on habitat and full colour photographs.
The 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in New Zealand by Liz Light
$39.99 NZD
Category: Field Guides
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
The Kiwi: An Endangered New Zealand Icon by Matt Elliott
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
The Kiwi: Endangered New Zealand Icon is about our historical fascination with a unique national icon - the kiwi - and the extraordinary efforts being made to save it from extinction.
A Photographic Guide to the Trees of New Zealand by Lawrie Metcalf
$27.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Series: A\Photographic Guide To... Ser.
In this text, fact-filled descriptions highlighting key identification features of New Zealand trees are supported by distribution maps and colour photographs of over 100 species. Compact and easy to use, this text should appeal to those interested in natural history.
Powell's Native Animals of New Zealand by Brian Gill
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
The 4th edition of this classic work, first published in 1947. It provides a simple ready reference for identifying common New Zealand animals, ranging from the simplest invertebrates through to mammals. The text has been updated and Powell's illustrations have been rescanned from the originals, resul ...Show more
