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Rakiura : the wilderness of Stewart Island / Rob Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Nelson, N.Z. : Craig Potton Pub., 2006.Description: 115 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 27 x 31 cmISBN:
  • 9781877333453 (hbk.)
  • 187733345X (hbk.)
  • 9781877333477 (pbk.)
  • 1877333476 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 919.39600222 22
LOC classification:
  • DU436 .S7S7B879 2006
Summary: In 2002 most of Stewart Island was gazetted as New Zealand's fourteenth national park. This work features over 80 large-format photographs of Stewart Island's extraordinary and distinctive landscape. These are supported by thematically arranged essays on stone, forest and sand, with an introduction that provides a historical overviewof the Island, covering Maori settlement, whaling, failed farming attempts and the challenges of preserving its flora and fauna. There are also notes for trampers.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 919.39600222 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00438641

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115).

In 2002 most of Stewart Island was gazetted as New Zealand's fourteenth national park. This work features over 80 large-format photographs of Stewart Island's extraordinary and distinctive landscape. These are supported by thematically arranged essays on stone, forest and sand, with an introduction that provides a historical overviewof the Island, covering Maori settlement, whaling, failed farming attempts and the challenges of preserving its flora and fauna. There are also notes for trampers.

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