A Photographic Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand by Tony Jewell

$10.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Series: Photographic Guide to | Reading Level: very good

Everyone has heard of the tuatara, New Zealand's unique 'living dinosaur'; but equally fascinating, if less well known, are the country's other reptiles. There are more than 65 species of lizards (including skinks and geckos), frogs and other reptiles and amphibians native to New Zealand, and scientists such as author Tony Jewell are still discovering new species and subspecies today. In this new addition to a popular New Holland series, Tony covers all the known species from Northland to the far south; his text is backed up by outstanding photographs of their many geographic colour variants, so that readers will be equipped to identify almost any specimen encountered in the wild. A groundbreaking handbook and a superb aid for natural history enthusiasts, trampers and educationalists. ...Show more

New Zealand Insects by John Child

$10.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

The Cultivation of New Zealand Plants by L Cockayne

$15.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Series: New Zealand Practical Handbooks | Reading Level: good

The Naturalisation of Animals and Plants in New Zealand by G M Thomson

$75.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: good-very good

Kermadec Islands Flora - An annotated check list by W R Sykes

$25.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Series: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin 219 | Reading Level: very good

The Mosses of New Zealand by K W Allison; John Child

$35.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Know Your New Zealand Birds by Lynnette Moon; Geoff Moon

$15.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Featuring 80 of New Zealand's best-known bird species, this book provides key facts on appearance, call, behaviour and nesting details that allow the layperson to identify common species.

Know Your New Zealand Trees by Lawrie Metcalf

$15.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

New Zealand is home to a remarkalbe variety of trees, many of which occur nowhere else in the world. This beginner’s guide from the authoritative pen of Lawrie Metcalf forms an easy-to-grasp introduction to over 80 of New Zealand’s best-known trees. Though free of jargon and extraneous information, the text is lucid and packed with all the key facts on shape and appearance, foliage, blossom and fruit details that will enable the layperson to identify the species they commonly see in bush, reserve and beyond. Each entry is accompanied by a succinct data panel and a full-page, full-colour portrait photograph – plus on occasion, detail photographs of fruit, flowers, etc. ...Show more

A Man's Tall Dream - The Story of Eastwoodhill by John Berry

$25.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

The Story of Eastwoodhill Arboretum.

Pests and Pestilence - The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand by Phil Lester

$20.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine

‘Pestilence’ is a word that conjures up destruction at a large scale. It can be a plague of ravenous rabbits, millions of wilding pines that swallow up landscapes, a virus that brings the world to its knees within weeks of emergence.In Phil Lester’s new book we dive deep into the world of pestilence. We learn the stories of pests that are plants, animals and pathogens, and consider how we can manage their spread in Aotearoa and around the world.The human movement of diseases and pests has affected every corner of the globe, even Antarctica. We need effective management approaches that cause the least possible harm, especially as our population grows and we become increasingly connected. Lester explores the problems of international movement, methodologies designed to limit the unintentional introduction of species across borders, New Zealand’s biosecurity legislation, the limits and possibilities of eradication as a goal, the means of population control, and the management of pathogens in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Illuminating this discussion are stories of cats on parachutes, angry hippos, cannibalistic cane toads, and a cook who unwittingly gave typhoid to at least 51 other people. Fascinating and lucidly written, Pests and Pestilence draws on many strands of history and science to ask how we can best manage the pathogens, animal and plant species that can do us harm. ...Show more

New Zealand's Alpine Plants Inside and Out by Bill Malcolm; Nancy Malcolm

$25.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Hut and Headland by Lucy Cranwell; John La Roche

$20.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good