Publisher's Synopsis
This book which presents an ecological and environmental history and guide to New Zealand's South Island, represents the culmination of a campaign by the Royal New Zealand Forest and Bird Protection Society for this area to be recognized as a World Heritage Site.;The book offers details of the geology, botany, wildlife, Maori and European history and conservation of the area and contains chapters by various contributors including one from Keri Hulme, author of "The Bone People" and winner of the 1986 Booker Prize.
