60 Million Gingernuts

This book gathers together New Zealand's most amazing, inspiring and bizarre records!

 With chapters on nature, history, people, man-made structures, popular culture, sport, eating, drinking and much more, this extensive book will captivate both young and old, Kiwi and tourist, from quiz teams to high school students.

Did you know?

·        New Zealand's highest bridge is on the railway line from Napier to Gisborne. The bridge crosses the Mohaka River 97 metres above the water!

·        Auckland’s Pasifika festival is the country’s largest festival with over 200,000 people attending. It is also the largest Pacific festival in the world.

·        New Zealand’s coldest temperature was recorded at Ranfurly on 17 July 1903, the thermometer plummeted to a record -25 degrees. The lowest North Island temperature is -13.6 recorded at the Chateau Tongariro. The coldest temperature recorded in the world was -89.6 at Vostok Station in Antarctica in 1983.

And many more fascinating records inside this addictive book

About the Author

Peter Janssen is an Auckland-based writer who has travelled extensively throughout
New Zealand. He has worked for many years in the publishing industry but has also tried his hand at bus driving, artificial insemination, pumping petrol and farming.

Published by Hodder Moa,  $27.99 RRP