WAIHEKE - an island and its people
by John Hawkesby -
Penguin Books - $45
Millionaires' playground, summer escape, artists' retreat and one of New Zealand's most celebrated wine-growing regions – Waiheke Island, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, has the lot.
New Zealand media personality John Hawkesby became a resident in 2001 and can't imagine living anywhere else. In Waiheke, he shares the island's seductive charm and eccentric character, while photographer Duncan Innes captures the stunning vistas and unique seaside atmosphere that draw visitors from far and wide, as well as some of the diverse personalities who call this special spot home. A fun, fabulous souvenir for visitors to the island.
45 SOUTH - a walk across southern New Zealand
by Laurence
Fearnley and photography by Arno Gasteiger - Penguin Books - $65
In 45 South photographer Arno Gasteiger travels the 45th parallel, documenting the dramatic variety of landscapes that lie along this invisible southern marker as well as the interesting characters who call it home. Alongside Gasteiger's photographs, award-winning novelist Laurence Fearnley writes of her deep love of this part of the world, and the events and people that have shaped it.
From the rugged river mouths on the east coast of the South Island to the sprawling landscapes of Central Otago and the untouched beauty of the west coast fiords, 45 South offers a captivating view of southern New Zealand.
From the rugged river mouths on the east coast of the South Island to the sprawling landscapes of Central Otago and the untouched beauty of the west coast fiords, 45 South offers a captivating view of southern New Zealand.
COAST - a New
Zealand Journey - Bruce Ansley and Jane Ussher - Random House - $75
From surf lifeguards to cray-fishermen, farmers to artists, conservationists to
scientists, and everyone in between, in this landmark book Ansley and Ussher
document their encounters with affecting words and gripping images.
And then there is the coast itself: by turns uplifted, battered, encircling, dangerous, beguiling, sustaining, energising ... it challenged, fascinated and moved them.
This truly magnificent, large book pays homage to the narrow margin between the ever restless Pacific and Tasman and the fragile hinterland we New Zealanders call home. Special.
And then there is the coast itself: by turns uplifted, battered, encircling, dangerous, beguiling, sustaining, energising ... it challenged, fascinated and moved them.
This truly magnificent, large book pays homage to the narrow margin between the ever restless Pacific and Tasman and the fragile hinterland we New Zealanders call home. Special.
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