Rakiura - The Wilderness of Stewart Island by Rob Brown (16959)

In 2002 most of the Island was gazetted as New Zealand's fourteenth national park and Rakiura - The Wilderness of Stewart Island celebrates all of its remarkable beauty with a stunning collection of photography by Rob Brown.

Rakiura features over 80 large format photographs of Stewart Island's extraordinary and distinctive landscape. These range from the windswept granite peaks and outcrops around the southern harbour of Port Pegasus, the huge sweep of sand dunes behind Mason Bay, the cliffs and islands around its rugged, weather-beaten coastline, the primeval podocarp forest and windswept manuka, and the abundant wildlife, including species such as great spotted kiwi and kakapo.

The photographs are supported by thematically arranged essays on stone, forestand sand, as well as an introduction which provides an historical overview of Stewart Island beginning with Maori settlement, whaling, failed farming attempts and the challenges of preserving its flora and fauna.

There are also notes for trampers. 300mm x 260mm