Author: Oscar Thomas. Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing.

A photographic identification guide to 239 bird species seen in New Zealand, including the most commonly seen, unique and endemic species.

October 2020 release

Author: George Gibbs. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

The illustrated biography of G. V. Hudson, 1867-1946, one of New Zealand’s greatest pioneer naturalists and artists, whose remarkable illustrations of this country’s insects are a national treasure, while his huge, personal collection of insects is housed at Te Papa.

12 October 2020 release

Author: Peta Carey. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

The remarkable story of Tamatea/Dusky Sound, a place of considerable national resonance, of significant historic events, such as the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1773, and also where nature conservation started in New Zealand 120 years ago.

12 October 2020 release

Author: Phil Lester. Publisher: Victoria University Press.

Entomologist Phil Lester explores the wonderfully complex and sometimes brutally efficient life history of honey bees, and the problems they face in New Zealand and around the globe. 8 October 2020 release

Author: Jillian Sullivan. Publisher: Otago University Press.

A haunting collection of essays braiding history and memoir with environmentalism, amid an awareness of the seasonal fluctuations of light and wind, heat and snow, plants and creatures, and the lives and work of locals. October 2020 release