Eighty Years In New Zealand nz national parks Published in 1955

Published in 1955

Published 1968

colonisation

(this edition reprinted in 1975) this charming guide book to the Tongariro National Park was put together by the National Park Board of the time and includes black and white photographs and some wonderful botanical sketches from N M Adams

Mannering lived a fascinating life

Eighty Years In New Zealand nz national parks Published in 1955by G E Mannering Published 1943. Hardback in good condition with no dust jacket. Dedication to previous owner on inside front page. Born in 1862 in North Canterbury, Mannering lived a fascinating life, tinged with personal sadness but full of fishing and mountaineering exploits around NZ. This book recounts those adventures, along with some interesting history the start of women working as bank clerks in 1914, the flu epidemic and the 1931 earthquake.