Farewell Spit: A Changing Landscape
by Chris Petyt, 190pp, Terracottage Books, Tukurua, Takaka RD2, Nelson, RRP$45 post free.
Everything you might ever want
to know about that snagged fingernail of sandbank which flares off the northwest South Island. A photocopied A4 book this, with many black and white photographs, and even colour laser prints when needed: the combination works well giving scope for an extensive introduction to this nature reserve with its international bird list and interesting history. That history extends from Maori times, with photographs of artefacts, through European discovery, settlement, shipwrecks, lighthouses, farming and tourism (nearly half the book). The rest covers vegetation, animals and seashore life, whalestrandings, birdwatching, and an annotated birdlist. It is the kind of record which needs to be published but rarely attracts a commercial publisher because of its detailed local focus. It should add great interest to a journey in this remote corner. Farewell Spit is published by the author, who also handles sales by mail order from the address above..
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Forest and Bird, Issue 292, 1 May 1999, Page 48
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