Great Barrier Island
Revised Edition
Don Armitage (ed)
Published 2004
$39.95
Paperback, 192 pp
240 x 170 mm, 550g
150 colour photos & maps, 20 b/w illus.
978-1-877257-00-1
Great Barrier Island, the largest island off the coast of New Zealand's North Island and the outermost island of the Hauraki Gulf, is comparatively undeveloped and free from many of the animal pests that have taken their toll elsewhere in New Zealand. As a result there is a superb natural landscape and a high number of rare native plants and animals as well as numerous well-preserved historic sites.
This guidebook describes Great Barrier Island - its history and natural features, including flora, fauna, habitats and endangered species, both terrestrial and marine. Profusely illustrated in colour, and with maps and sketches, this is an essential resource for all visitors.
Don Armitage is a Great Barrier resident, conservationist and former commercial fisherman. Contributors to this volume include Brenda Sewell (historic places), Phil Moore (geology), John Ogden (ecosystems on land), Ewen Cameron (plants), Peter Maddison (land animals), Graham Ussher (reptiles/amphibians), Alina Arkins (bats), Bob Creese (marine life), Tim Lovegrove (birds), and Annie Wheeler (reserves).
Published in association with the Great Barrier Island Charitable Trust and the Lotteries Heritage Fund
First published: March 2001