Natural history books

The Fishes of New Zealand

The Fishes of New Zealand

The most detailed reference to the fishes of New Zealand ever published – definitive and completely illustrated.
Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The Complete Work of JG Keulemans (New Edition)

Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The Complete Work of JG Keulemans (New Edition)

New Zealand's best-loved birds come alive in luminous colour in Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The Complete Work of JG Keulemans.
Whales and Dolphins of Aotearoa New Zealand

Whales and Dolphins of Aotearoa New Zealand

For centuries whales and dolphins have captured our imaginations. We have revered and mythologised them, hunted them to the brink of extinction and passionately protected them. But how much do we really know?
The Essential Audrey Eagle: Botanical Art of New Zealand

The Essential Audrey Eagle: Botanical Art of New Zealand

The Essential Audrey Eagle: Botanical Art of New Zealand offers botanists, gardeners, and art lovers Audrey Eagle’s exquisite botanical artworks – in a compact, portable format.
New Zealand Seaweeds: An Illustrated Guide

New Zealand Seaweeds: An Illustrated Guide

New Zealand Seaweeds is the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand’s unique marine algae, by the country’s pre-eminent seaweed expert Wendy Nelson.
Awesome Forces: The Natural Hazards that Threaten New Zealand

Awesome Forces: The Natural Hazards that Threaten New Zealand

Massively updated, the new edition of Te Papa Press’s bestselling introduction to New Zealand’s natural hazards and disasters is more relevant than ever.
Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand

Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand

Greatly revised and expanded, the latest edition of this highly respected guide is the must-have reference for birds in the New Zealand region.
Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand

Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand

Every known native New Zealand tree and shrub – in colour and life size. Winner of the Montana Medal for Non-fiction 2007 and winner of the Illustrative section of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2007.
Identification of Seabirds of the Southern Ocean

Identification of Seabirds of the Southern Ocean

The definitive guide to identifying seabirds in the oceans around New Zealand.