NZ Wildlife

A revised and updated paperback reprint of this award-winning natural history encyclopedia and rebranded as "The Penguin Natural World of New Zealand". Organised in an easy-to-lok-up A-Z format, this comprehensive encyclopedia covers every aspect of New Zealand's magnificent natural history. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs from New Zealand's leading nature photographers as well as stunning artwork by the country's top natural history illustrators.

Ninety percent of New Zealand's insects are unique. Many of these little-known creatures play an important part in our ecology. This book is both a field guide and a gallery, displaying the variety and beauty of an often-overlooked side of New Zealand’s wildlife. Ideal for children, trampers, mountaineers and conservation workers. Packed with over 650 colour photographs it covers native and introduced insects of the home, garden and farm, forest, mountains, streams and lakes. Includes common and rare butterflies, brightly co... read more

New Zealand's most interesting native and introduced insects and other invertebrates have been illustrated specially for this book. Accompanied by maps and fascinating facts about physical characteristics, habitat, feeding habits, breeding information and more, this book is an ideal introduction to many of the insects commonly found in New Zealand for people of all ages.

We're lucky in New Zealand, spoiled, in fact, when it comes to the sheer breadth of opportunities to experience wildlife and wild places. Where else could you encounter animals, evolved through millions of years of isolation, as unique and wonderful as the kiwi or the tuatara? Or tramp through unspoiled forest, hearing the melodic sounds of native birdsong in the canopy of forest giants above and the music of a rushing mountain stream below?

First published in 2000, the Collins Field Guide to New Zealand Wildflife quickly became a classic of its kind. Familiar to both national and international travellers keen to identify the birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, freshwater fish andinvertebrates commonly encountered in this country, its combination of authoritative yet clear and precise textual descriptions and stunning photographs proved an instant winner. Now, more than 10 years on, this classic field guide has been updated and extended to make it even more useful to... read more

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The 4th edition of this classic work, first published in 1947. It provides a simple ready reference for identifying common New Zealand animals, ranging from the simplest invertebrates through to mammals. The text has been updated and Powell's illustrations have been rescanned from the originals, resulting in high quality reproductions. A unique introduction to New Zealand's fauna.

The "Beginners" series is designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. They give terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction. They are developed by a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence.

The first of 2 volumes of a full-colour identification guide to 1500 species of marine invertebrate found around the coasts of New Zealand, this book is intended for divers and naturalists as well as professional scientists. Sections on each major taxonomic group - e.g. starfishes, crustaceans and molluscs - describe in plain language each animal's morphology, habitat, abundance, distribution, depth range and commercial importance, and introduce and scientific literature. More than 2500 illustrations include colour photos by New Ze... read more

Do you know how to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth? This book contains diagrams and text that will help you identify one from the other, as well as being an identification guide to the moths and butterflies you might encounter on bush walks, in your backyard and so on. In New Zealand we have fewer than 30 named butterflies, some of which are very occasional trans-Tasman visitors. On the other hand, we have about 2000 moths, and this number is constantly being revised upwards. This book endeavours to show some of ... read more

New Zealand is the most isolated landmass of its size and few types of amphibians reached its shores. The only groups occurring naturally in New Zealand are frogs, tuataras, two families of lizards (geckos and skinks), sea-snakes and marine turtles. The tuataras and native frogs are archaic animals of exceptional scientific interest. This guide helps the reader - by means of photographs, identification keys and descriptive text - to identify the 59 living species of frogs and reptiles that occur wild in New Zealand.

This is a companion volume to Beautiful Birds of NZ. It contains 100 New Zealand endangered species of all kinds - plants, birds, insects, fungi, mammals. Organised by habitat - forests, gardens, islands, wetlands, high country, and sea and shore, this is an important snapshot of the critical state of the wildlife in our country. Beautifully photographed with accessible and informative text, this is a stunning book to have. At the same time, there are many surprises in it - among our most endangered species are kiwi, tuatara, flax... read more