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More 'Beyond Manapouri' launch pics

Launch of Beyond Manapouri - photos!

I couldn't have hoped for a more successful launch of Beyond Manapouri last week at Vic Books, Wellington. Thank you to all who came...

Beyond Manapouri

Since my interview with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ yesterday, I have been inundated by inquiries about my new book Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of...

More 'moments' from the launch of New Zealand's Rivers

Here is my last collection of photographs from the Christchurch launch of New Zealand's Rivers. These are the photos of the book signings...

Launch of New Zealand's Rivers a success

The launch of New Zealand's Rivers at Scorpio Books in Christchurch was a great success, and an immensely enjoyable evening. Canterbury...

Why write about rivers?

Since New Zealand's Rivers has been released, I have had a number of opportunities to talk to journalists and others about the book and...

You are invited to New Zealand's Rivers launch - 17 November

If you haven't received your invitation yet, and would like to come along, please RSVP to Canterbury University Press by 10th November....

'Rivers' has arrived, and it looks great!

This week a preview copy of my new book New Zealand's Rivers: An environmental history, arrived from the printing press overseas. It...

An uncommon land

Even Thatcher realised the need for government action on climate

Reviving the 'urban village' for a more resilient future

We take pride in 'feeding the world', but can we feed ourselves?

Towns and cities need to be designed around people not cars

Why our economy is too important to leave to the experts

Nature, wellbeing and finding our own 'sacred groves'

'New Zealand's Rivers' is impressive for its scope, clarity, poignancy and power

"Beyond Manapouri is an important, highly readable and hard-hitting book"