"Ravaged Beauty" wins prestigious Sherrard Award
Last week I learned that my first book, Ravaged Beauty: An environmental history of the Manawatu, has won the major award (sole winner)...
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Have our rivers got better or worse in the last 100 years?
Another question I was asked in my most recent interview, on RadioLIVE, was, given the more 100-odd years of abuse suffered by many of...
Perhaps the most vital lesson from environmental history?
In my last post, I wrote about how environmental history can help us to progress discussions about fresh water today - one of the...
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....
What's in Rivers?
A few people have asked what New Zealand's Rivers is about - which is a reasonable question. By way of answering this, here is a...
Brunner coal mine - holiday destination?
This is a photo of the mining settlement of Brunner, perched on the side of the Grey River, on the West Coast of the South Island. The...
Totara Reserve: from exploitation to conservation
My adventure into the world of environmental history began in earnest with my exploration of the history of a forest reserve in the...
Can environmental history bring hope?
I first posted this in November 2015. It is so relevant to the book I have been writing about rivers, so am reposting. I was fortunate to...
Language as a window to different worlds
Recently my son and I went to a talk by Tina Makereti, a local author who has earned international acclaim for her writing. I have to...
Hello! ... anyone out there?
So this is my first blog post on my freshly minted Catherine Knight NZ website. Though I am a seasoned blogger (well, at least since...
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