The Ancient Islands; New Zealand's Natural Environment

This is dramatic story outlined in The Ancient Islands, Photographer Brian Enting and scientist Les Molloy explore New Zealand's various natural environments - island sanctuaries, the long coastlina, the ever-changing forests, our little known wetlands, the tussock country, the beautiful mountain slopes and the volcanic lands.

Creative Embroidery

Collins creative embroidery is designed for anyone, irrespective of their experience, who wants to explore the craft of embroidery in an original, imaginative way. How you use the book will depend on your goals as an embroider; but our hope is that through its use both your skill and your goals will develop enormously.

Adine Wilson Skills and Performance

As captain of the national netball team, Adine Wilson was one of the most recognisable women in the country. Here rise to the top of her sport paralleled the transformation of netball as it embraced the entertainment age and became one of New Zealand's most-watched sports. Whether for the phenomenally successful Southern Sting or for the Silver Ferns, Adine was the national face of netball.

The Nature Watchers; Exploring Wildlife with the Experts

Among the watchers and the watched are: Eugene Clarck who, at the age of 61, rode on the back of a 50-foot whale shark; Roge Wilson, in close contact with the rare mountain gorillas of Rwanda; and Bill Oddie with inside information on the joys of bird watching. Also included are hints on how to go about your own nature-watching in all its many forms.

Crative Crafts With Wool and Flax

I wrote spin your own wool primarily to teach the technique of making a thread on a spinning wheel. To the many spinners who have mastered this technique.

Chinese Clothing

Art Class

Everything artists need to know about: * starting drawing * starting in watercolor * starting in oils * composition and perspective

Gardens of New Zealand

Many people have been involved in the making of this book-owners of gardens large and small who have allowed photgraphs to be taken of their gardens, and those who have provided information of an historic nature. To all these good friemds, sincere thanks. Special mention must be made og julian who contributed most of the photographs.

The New Garden Heritage of New Zealand

New Zealand is beginning to earn a reputation for its gardens. For this we have to thank not only our temperate climate and the wide range of native and the wide range of native and foreign plants which thrive here, but also the determination and dedication of many New Zealanders who have created beautiful gardens, both large and small, the length and breadth of both islands.

Eating Houses in Weellington

When i began to write about eating house in wellington, to find out what they had to say about a town with many faces, as many memories and a complexity of moods, i found that they were part of the central core of the city.