The South Island of New Zealand Rigorously researched and humanely presented

Rigorously researched and humanely presented

The format

Rich and detailed stories of lives dominated by the sea

The vision of two young scientists

In digging deep into their stories

The South Island of New Zealand Rigorously researched and humanely presentedThe return of a legendary New Zealand book In 1979 the photographer Robin Morrison and his family spent seven months on the road in the South Island, where Morrison photographed people and places. The resulting book was published in 1981 by Alister Taylor and became an overnight success and the first photographic book to win a New Zealand Book Award (now the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards) for non fiction, in 1982. Alas, conflict between Taylor and