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The Catlins and the Southern Scenic Route

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Catlins and the Southern Scenic Route
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Neville Peat
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:72
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 170
Category/GenrePets and the Natural World
Travel and holiday guides
ISBN/Barcode 9781988531090
ClassificationsDewey:919.3930412
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Otago University Press
Imprint Otago University Press
Publication Date 1 December 2017
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

An out-of-the-way corner of the South Island, the Catlins is a beautiful and relatively unspoilt area with many natural attractions, including that rare thing on the east coast, native forest. Neville Peat introduces the region its flora, wildlife, bush walks, caves and waterfalls before tracing the journey along the stunning Southern Scenic Route linking Otago, Southland and Fiordland.

Author Biography

Neville Peat is an award-winning New Zealand nature writer and biographer. His books also cover genres such as history, geography and the environment. The original edition of Wild Dunedin won the inaugural Montana New Zealand Book Awards Natural Heritage Category in 1996. In 2007 he was awarded New Zealands largest literary prize, the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers Fellowship, for a book about the Tasman Sea. He lives on the Otago Peninsula, handy to albatrosses, penguins and sea lions.