Farewell Spit – A Changing Landscape
NZ$46.00
Paperback | English
Farewell Spit is the longest sandspit in New Zealand. This book describes the formation of this fascinating, ever-changing, landform, the long Maori association with the area, and its sighting by early European explorers. Used for rough grazing from the 1850’s, after a long battle it was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1938, and cattle finally removed in the 1970’s.
The site of many shipwrecks, the first lighthouse was erected in 1870, to be replaced by the present one in 1897. The Spit provides habitat for many interesting plants and abundant birdlife, and has been the site of numerous whale strandings.
Additional information
ISBN
0-473-05539-2
Dimensions
210 × 297 mm
Format
Paperback | 186 pages
Publication Date
1-JAN-1999
Publisher
The Copy Press
Language
English
Printed by
The CopyPress
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Richard J Evans –
What an amazing book, beautifully written.
I lived in Golden Bay, for many years and my parents lived, and passed on there.
We travelled many times to the lighthouse at the end of the spit, 1st time 1975, last time 2019.
And looking back on photos, it most certainly is a Changing Landscape.
The book is a great and honest picture of not only the Spit, but of the areas history too.
I have read it several times, and considering Chris wrote in in 1999, he had a great foresight to how it is today.
Truly a unique living piece of NZ.
Thanks Chris