John P. Adam[2] Landscapes are constantly changing, both ecologically and culturally, and the vectors of change occur over many time scales. In order to plan landscapes they must be understood…
William Colenso 1811–1899, Victorian polymath
Ian St. George[1] The publication of A. G. Bagnall and G. C. Petersen’s biography of William Colenso in 1949, along with the celebrations at Mokai Patea in 1948, the unveiling…
The battle for the Rai (1898)
Lynne Lochhead[1] New Zealand in the 1890s saw growing support for conservation and scenery preservation, manifested among other ways in the formation of scenery preservation societies. The Dunedin and Suburban…
Review: Making Sheep Country
REVIEW: Robert Peden, Making Sheep Country: Mount Peel Station and the Transformation of the Tussock Lands, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 2011, 280 pp, ISBN 978-1-86940-485-7. Jonathan West[1] One winter not…
Editorial Introduction
Paul Star The existence of the journal Environment and Nature in New Zealand (ENNZ) has long relied on the enthusiasm and perseverance of its founder, James Beattie. Now, after editing…
Editorial Introduction
James Beattie Environment was strongly represented at the recently-held Past Tensions, New Zealand Historical Association Conference, hosted by the History Programme, University of Waikato from 16 to 18 November 2011….