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A Land of Two Halves

A Hitchhiking Tour of New Zealand from award-winning columnist, teacher, and international bestselling author of FROM THERE TO HERE
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The updated edition of a travel classic. Twenty years ago, Joe Bennett hitchhiked the length and breadth of New Zealand. The result was A Land of Two Halves, a portrait of the country and its many contradictions that is as telling today as it was then.... Read More
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The updated edition of a travel classic.

Twenty years ago, Joe Bennett hitchhiked the length and breadth of New Zealand. The result was A Land of Two Halves, a portrait of the country and its many contradictions that is as telling today as it was then.

For as Joe says in his reintroduction to this classic road trip, the name of the All Black first five may have changed but there is still an All Black first five, the waves still thump against Hokitika beach, and the debate still rages over the Treaty of Waitangi.

In 2024, Joe, now a superannuitant, dusted off his thumb once more and headed for the one part of the country he missed twenty years ago. The result is four new chapters bringing the story delightfully up to date.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775542674

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 October 2024

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 162.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 580g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Born in England, Joe Bennett has lived in New Zealand since 1987. His newspaper columns are syndicated throughout the country, he has several times been judged New Zealand Columnist of the Year and he is the author of over 20 books. He lives in Lyttelton.

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