Nicola McCloy

A guide to 120 top swimming spots you may not know of around New Zealand. From secluded sandy bays to crystal-clear alpine lakes, hidden lagoons, rivers, and beaches, Jump In is a guide to Aotearoa's best swimming destinations. Best-selling Kiwi author Nicola McCloy loves to swim. Her years of enjoying the water have led to this book setting out both...

You can't help but wonder about the stories behind the unusual buildings you see around New Zealand – from cute colonial cottages to abandoned industrial buildings or ghost towns. Nicola McCloy went looking to find out... who lived there? From basic stone cottages in barren-looking countryside to pretty coastal villas, romantic churches, and small-town taverns, New Zealand is full of...

Journey into the heart of wild New Zealand with Blue Duck Station, a captivating portrait of one of the country's most environmentally significant stations. Nestled alongside the idyllic Whanganui National Park, where the Whanganui and Retaruke rivers converge, this remarkable station combines traditional farming practices with tourism, conservation, and new ways of doing things. The land's rich past and the...

Central Otago History in Bite-Sized Chunks offers an easy-to-digest history of Central Otago, New Zealand, presented in bite-sized chunks. Through the pages of this book, you'll be guided through many of the key events that have shaped our nation.

120 quirky and accessible mini-adventures across the four corners of Aotearoa New Zealand. Not everyone fills their bucket list with leaping out of planes or swimming with sharks. When it comes to bucket lists, everyone has different ideas about what should be on them, so The Great Kiwi Bucket List is jam-packed with themed lists of fun, quirky, fascinating, and...