{"product_id":"nga-uruora-by-geoff-park-9781776562008","title":"Nga Uruora","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1995, \u003cem\u003eNga Uruora\u003c\/em\u003e took the study of New Zealand's natural environment in radical new directions. Part ecology, part history, part personal odyssey, \u003cem\u003eNga Uruora\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh perspective on our landscapes and our relationships with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGeoff Park's research focuses on New Zealand's fertile coastal plains, country of rich opportunity for both Māori and European inhabitants, but country whose natural character has vanished from the experience of New Zealanders today. Beginning with James Cook's Endeavour party on the Hauraki Plains, and then the New Zealand Company's arrival in the valley that became the Hutt, Park takes us through the river flatlands where the imperatives of colonial settlement transformed the original forests and swamps with ruthless efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNga Uruora\u003c\/em\u003e's primary journey is to four auspicious places - Tauwhare on the Mokau River, Papaitonga in Horowhenua, Whanganui Inlet and Punakaiki on the South Island's West Coast - where small remnants of the plains forests' indigenous ecosystems of kahikatea and harakeke still survive. The histories of these places, what they mean to Māori, their ecological vulnerability and their significance for conservation are major concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePark ties these issues together through the experience of the places themselves, their magic, immediacy and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597350781164,"sku":"9781776562008","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8858449eb77ef086c2aec88fc7b9133e.jpg?v=1777954214","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/nga-uruora-by-geoff-park-9781776562008","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}