The Zealandia Drowning Debate
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The Zealandia Drowning Debate
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Author : Hamish Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2013-11-01
The Zealandia Drowning Debate written by Hamish Campbell and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-01 with Geography categories.
Did the entire New Zealand land mass sink beneath the waves 23 million years ago? Many biologists reject the idea and insist that our native terrestrial fauna can be explained only by the continuous existence of land. But many geologists are now asserting that there is no longer any convincing geological evidence that the New Zealand section of Zealandia remained above the sea’s surface. But if Zealandia did sink completely beneath the waves 23 million years ago – where did our distinctive ancient flora and fauna such as the tuatara and our tree ferns come from? This BWB Text is a provocative treatment of the ‘Drowning Zealandia’ scientific controversy by geologist Hamish Campbell.
The Inequality Debate
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Author : Max Rashbrooke
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2014-03-11
The Inequality Debate written by Max Rashbrooke and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-11 with Equality categories.
The divide between New Zealand’s poorest and wealthiest inhabitants has widened alarmingly over faster than in most other developed countries. Max Rashbrooke’s succinct introduction to these changes in our society, drawn from the larger work Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis and updated with the latest evidence, is essential reading. The Inequality Debate was updated in July 2014 with the latest data.
New Zealand Landscape
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Author : Paul Williams
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2017-05-18
New Zealand Landscape written by Paul Williams and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-18 with Science categories.
New Zealand Landscape: Behind the Scene tells the story of New Zealand through the subject of geomorphology, a branch of earth science at the interface of geology and geography. Geomorphology is informally described as the ‘science of scenery’, and as with every science, ideas evolve as the research frontier advances. Users will find an early 21st century interpretation of the New Zealand landscape, an interpretation that rests on, and draws from, a rich foundation of ideas bequeathed by predecessors who have had the privilege of exploring, researching, and enjoying this corner of the Pacific. Tells a geological and geographical story with questions that are addressed and answered in the course of the book Written in an accessible style for both researchers and students Features full-color photos of the beautiful New Zealand landscape
The Ground Between
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Author : Sefton Darby
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2017-11-13
The Ground Between written by Sefton Darby and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-13 with Political Science categories.
There is a deep dysfunction in the way we talk about oil and mining. Battles over oil and mining developments in New Zealand are fierce and polarised. Often presented as a simple trade-off between conservation or quick profit, the debate leaves little space for discussion across ideological divides. The Ground Between provides a rare account from someone who has worked within this contested arena. Drawing on his experience with local and international mining companies, governments and NGOs, Sefton Darby reflects frankly on the state of resource extraction in New Zealand. Seeking to reset the debate within a global context, this book is ultimately about how we – as a country – make decisions around contentious issues.
Thorndon
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Author : Kirsty Gunn
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2014-03-11
Thorndon written by Kirsty Gunn and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this exquisitely written ‘notebook’, Kirsty Gunn explores the meaning of home. Returning to the city of her birth after an absence of thirty years, Gunn’s exploration quickly takes on new forms, developing into a ‘Katherine Mansfield Project’. Zig-zagging across Thorndon streets, Wellington hills and New Zealand childhoods, Gunn’s project charts a terrain of emotional attachment and the source of potent imaginative forces. A wonderfully connective work from the winner of the 2013 New Zealand Post Book of the Year.
Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography
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Author : Malte Ebach
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2017-01-20
Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte Ebach and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-20 with Science categories.
Biogeography, the study of the distribution of life on Earth, has undergone more conceptual changes, revolutions and turf wars than any other scientific field. Australasian biogeographers are responsible for several of these great upheavals, including debates on cladistics, panbiogeography and the drowning of New Zealand, some of which have significantly shaped present-day studies. Australasian biogeography has been caught in a cycle of reinvention that has lasted for over 150 years. The biogeographic research making headlines today is merely a shadow of past practices, having barely advanced scientifically. Fundamental biogeographic questions raised by naturalists a century ago remain unanswered, yet are as relevant today as they were then. Scientists still do not know whether Australia and New Zealand are natural biotic areas or if they are in fact artificial amalgamations of areas. The same question goes for all biotic areas in Australasia: are they real? Australasian biogeographers need to break this 150-year cycle, learn from their errors and build upon new ideas. Reinvention of Australasian Biogeography tells the story of the history of Australasian biogeography, enabling understanding of the cycle of reinvention and the means by which to break it, and paves the way for future biogeographical research. The book will be a valuable resource for biological and geographical scientists, especially those working in biogeography, biodiversity, ecology and conservation. It will also be of interest to historians of science.
Hopes Dashed
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Author : Prue Hyman
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2017-03-08
Hopes Dashed written by Prue Hyman and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-08 with Business & Economics categories.
‘What has happened to New Zealand women’s economic and social status over the last twenty years?’ In 1994 economist Prue Hyman published Women and Economics, an overview of the status of women in the New Zealand economy. Much has changed since then – but how much? Has the promise of equality been fulfilled in the labour market? Is unpaid domestic work being given the recognition it deserves? In this BWB Text, Hyman surveys the mixed record of the past two decades, revealing that the work of feminism is not over yet.
Portacom City
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Author : Paul Gorman
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2017-12-08
Portacom City written by Paul Gorman and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-08 with Social Science categories.
The ripples the earthquake sent across the region and down the years continue to affect our lives, our livelihoods and endeavours. On 4 September 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 30 kilometres west of Christchurch. Half a year later, a 6.3 aftershock hit Christchurch, killing 185 people and causing widespread damage throughout the city. In November 2016, multiple faults ruptured near Kaikōura in a massive 7.8 earthquake. Paul Gorman reported on the Christchurch and Kaikōura earthquakes. In Portacom City he describes his own deeply personal story of working as a journalist during the quakes, while also speaking more broadly about the challenges that confront reporters at times of crisis.
Island Time
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Author : Damon Salesa
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2017-12-08
Island Time written by Damon Salesa and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-08 with Social Science categories.
The task of living in modern New Zealand – and especially in modern Auckland – is not just to understand how to live with different peoples, but how to adapt to the future that has already happened. New Zealand is a nation that exists on Pacific Islands, but does not, will not, perhaps cannot, see itself as a Pacific Island nation. Yet turning to the Pacific, argues Damon Salesa, enables us to grasp a fuller understanding of what life is really like on these shores. After all, Salesa argues, in many ways New Zealand’s Pacific future has already happened. Setting a course through the ‘islands’ of Pacific life in New Zealand – Ōtara, Tokoroa, Porirua, Ōamaru and beyond – he charts a country becoming ‘even more Pacific by the hour’. What would it mean, this far-sighted book asks, for New Zealand to recognise its Pacific talent and finally act like a Pacific nation?
Bwb Texts Set One
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Author : Paul Callaghan
language : en
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
Release Date : 2014-12-12
Bwb Texts Set One written by Paul Callaghan and has been published by Bridget Williams Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with Literary Collections categories.
A bundle of the first four BWB Texts by Paul Callaghan, Maurice Gee, Kathleen Jones and Rebecca Macfie. A moving selection of Sir Paul Callaghan’s writing, offering eloquent narratives that will endure in this country’s literature. Published on the first anniversary of Sir Paul’s death, with a foreword by Catherine Callaghan, Paul Callaghan: Luminous Moments celebrates the life of a remarkable New Zealander. Widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest fiction writers, Maurice Gee has written virtually no non-fiction. The exceptions are the two exquisite childhood reminiscences combined here into a memoir in Creeks and Kitchens. ‘I think … I am going to die’, the stunning chapter from Kathleen Jones’s biography Katherine Mansfield: The Story-teller (2010), describes Mansfield’s last days and death at chateau near Paris, the centre of a spiritual movement led by the mysterious Russian philosopher-mystic Georges Gurdjieff. Written over a period of two years, Rebecca Macfie’s searing account of the Christchurch earthquakes, Report from Christchurch, traces the city's struggle to recover from the disaster and plan for the future. Published in association with the New Zealand Listener. BWB Texts are short books on big subjects by great New Zealand writers. Commissioned as short digital-first works, BWB Texts unlock diverse stories, insights and analysis from the best of our past, present and future New Zealand writing.