Description

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A guided tour through 500 million years of history – and a spectacular introduction to the natural wonders of Aotearoa New Zealand.

About the Author

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Bruce W. Hayward is a retired geologist and marine ecologist based in Auckland. Lloyd Homer is a renowned New Zealand landscape photographer who specialised in aerial photography before the emergence of digital cameras. He worked as photographer for the NZ Geological Survey and its successor GNS for 40 years. He has been the photographer co-author of eight publications and is also the subject of the book Flying High: The Photography of Lloyd Homer by Simon Nathan (2019). His vast library of images are accessible at www.gns.cri.nz/Home/Products/Visual-Media-Library. Alastair Jamieson is an Auckland-based ecologist and photographer who has documented New Zealand’s changing natural environment with aerial photography for three decades. He provided the aerial photography for AUP’s two Auckland volcano guides. You can see more of his images at www.wildearthmedia.com.