New Zealanders love the sea — most of us live within 50 kilometres of the coast.
Our Big Blue Backyard takes us deep into the underwater world, capturing the profusion of colour, the wonder and the locomotion of our big sea mammals, the fascinating behaviour of small creatures and the intricacies of kelp gardens.
Award-winning author Janet Hunt underlines the fragility of it all through the story of New Zealand’s 38 marine reserves — what they are, how they came to be and what they achieve. She also explores how these very special places are the finest measure of how things were and how they can be again.
This landmark book is the magnificent companion to the television series of the same name.
New Zealanders love the sea — most of us live within 50 kilometres of the coast.
Our Big Blue Backyard takes us deep into the underwater world, capturing the profusion of colour, the wonder and the locomotion of our big sea mammals, the fascinating behaviour of small creatures and the intricacies of kelp gardens.
Award-winning author Janet Hunt underlines the fragility of it all through the story of New Zealand’s 38 marine reserves — what they are, how they came to be and what they achieve. She also explores how these very special places are the finest measure of how things were and how they can be again.
This landmark book is the magnificent companion to the television series of the same name.