Totara Reserve: from exploitation to conservationMy adventure into the world of environmental history began in earnest with my exploration of the history of a forest reserve in the...
Finding your shrine in the landscapeI have just been re-reading Eleanor Catton's short essay 'The Land of the Long White Cloud', in Tell you what: Great New Zealand...
Can environmental history bring hope?I first posted this in November 2015. It is so relevant to the book I have been writing about rivers, so am reposting. I was fortunate to...
Language as a window to different worldsRecently my son and I went to a talk by Tina Makereti, a local author who has earned international acclaim for her writing. I have to...
History is made! (in our garden)Today, while sitting in my office at home, I had the pleasure of hearing (and seeing) not one but two bellbirds. They were clearly having...
What is environmental history?This post was first published on envirohistory NZ Recently I read J. Donald Hughes’ “What is Environmental History?” This is an excellent...