"Ravaged Beauty" wins prestigious Sherrard Award
Last week I learned that my first book, Ravaged Beauty: An environmental history of the Manawatu, has won the major award (sole winner) of the J.M. Sherrard Award in New Zealand Regional and Local History. This is a biennial award inaugurated by W. J. Gardener in 1972 to commemorate the life and work of the late John Sherrard. The award is the only national award for local and regional history in New Zealand. The 2016 judging was made by a panel comprised of some of New Zeal