This very special publication is a social, environmental and cultural celebration of the Hauraki Gulf, and is the story of our association with this remarkable place.
HAURAKI THE STORY OF THE GULF
The first Hauraki Gulf marine spatial plan will likely be released towards the end of 2016. The plan is being sponsored by the Auckland Council, Waikato Regional Council, Department of Conservation, Ministry for Primary Industries and Hauraki Gulf Forum. The high level of government, iwi and community investment in this Seachange Tai Timu Tai Pari initiative is a measure of the importance of the Gulf to us all. Its significance to our region and the nation prompted the creation of this book, which tells the story of the Hauraki Gulf through: • the underlying narrative that is largely based on published sources • people’s reminiscences, based on their memories of the Gulf over their lifetimes. For these, the author interviewed over 60 people whose lives have intersected with the Hauraki Gulf in various ways • over 400 images, both numerous historical photographs and drawings as well as contemporary photographs and specially commissioned maps.
Author RAEWYN PEART is Policy Director at the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) and currently heads their environmental think-tank. For the past decade her work has focused on landscape protection, coastal development and marine management in New Zealand. She has written numerous papers, research reports and guides on these issues. She was co-winner of the Resource Management Law Association Publication Award for Caring for Our Coast: An EDS Guide to Managing Coastal Development (2013), an EDS publication she co-authored and edited. She has published a major book on coastal development titled Castles in the Sand: What’s happening to the New Zealand coast? and on marine mammal protection titled Dolphins of Aotearoa: Living with dolphins in New Zealand (2015). The latter was shortlisted for the Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize. Raewyn is currently a member of the Stakeholder Working Group which is preparing New Zealand’s first marine spatial plan for the Hauraki Gulf. www.eds.org.nz Hauraki Gulf BLAD Cover 2.indd 1
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Book specifications: • 292 x 235 mm, 352 pages on a high-quality 157 gsm matt art paper. • Approximately 150,000 words and over 400 colour photographs and maps. • Hardback with jacket. • RRP: $89.99. Special editions: Choose a personalised jacket, with options for logos, text and images (minimum 100 copy order) or secure your own bound-in full colour page for a personalised message at the beginning of the book (minimum 200 copy order).
Publication date: September 2016
Published by Bateman Publishing in association with EDS
Raewyn Peart Tuesday12/April/2016 11:00 AM