Customer Reviews

This Is New Zealand

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I recently bought my first copy of this book in the Auckland airport. I ordered my second copy for a friend. In addition to being a beautiful "picture book" with photos the quality that I wish I had taken while there, this book provides extensive text with factual information on most aspects of life in New Zealand ranging from the land and its climate, its fauna and flora to its history and the quality of life there today. This is a great book for anyone planning a visit or wishing to recall the special beauties of this wonderful country after returning from a visit. Or you may "visit" this country through this book. It is a very up-to-date publication, we even recognized photos of some of the same Maori performers we saw in concert during our recent visit! This is a very comprehensive publication, I think that it is outstanding!

I've been searching for a book other than a tourist's guide to New Zealand to learn more about my husband's home country. This is the book! Filled with lots of relevant (and recent) information, including gorgeous photos, this book is amazing. I can't wait to visit this beautiful country with him and see it for myself!

This is New Zealand has very professional production values but is a bland only mildly interesting travel or picture book for the very unique habitat of New Zealand. Pictures are mostly fairly small and sometimes cropped in a odd manner. A number of pictures could come from anywhere, people jogging, a fruit stand, a motel etc. Even when the scene has interest the angle can be undramatic. The text has standard information but little in the way of colorful anecdotes or interesting bits of history. I prefer the picture books on New Zealand by Brathwaite and Suisted.