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Relph, David.

From tussocks to tourists : the story of the central Canterbury high country / David Relph. - Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury University Press, 2007. - 167 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm

Includes chapter on tenure review process.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-161) and index.

Ice and shingle -- Wind and snow -- Tussock and matagouri -- From briar rose to wilding pine -- Early settlement -- Across the alps -- Where wool is king -- Alpine playground -- Jetboats to helicopters -- Looking after the land -- The inspirational land.

"The location chosen as the focus for this book comprises the catchments of the three great Canterbury rivers - the Waimakariri, Raikaia and the Rangitata - as well as the headwaters of the smaller Ashburton and Selwyn Rivers. It does not include the Hurunui and other rivers in North Canterbury, nor does it extend to the Waitaki catchment in the MacKenzie Basin ... this book is about the high country of central Canterbury ... This book discusses both the physical environment and the human impact on it, including early settlement, the era of the big sheep runs and the recent development of tourism"--Page 7.

ISBN: 9781877257469 187725746X

LCCN: 2007408001

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Natural history--New Zealand--Canterbury.
Geology--New Zealand--Canterbury.
Tourism--New Zealand--Canterbury.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Canterbury (N.Z.)--History.

LC Class. No.: DU430.C3 / R44 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 993.17