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Martin, Yvonne,

Seasons of Erewhon : the enduring legacy of a high-country station / Erewhon text by Yvonne Martin ; photography by David Hallett. - 288 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

The legendary Erewhon Station is a 13,500-hectare property at the headwaters of the Rangitata River, Canterbury. Nestled within the majestic Southern Alps, and neighbouring the equally historic Mesopotamia and Mount Potts stations, this fabled New Zealand high country served as the backdrop for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Erewhon is New Zealand's true home of the working horse, and a station that brings its past into the present - most 'tractor work' is done with a team of Clydesdales and all stock work, including the traditional autumn muster, is done on horseback or on foot. Seasons of Erewhon at once captures the spirit of history as well as the distinctive story of enterprise and isolation through the current lease holders: the laconic Colin Drummond and his effervescent partner Erin Cassie. Writer Yvonne Martin and photographer David Hallett follow the couple and their crew as they work this harsh land throughout the seasons, capturing the station's wild, dramatic and ever-changing natural environment.

ISBN: 9780143573425 : $65.00 9780143573425 014357342X

Source: Penguin Random House New Zealand

Subjects--Personal Names:
Drummond, Colin
Cassie, Erin.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sheep ranches--New Zealand--Ashburton District.
Hill farming--New Zealand--Ashburton District.
Sheep ranches--New Zealand--Ashburton District--Pictorial works
Hill farming--New Zealand--Ashburton District--Pictorial works.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Erewhon Station (N.Z.)
Erewhon Station (N.Z.)--Pictorial works.

Dewey Class. No.: 636.301099386