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From tussocks to tourists : the story of the central Canterbury high country / David Relph.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Christchurch, N.Z. : Canterbury University Press, 2007.Description: 167 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781877257469
  • 187725746X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 993.17 22
LOC classification:
  • DU430.C3 R44 2007
Online resources:
Incomplete contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 993.17 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A0044370X

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.

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