NZ Pictorial

Once an unknown, out-of-the-way corner of the south-east of the South Island, New Zealand, the Catlins is now gaining the recognition it deserves as a beautiful, relatively unspoiled area with many natural attractions, including that rare thing on the east coast, native forest. Leading natural history writer Neville Peat has written a concise guide to the flora, fauna, geology and natural attractions of the area, which include penguins, seals, bush walks, caves and waterfalls, and the petrified forest at Curio Bay. First published 1999; this revised edition 2009.