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Skating at Staveley
This book will focus on a remarkable Mid-Canterbury community. It will tell the story of how an isolated rural village, on the edge of the Southern Alps and famous for…
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Where the Nor’wester blows.
I have recently finished writing a book on my parents, Roland and Betty Clark - a family/social/local and farm history with a central focus on their 25 years farming at…
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Featherston Booktown, 13 March 2023 – Ōtari: Passion, Plants and Picnickers
Hidden in the hills of Wellington is the only botanic garden and nature reserve dedicated to the collection and conservation of plants unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. Bee Dawson…
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Gardens Of The World
I'm delighted to have written about Otari-Wilton's Bush, New Zealand's native plant garden, in this gorgeous new book. Published by Dorling Kindersley and launched in the UK this week. #worldgardens…
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Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush
Bee Dawson and Jane Humble of the Otari-Wilton's Bush Trust held the stage at Unity Books Wellington at lunchtime talking about the fascinating history of Ōtari, the only Aotearoa native…
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Book Launch – Ōtari, Two Hundred Years of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush
Otari, two hundred years of Otari-Wilton’s Bush Book Launch - photographs by Chris Coad and published by The Cuba Press, was launched with great acclaim in November 2022. Held in…
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How I write: Bee Dawson
Bee Dawson is the author of Ōtari: two hundred years of Ōtari–Wilton’s Bush, with photographs by Chris Coad, published in November by The Cuba Press. She has published 20 books…
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Ōtari: two hundred years of Ōtari–Wilton’s Bush
Bee Dawson has been telling the world about "Ōtari: two hundred years of Ōtari–Wilton’s Bush" on radio and video this week. Her chat with Kim Hill on Saturday Morning on…
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Bee Dawson: the heroes of Otari-Wilton’s bush
Wellington's Ōtari-Wilton's Bush is the only botanic garden dedicated solely to the collection and conservation of plants unique to Aotearoa. The bush reserve also has over a 100 hectares of…
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Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush with author Bee Dawson
We sat down with local author Bee Dawson to discuss the newly released book Ōtari: Two hundred years of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush. Dawson tells us the story behind writing the book, and explains…
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