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303 pages : colour illustrations, maps Contents: Our very big blue backyard -- Marine reserves: leading the way -- Harbours & Knights: the far north -- Hauraki Gulf Marine Park: Tikapa Moana -- Rocks & islands: the Bay of Plenty -- Black sands & very small dolphins: Taranaki -- Whale rider world: East Cape & southern Hawke's Bay -- Cityside: Kapiti and Taputeranga -- Sounds & boulders: top o'the south -- Te Waipounamu: upcoming West Coast -- Canyons & peninsulas: South Island eastside -- Fiords & muttonbirds: south of the south -- Way, way offshore: the Kermadec and subAntarctic islands Summary: Examines New Zealand's 34 marine reserves, and the need to protect and preserve our seas and foreshores in their natural state. Each chapter contains features about outstanding plants, birds, fish, mammals, invertebrates and crustaceans as well as interviews and items of interest about people associated with marine conservation - divers, underwater camera operators, marine biologists, Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) people, including young folks who have had recent marine encounters ... is based on a six-episode television series made by Natural History New Zealand and which is to be screened on TVNZ in late 2014 but it goes much further than the six episodes go. (Publisher)