Join us at the Richmond Library
with Phil discussing his book:

He Puāwai

Nelson botanist and amateur photographer Phil Garnock-Jones spent a decade photographing native flowers, close-up and in stereo for his book He Puāwai, a Natural History of New Zealand Flowers (Auckland University Press, 2025). He will explain his interest in flowers, describe his photographic techniques, and tell some stories about extraordinary New Zealand flowers, including some from local mountains, wetlands, and forests.
Winner of the Best First Book for Illustrated Non Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards He Puāwai describes and explains 100 native flowers, chosen to represent the range of colours and shapes, pollination mechanisms, and sexual strategies of our flora. It includes over 500 stereo pair photographs with a folding 3D viewer in a pocket inside the back cover.

Tuesday 21st July 1pm at the Richmond Library