Life in the Shallows Vast numbers of people

Vast numbers of people

New Zealand journalism that holds power to account

A book for all New Zealanders who feel connected to the sea

from the formal emails between a teacher and parent to the hype of an Instagram post from a musician to texts between pre-teen characters talking about their band

Life in the Shallows Vast numbers of peopleHow wetlands work, what lives there, and what we can do to protect them Rich and diverse but often unloved, Aotearoas wetlands are the most vulnerable of our ecosystems. Only a tiny fraction of their original extent remains, and we continue to lose this vital habitat. The race is on to discover more about them while we still can. This highly illustrated and absorbing book introduces and explores the wetlands of Aotearoa through the work and