The Collector pioneering and at times reckless

pioneering and at times reckless

But a recent OECD report on New Zealand’s environmental performance shows how our agricultural sector’s continual push at those boundaries poses grave risks

while also being written in a style that makes it approachable and engaging for any reader’ — Claire Macindoe

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The Collector pioneering and at times recklessThe vivid biography of a colonial scholar, scientist and gentleman Longlisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards When Thomas Cheeseman arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1853 at the age of eight, the world outside knew little of this countrys people, plants, animals and environment. Within weeks, he began a lifelong love of collecting and classifying, and by his early twenties he was making waves in colonial scientific circles. Appointed the