Force of Nature Te Aumangea o te ao Tūroa is the inspiring history of Forest & Bird, New Zealand’s oldest independent conservation organisation for over 100 years. Beginning in 1923, Forest & Bird have been involved in all of the significant environmental campaigns of the last century, starting with efforts to protect native birds and their forest habitat, creation of many of the national parks and in recent decades efforts to protect our marine environment and attempts to tackle climate change.

Written by David Young and Noami Arnold this book is highly readable and heavily illustrated, with a focus on the remarkable people involved in conservation work in New Zealand.