{"product_id":"mangakuri-the-story-of-a-coastal-sheep-station-hugh-mcbain","title":"Mangakuri: The Story of a Coastal Sheep Station - Hugh McBain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe coastal hills of Mangakuri Station are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esteeped in history, from the earliest Polynesian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esettlement and Māori habitation to its purchase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 1876 by James Williams and its stewardship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– as owners, co-owners or managers – by six \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egenerations of the Williams family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMangakuri: The story of a coastal sheep \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estation recounts the trials and rewards of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efarming land prone to severe drought and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eextreme rainfall. The coastal situation has other \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadvantages, however – where Māori had once \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egathered kai moana and farm workers had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eloaded wool into boats before rowing it out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto a waiting coastal trader, families now gather \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eat Mangakurī Beach and Netherton Farm Park \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto swim, fish and enjoy the beach’s plentiful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewildlife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHugh McBain, with historian Patrick Parsons \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand archaeologist Stella August, presents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea detailed history of the inhabitants of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMangakurī area, from its earliest settlers and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe first Europeans, hungry for a place to call\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehome, to the present-day descendants who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtinue the traditions of sheep and cattle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efarming, forestry and community engagement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e192 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EmmasatOxford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68002058797210,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/9024\/8009\/files\/mangakuri-9781993540082.jpg?v=1793309275","url":"https:\/\/emmasatoxford.pro\/products\/mangakuri-the-story-of-a-coastal-sheep-station-hugh-mcbain","provider":"EmmasatOxford","version":"1.0","type":"link"}