A Safe Pair of Hands

Tower NZAir missed approach, standby!’ Forbes announced to the tower. He then called, Speed minus 20 knots, holding 200 feet!’ in support of his flying pilot. The B767’s engines were at full noise as they flew along the Honolulu runway; too low to put the wing down to turn towards the safety of the water. For what seemed a very long time, that was how they stayed; well below the minimum Vref speed and staggering along parallel with the runway, both pilots watching the airspeed, vertical speed dials and the horizontal situation indicator as if their lives depended on it. Their lives did depend on it.’

Esplin

Over 100 images of Tom Esplin’s wonderful paintings. Tom held a lecturing appointment at Otago University for 30 years, ‘retiring’ to full time travelling and painting in 1985. During this time he developed his trademark and unique palette knife impasto technique, which makes his work so distinctive. He was active in the promotion of art in Otago, being President of the Otago Arts Society and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society.

Heather’s Gold

An historically correct novel telling the Otago pioneer gold story. This historical novel continues from where Oatcakes to Otago finished; with the discovery of gold in Central Otago. Thousands of men and a few hardy women gave up what they were doing in California, Canton, Victoria and Dunedin and went into The Interior to make their fortune.

Camerons of the Glen

The story of the Camerons of Glenfalloch Station, Nokomai Valley, Central Otago. This historically correct novel follows the story of Donald Cameron, who left his ancestral home in Lochaber, Scotland, in 1854 to make a life for himself in the new colonies. After learning the skills to run a sheep station with his uncles in Penola, South Australia, Donald and his brothers crossed the Tasman to become the earliest pioneers in the Lake Wakatipu area of Central Otago, New Zealand. He took up the lease of the Nokomai and Nevis Valleys and the family battled the snows, heat, floods, rabbits and isolation for 90 years. During this time the Nokomai was also being mined for gold.

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to publish novels that have a wide appeal and a true New Zealand flavour.