Coasters is often a reference to coastal cargo ships, but here it means those who live on the coast. The book covers some of these people as well as various landmarks and features of the New Zealand coast, probably inspired by the British TV series (now into 5 seasons) entitled Coast.
Each chapter covers a different stretch of coast - Red Rocks to Pencarrow (Wellington), Hot Water Beach to Whitianga (Coromandel), Cape Brett to Rocky Point (Bay of Islands), Mokau to New Plymouth (Taranaki), Westport to Punakaiki, Doubtful Sound & Fiordland and Birdlings Flat to Lyttelton (Christchurch). These were chosen to represent the wide array of coastal locations within in New Zealand, as well as for their combination of superb scenery and interesting stories.
Although printed with colour illustrations throughout, it is a real shame the publisher (Random House) decided to save money by using white bond paper instead of coated art paper, which has considerably reduced the impact of the photos. Hopefully if it goes to a reprint they will put this right. 288 pages, softcover with flaps.
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