This volume is an appreciation of New Zealand landscape and culture, inspired by the passing of the New Zealand year. Writer and critic David Eggleton's essays on each of the four seasons weave together images and information from the natural world with insights into how people's lives are affected by the progress of the seasons. The text is accompanied by the photographs of Craig Potton, which have been selected to complement David Eggleton's writing and to leave the reader with an appeaing view of New Zealand life. This author/photographer team were Montana Award finalists for their previous collaboration, "Here On Earth".