Island Nurses

by Leonie Howie and Adele Robertson

Leonie Howie and Adele Robertson live and work on remote Great Barrier Island--so called because it faces the full brunt of the wild Pacific weather and acts as a barrier for the mainland about 100 kilometers away. With a population of about 1000, no reticulated electricity, no ATM, no street lights, and one pub, this is a wildly beautiful place. It has a long history of farming, whaling, and fishing, and the people who live here are a resilient lot,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760633534
• ISBN13: 9781760633530
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: A&u New Zealand
• Length: 256 Pages