New Zealand - Being a Narrative of Travels and Adventures during a Residence in that Country between the Years 1831 and 1837

J. S. Polack (1807–82), businessman and land speculator, spent most of the 1830s in New Zealand. In this 1838 publication, still regarded as an important, impartial source, he records his experiences there, vividly describing the country's natural history, his encounters with the Maori, and his observations of their culture.