Scenic Playground

Scenic Playground: The Story Behind New Zealand’s Mountain Tourism by Peter Alsop, Dave Bamford & Lee Davidson

Published by Te Papa Press

A magnificent illustrated history of New Zealand’s mountain tourism industry.

This lavish book explores the story behind the promotion of New Zealand’s mountains — through posters, advertisements, hand-coloured photos and more. It explains how the country built its reputation as an alpine playground and, alongside, how mountains became central to belonging to Aotearoa.