The Hollows Boys

A story of Three Brothers & the Fiordland Deer Recover Era

The story of the helicopter deer recovery era in Fiordland, told through the lives of three brothers, Gary, Mark and Kim Hollows. There is the usual dare-devil 'boy's own adventure' side of the industry. There is extreme competition between pilots and huge sums of money at stake. But there is also the strange phenomenon of luck, the roll of the dice. Ultimately, there is the overwhelming cost – not simply wrecked machines and insurance bills, but the loss of a brother, a friend, a father or a son. And there is the legacy from that loss that many continue to endure.

The Hollows Boys is the real story of an extraordinary era in New Zealand history that will never be repeated, told with honesty and courage, against the magnificent backdrop of Fiordland National Park.

Potton & Burton, 2025. 

Tamatea Dusky

The remarkable story of Fiordland's Dusky Sound

The story of conservation and history in Fiordland’s Tamatea/Dusky Sound. With a fascinating history, both Māori and European, this is the place where Captain Cook arrived in 1773. It is also where nature conservation began in New Zealand over 120 years ago, and where ground-breaking work in predator control and species conservation has taken place over the last 50 years.

Tamatea Dusky won the Heritage Award and New Zealand Mountain Book of the Year in June 2021.

Potton & Burton, 2020.

Beneath the Takitimus

A Hundred Years on Redcliff Station

The story of four generations of the Speight family descendants on Redcliff Station, south of Manapouri.

Against the backdrop of the challenges of high country farming over the last century, the story also tells of adventures in Fiordland, of a winning racehorse, a world record glider flight, and love stories, tragedies, and family relationships. 

Private Commission, 2018.

A Place for the Heart

The life and work of Dave Comer, photographer and film location scout 

The narrative telling of Dave’s work and life, much of it in Fiordland, is accompanied by his magnificent photography, images taken over the course of 40 years. 

Potton & Burton, 2017 (out of print.)