ISSN: 1175-4222 ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand Volume 9, Number 1, February 2014 2 ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand Vol 9, No 1, Feb 2014 About us ENNZ provides a forum for debate on environmental topics through the acceptance of peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed articles, as well as book and exhibition reviews and postings on upcoming events, including conferences and seminars. Contact If you wish to contribute articles or reviews of exhibitions or books, please contact: Dr. Paul Star, 246 Harington Point Road, RD2 Dunedin 9077, New Zealand. Ph: 03 478 0315
[email protected] Chief editor Dr. Paul Star Founding editor Dr. James Beattie Associate editors Dr. Claire Brennan Dr. Charles Dawson Ondine Godtschalk Dr. Catherine Knight Dr. Julian Kuzma Dr. Matt Morris Dr. Jonathan West Dr. Joanne Whittle 3 ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand Vol 9, No 1, Feb 2014 ENNZ website http://environmentalhistory-au-nz.org/category/ennz Publisher History Programme, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Thanks Thanks to Libby Robin and Cameron Muir, both of the Australian National University, and the Fenner School of Environment and Society for hosting this site. ISSN: 1175-4222. 4 ENNZ: Environment and Nature in New Zealand Vol 9, No 1, Feb 2014 Contents 5 Editors’ introduction. 7 Neil Clayton, ‘Settlers, politicians and scientists: Environmental anxiety in a New Zealand colony’. 40 James Beattie, ‘Looking for Arcadia: European environmental perception in 1840-1860’. 79 Julian Kuzma, ‘The 1895 snowstorm’. 104 Rachael Egerton, ‘Unconquerable enemy or bountiful resource? A new perspective on the rabbit in Central Otago’.