Bruce Ansley

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Bruce Ansley


Born
New Zealand
Genre
Travel, History, Memoir


Bruce Ansley is the author of eight books. His book Coast: A New Zealand Journey, with photographer Jane Ussher, won best illustrated non-fiction book at the New Zealand Post Book Awards in 2014.

His television credits include writing for A Week of It and McPhail and Gadsby.

He has worked in England and New Zealand, in radio, television and newspapers, and for two decades was a writer for The New Zealand Listener before becoming a full-time author in 2007. He has won fellowships to Oxford University and Cambridge University, and a number of journalism awards.

Ansley tells stories of a New Zealand he loves. He is a keen tramper and has walked over much of the country. He has driven over all of the 60 roads in Wild Roads, some of them many times ...more

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Average rating: 3.54 · 289 ratings · 50 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors
Wild Journeys
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Down South: In Search of th...
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A Long Slow Affair of the H...
2.83 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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Stoned on duty
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1995
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Gods and Little Fishes, a b...
3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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A Fabled Land: Mesopotamia ...
3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012
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Wild Roads: A New Zealand J...
4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015
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Coast: A New Zealand Journey
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Christchurch Heritage: a ce...
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Islands: A New Zealand Journey
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