Ans Westra and with stylish illustrations by

and with stylish illustrations by Amy van Luijk

the evolution of team culture and the nuts-and-bolts of leadership at an elite level

The book’s cedar-coloured cover echoes the stained cedar weatherboards from which many of Megson’s homes were constructed’ —  Anne Kerslake Hendricks

‘The Fate of the Land triumphs in its ability to render this period accessible and alive

He awards praise or blame

Ans Westra and with stylish illustrations byA woman driven to photograph In a career that spanned six decades, the Dutch Kiwi photographer Ans Westra (19362023) made it her lifes work to capture the growth of a nation through hundreds of thousands of images. Her photographic catalogue is now widely thought of as a photo album of Aotearoa New Zealand. This richly illustrated biography interrogates her remarkable and at times controversial practice, and a life that always put photography first.