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The cover of A White Tohunga is decorated with typical Maori rafter patterns in full colour. Peggy and Gunnar Kullberg at River Park in front of their Pohutukawa tree in Paimia, North Island, New Zealand.

TITLE: A White Tohunga - Book launch in Wellington, New Zealand DATE: March 2003 ARTICLE CONTENT: The latest book in the The Nordic Travellers series was launched by the IK Foundation & Company at the 11th Scandinavian Gathering in Wellington, New Zealand. The book Charles E Nelson - a White Tohunga is the biography of a remarkable navigator, entrepreneur and humanitarian. The book is an academically organised account of the Swedish professor Sven Nilsson's son Carl Esaias Nilsson's adventures as a seaman, whaler, businessman and successful pioneer in New Zealand in the 19th century. The book was presented to invited guests at Wellington City Hall by Dr Ivo Holmqvist. Dr Holmqvist, who is an old friend of the author, works as a researcher at universities in New Zealand and Sweden. The authors are Lund University professor Gunnar Kullberg and his wife Peggy Kullberg, Bachelor of Law. Peggy Kullberg has enjoyed private and university contacts with New Zealand for many years. Language: English Format: 12.7 x 21.5 cm Printed pages: 168 Binding: Cloth binding with gold edge. Headband and dust jacket. Additional information: Illustrations include unique historical photographs, maps, drawings and documents. Series: Nordic Travellers is a series of documentary books about past and present Nordic travellers with the emphasis on nature, culture and the environment. The series is published by the IK Foundation & Company. ISBN: 1-904145-04-3