Kerikeri Mission Station and Kororipo Pa: An Entwined History by Angela Middleton
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A concise guide to the Kerikeri mission from its inception in 1819 until 1845, when it became a secular settlement and the Stone Store was sold to private owners. It includes a discussion of missionaries and Maori who were involved with the mission, including people such as Hongi Hika, Rewa and Moka. Th ...Show more
Hunting Elephants by Peter Bland
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
At 80, Peter Bland's new collection celebrates what he calls 'the extraordinary in the ordinary'. There's a remarkable imaginative zest in this new work that follows on from his highly popular Breath Dances.
Waka Taua: the Maori War Canoe by J. Evans
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Waka Taua gives a concise introduction to the Maori war canoe. Key areas covered by the book include waka traditions, types and variants of the canoe, phases of building, parts of the waka, responsibilities of the crew and paddling the craft. With numerous historical and contemporary photographs and dra ...Show more
Daniel Vettori: Turning Point by Richard Boock
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Dan Vettori took over from Stephen Fleming as New Zealand's one-day captain at the start of the 2007-08 season. It is hard to believe, though, that the 28-year-old has been on the international scene now for 11 seasons. The youngest man to play Test cricket for New Zealand, at the age of 18, he sits bes ...Show more
Maori Myth and Legend: Traditional Stories by A. W. Reed
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The Maori have a rich and colourful tradition of myth and legend - many of their most important and popular tales are retold in this classic, bestselling book. Written with the general reader in mind, the stories range from the creation of the world to the coming of life, death and knowledge. They incor ...Show more
Huts - Untold Stories from Back-Country New Zealand by Mark Pickering
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. In honor of the more than 1,500 huts that dot New Zealand's back roads, this guide provides a fascinating look at 15 of these iconic dwellings. Setting out to discover why and how these huts were builtand to learn something about the lives of the men who lived therethe book uses historical ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars: A Brief History (The New Zealand Series) by Matthew Wright
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: The New Zealand Series
From 1845 to 1875, New Zealand experienced a succession of conflicts that stretched from the Bay of Islands to Wellington. What they meant has been debated ever since. To some they were land wars, to others, the Maori wars; lately we are calling them the New Zealand wars. Why were they fought? Who reall ...Show more
From Silence to Voice: The Rise of Maori Literature by Paola Della Valle
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
From Silence to Voice portrays the early 'silence' of Maori in New Zealand literature - characterised in caricature by colonial writers, then in increasingly sympathetic portraits from the likes of Frank Sargeson, Janet Frame and Noel Hilliard - through to the new and challenging works presented by Maor ...Show more
Blimmin Heck by Kerry Butler
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In Blimmin Heck Hawkes Bay farmer Kerry Butler recounts his life of hilarious escapades, frustrations, hunting, fishing and fun. Some of the stories are set in the 1960's during that liberated era of mini-skirts and shenanigans.
Feet in Auckland, Heart in Christchurch: A Diary and Photo Album from 1920s New Zealand by Greg Davies
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Nearly 90 years after being hidden, a diary and leather-bound photo album have re-emerged. They belonged to a spirited young man named Lance Rosser who died in Christchurch in 1928, aged just 24. In 1923 Lance was working as a grocer in Sockburn. For the sake of his health he left smoggy Christchurch fo ...Show more
The Raupo Dictionary of Modern Maori - Maori-English English-Maori by P M Ryan
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This dictionary by P.M. Ryan, one of New Zealand's leading Maori-language scholars, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date available.This dictionary by P.M. Ryan, one of New Zealand's leading Maori-language scholars, is the most comprehensive and up-to-date available. Contains over 50,000 concise entr ...Show more
Rivers: New Zealand's Shared Legacy by David Young
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. Beautiful hardback about New Zealand's major rivers, featuring text from natural historian David Young and stunning photography from Aliscia Young. David tells the often complex story of each river or river system through the people who interact with that river, both historically and in mod ...Show more