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The Good Life on Te Muna Road by Deborah Coddington
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
An engaging, affectionate reflection on life in a small rural community, finding love and making wine. The first time Deborah Coddington lived in Martinborough was in the height of the hippie era, when the old mansion Waiura attracted poets, protesters, novelists, photographers, artists and activists. I ...Show more
A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand's Land Birds by Andrew Crowe
$12.00 NZD
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand... | Reading Level: very good
Condensed version of: Which New Zealand bird? : a simple step-by-step guide to the identification of New Zealand's native and introduced birds.
How to Walk a Dog (HB) by Mike White
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The highs and lows, joy and heartache of owning a dog are told in this beautifully written story of life in and around a dog park. 'This wryly affectionate portrait of dogs and their people is a tail-thumpingly delightful read.' Jane Clifton 'So charming and funny and sincere - this is dog lit at its b ...Show more
Native Trees (A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...) by Andrew Crowe
$12.00 NZD
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand...
A handy, pocket-sized guide to the identification of New Zealand native trees. Condensed from Andrew Crowe's popular Which Native Tree?, this mini guide has been designed to fit into a pocket, day pack or bag. Full of essential information for quick and accurate identification of native trees, this cla ...Show more
Mauri Ora: Wisdom from the Maori World by Peter Alsop
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
Pearls of wisdom – whakataukī – have been gifted from generation to generation as an intrinsic part of the Māori world. As powerful metaphors, they combine analogy and cultural history in the most economical of words. Short and insightful, they take you by surprise, engendering reflection, learning an ...Show more
Birds of New Zealand: Collective Nouns by Melissa Boardman
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A beautifully illustrated book featuring New Zealand Aotearoa's native birds, each with its very own collective noun. A tussock of takahe? A hoon of kaka? A whistling of whio? This beautifully illustrated book of collective noun names for our native birds reveals something unique about their cha ...Show more
From Taranto to Trieste by Jennifer Mallinson
$49.50 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Taranto to Trieste is an account of the author’s fascinating journey to retrace the actual path of the 2nd New Zealand Division in Italy from its arrival in October 1943 until the end of the European war. Although a personal journey with personal reflections, the real story is about the largely off-the- ...Show more
Let's Get Lost: Great New Zealand Road Trips by Nicola McCloy; Jane King
$45.00 NZD
Category: Travel
There are few things as sweet as throwing some clothes, your togs, your jandals, a chilly bin, some good sounds and your best mate into the car and shouting, 'ROADIE!' as you gleefully leave your everyday life behind for a few days. Chuck this book in while you're at it. Traversing the offbeat, awesom ...Show more
Worth A Detour - North Island by Peter Janssen
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Travel writer Peter Janssen has travelled extensively around the North and South Island and in each volume he shares special quirky experiences and sublime scenery that are known to locals but are most often bypassed by visitors heading to better-known attractions. Avoid the mass of tourists and stroll ...Show more
Which Native Tree? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: Home and Garden | Series: Which...? | Reading Level: very good
This new re-written edition of the best-selling New Zealand classic Which Native Tree? now includes comprehensive ecological information on the tree and its environment. As well as the known uses of each tree, from food and medicine, to dyes, perfume, honey, bootlaces, fire-making and timber it also exp ...Show more
The Note Through the Wire by Doug Gold
$37.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
An extraordinary true story of a love that emerged, against all odds, from the brutal war in Nazi-occupied Europe.
How to Walk a Dog (PB) by Mike White; Sharon Murdoch (Illustrator)
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The highs and lows, joy and heartache of owning a dog are told in this beautifully written story of life in and around a dog park. 'The book of the year. THE book on dogs. And people.' Andrew Dickens, Newstalk ZB
