The Pacific - In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill, in which Sam Neill retraces Cook's footsteps, in the 250th anniversary year of Cook's first voyage. Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768 - 250 years ago. These vast waters, ...Show more
Island Time - New Zealand's Pacific Futures (BWB Texts) by Damon Salesa
$14.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand is a nation that exists on Pacific Islands, but does not, will not, perhaps cannot, see itself as a Pacific Island nation. Yet turning to the Pacific, argues Damon Salesa, enables us to grasp a fuller understanding of what life is really like on these shores. After all, Salesa argues, in man ...Show more
A Natural Year: Living Simply Through the Seasons by Wendyl Nissen
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Wendyl's story of living the simple life in the country: gardening, foraging, fishing and the freedom she has found in ageing. Beautifully illustrated and including 100 new and delicious recipes. 'An absolute cracker of a guide to feeling content by living more naturally.' - Lynda Hallinan 'When I read ...Show more
The Kalimpong Kids: The New Zealand story in pictures by Jane Mccabe
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
In the early 20th century, 130 young Anglo-Indians were sent to New Zealand in an organised immigration scheme from Kalimpong, in the Darjeeling district of India. They were the mixed-race children of British tea planters and local women, and were placed as workers with New Zealand families from the Fa ...Show more
Our Incredible Dogs: The Stories behind the Statues by Philippa Werry
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Dogs have played a central role in the lives of New Zealanders, from working farm dogs, to police dogs, loyal companions, mascots, little heroes and fictional dogs that have become part of our culture. In this book we look at the dogs that have been memorialised in public statues that have become commu ...Show more
Merchant, Miner, Mandarin: The life and times of the remarkable Choie Sew Hoy by Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew; Trevor Agnew
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
In 1869, a businessman from China's Guangdong Province first set foot on New Zealand soil at Port Chalmers. It was the beginning of an illustrious career that would change the shape of commerce and industry in Otago and Southland. 'Merchant, Miner, Mandarin' depicts the fascinating life of Choie Sew Hoy ...Show more
The Essential Audrey Eagle - Botanical Art of New Zealand by Audrey Eagle
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Based on the award-winning modern classic Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, this accessible edition presents a beautiful selection of Audrey Eagle’s acclaimed botanical paintings. In 2006, the award-winning Eagle’s Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand was published to widespread accl ...Show more
24 Hours on the Kiwi Seashore by Gillian Torckler, Daryl Torckler
$19.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
When the sun rises on the seashore, all manner of creatures emerge from their slumber to see the breaking dawn . . . Discover the busy ecosystem of our country's seashore over a 24-hour cycle. Observe the seals and yellow-eyed penguins who come ashore to sleep; dive beneath the waves to frolic with the ...Show more
Living with the Climate Crisis - Voices from Aotearoa (BWB Texts) by Tom Doig (editor)
$14.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: near fine
If much of the world can work together to beat a deadly pandemic, imagine what might happen if we turned our collective energy to tackling the climate crisis. The devastating summer of Australian bush fi res underlined the terrifying sense of a world pushed to the brink. Then came Covid-19, and with it ...Show more
Aotearoa Endless Sea: Our story told through the taonga of the National Maritime Museum by Frances Walsh
$70.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
A BOOK FOR ALL NEW ZEALANDERS WHO FEEL CONNECTED TO THE SEA. This year New Zealands National Maritime Museum will be in the thick of the action when the Americas Cup defence comes to Auckland. This beautiful book, photographed by Jane Ussher, surveys its collection and explores New Zealandmaritime histo ...Show more
Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand - Exploring the Connection by Catherine Knight
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
We have never been more aware of the benefit of being out in nature, but how much quality time does the 'average' New Zealander spend enjoying the outdoors? While our national parks are places of spectacular wilderness, for many of us, these places are out of reach. This ground-breaking book argues the ...Show more
Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945 by Monty Soutar
$69.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The fascinating story of C Company, Maori Battalion told through personal recollections, eyewitness accounts, numerous anecdotes and amazing photographs. At times heart-rending, at times heart-warming, this impressive book captures the special 'spirit' of the Maori Battalion - an amazing book that docum ...Show more