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Down South: In Search of the Great Southern Land by Bruce Ansley
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people who hold clues to the south's famous character. Not ...Show more
Wild at Heart - The Dangers and Delights of a Nomadic Life by Miriam Lancewood
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Gripping sequel to the international bestseller Woman in the Wilderness, Miriam Lancewood's story of the quest for a simple life, unfettered by society's norms. Miriam Lancewood's first book Woman in the Wilderness told her story of living for seven years in the wilderness of New Zealand with her husba ...Show more
This Farming Life - Five generations on a New Zealand Farm by Tim Saunders
$36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: Summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; Autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; Winter, maize harvest, lambing; and Spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning. ...Show more
Wars Without End New Zealands Land Wars - A Maori Perspective by Danny Keenan
$40.00 NZD
Category: Māori History
From the earliest days of European settlement in New Zealand, Maori have struggled to hold on to their land. Tensions began early, arising from disputed land sales. When open conflict between Maori and Imperial forces broke out in the 1840s and 1860s, the struggles only intensified. For both sides, land ...Show more
Imagining Decolonisation (BWB Texts) by Rebecca Kiddle; Bianca Elkington; Moana Jackson; Ocean Mercier; Mike Ross; Jennie Smeaton; Amanda Thomas
$14.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Decolonisation is a term that scares some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders yet needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. This book sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating through ...Show more
Day Walks in New Zealand: 100 Best Short Tracks by Shaun Barnett
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Outdoors
New Zealand has un unparalleled selection of superb day walks, ranging from the easiest short strolls to more strenuous full-day tramps. These encompass all of New Zealand¿s landscape diversity, from, Cape Reinga to Stewart Island. Day Walks in New Zealand is a guide to the best of them, with short trac ...Show more
Excellent Short Walks in the North Island (Updated Edition) by Peter Janssen
$32.99 NZD
Category: NZ Outdoors
Wherever you are in the North Island you're sure to be within reach of a short walk with an excellent destination. Peter Janssen has hand-picked more than 250 short but memorable walks throughout the mainland and offshore islands. All walks will suit those who enjoy walking but do not want a long tramp ...Show more
Black Hands by Martin van Beynen
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This is the story of a mass-murder that divided a nation. It's a story that began in a rickety old home on a cold June morning in 1994, where five members of a seemingly ordinary New Zealand family were gunned down. There were two suspects. One lay dead from a single bullet to the head. The other was th ...Show more
Birds of New Zealand: Collective Nouns by Melissa Boardman
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
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
An Exquisite Legacy: The Work and Art of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs
$59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The biography of one of New Zealand's greatest naturalist-artists, G. V.Hudson. George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describing the New Zealand insect fauna. He amassed what is probably the largest collection of New Zealand insec ...Show more
The Covid Chronicles - Lessons From New Zealand by Paul Little
$36.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The dramatic story of New Zealand's response to a global pandemic. For the first time in history, on 15 March 2020 the New Zealand government closed the country's borders. What followed was a story unprecedented in almost every way imaginable. Featuring Finance Minister Grant Robertson, science communic ...Show more
Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC and Bar by Tom Scott
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham is the only combat soldier ever to win the Victoria Cross twice. His acts of bravery in World War II meant he probably deserved six more. The mystery of how a reserved, modest, slightly built farm valuer from New Zealand, could be so ferocious and fearless in battle has i ...Show more
