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Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC and Bar by Tom Scott
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs
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 ...Show more
Down South: In Search of the Great Southern Land by Bruce Ansley
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
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
House of Treasures - 150 Objects from Canterbury Museum Nga Taonga Tuku Iho by James Herries Beattie, Et Al
$69.95 NZD
Category: NZ History
Since first opening its doors to the public on Rolleston Avenue on 1 October 1870, Canterbury Museum has come to house an estimated 2.3 million taonga (treasures). To celebrate the Museum’s 150th anniversary, 150 taonga (treasures) from this vast collection are showcased in a superbly designed and photo ...Show more
Life with Cars: New Zealanders' Motoring Memories 1950s-1980s by Stephen Barnett
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Life with Cars is a like a national family photo album, albeit one with its focus on cars. It brims with evocative imagery of cars and automotive adventures from the 1950s to the 1980s, with the words of the contributors as told to the author. Their stories reflect New Zealanders' creation and uptake of ...Show more
Wonderland: The New Zealand Photographs of Whites Aviation by Peter Alsop
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nations history. Fought between the Crown and various groups of Maori between 1845 and 1872, the wars touched many aspects of life in nineteenth century New Zealand, even in those regions spared actua ...Show more
G. F. von Tempsky: Artist and Adventurer Limited Edition
$99.99 NZD
$600.00 (83% off)
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Limited edition of 1,250 copies printed. Very large book in a presentation box. Leather spine with linen covered boards. Biography of G.F. von Tempsky - folk hero, soldier, adventurer, artist and musician. Von Tempsky in Prussia, Central America, travels in Mexico, Californian gold rushes and the Ne ...Show more
A Short History of New Zealand by Gordon McLauchlan
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of our most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succin ...Show more
Aotearoa Endless Sea - Our Story Told Through the Taonga of the National Maritime Museum by Frances Walsh
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
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
Okay Boomer: New Zealand in the Swinging Sixties by Ian Chapman
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
OK Boomer! New Zealand in the Swinging Sixties looks at Politics, Sport, Wining & Dining, fashion, night life and everything 60s in a highly illustrated format. Based on the hugely successful Weekly News titles published by Moa back in the early 90's. This title will take us on a nostalgic trip down ...Show more
The First: The Walsh Brothers and the Aeroplane Days of Edwardian New Zealand by Terry Moyle
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
For the first time the true story of New Zealand's first successful aeroplane flights and the people behind them. Extensive research provides new understanding of historic events and corrects more than a hundred years of history with a starting account of what really happened in 1911 and how Manurewa, t ...Show more