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 anecdotal, real life examples -- what decolonisation might look and feel like. ...Show more

Stories from Our Back Roads The North Island by Ray Stone

$49.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine

This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, whether they choose to do it from behind the wheel of their SUV or the comfort of their sofa. Stories from our Backroads: North Island will introduce you to some fascinating stories of tracks, trails and back roads across the North Island. Many of them cross through forgotten parts of the country, and all of them have their own rich and exciting stories. Whether they follow the route of Maori foot trails or the path of early European settlers, each adds something to our history. For example, the track up the Kauaeranga Valley has seen Maori inhabitants, who named the place after the river in flood – Kauarenga means ‘no crossing here’ – then came the kauri fellers, who were followed by gold miners. All of them adding something new to the valley’s story. ...Show more

Stories from our Back Roads The South Island by Ray Stone

$49.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine

This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, whether they choose to do it from behind the wheel of their SUV or the comfort of their sofa. Stories from our Backroads: South lsland will introduce you to some fascinating stories of, tracks, trails and back roads across the South Island. Many of them cross through forgotten parts of the country, and all of them have their own rich and exciting stories. Whether they follow the route of Maori foot trails or the path of early European settlers, each adds something to our history. For example, Ray drives the Danseys Pass Road before heading out onto the trails that cross the Oteake Conservation Park high above the Maniototo Plains. There he explores the huts and diggings left behind by the gold miners who flocked to the place in the 1860s, before heading back down to the old gold town of Naseby. ...Show more

Bucket Daze Herd testing in the 1950,s by Richard H. Robinson

$19.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

Fictional dairy farmers and herd testers discuss actual experiences.

School Leadership - A Principal's Reflections

$19.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

Allan Rumble has 30+ years experience of Educational Leadership and has been principal in 7 different schools. In this book, he outlines some leadership basics, roles and actions of principals, student learning and management, staff management, communications, strategic planning, resource and property m anagement, international opportunities and experiences, maintaining health and wellness, working with Boards of Trustees, Ministry of Education and community experts, and the highs and lows of principalship.     ...Show more

Shipwrecked - New Zealand Maritime Disasters by Gavin McLean

$29.99 NZD

$59.99 (50% off)

Category: NZ Non Fiction

Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel was the main means of coastal and international transport, yet recent wrecks like the Rena show that perils remain. Shipwrecked retells the voyages of ships doomed never to make their next port, in a jacketed hardback featuring plentiful photos and ephemera - including Eric Heath's superb colour illustrations of notable ships lost to the sea. ...Show more

Busted: Stories from New Zealand's Leading Private Investigator by Ron McQuilter

$34.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

The Climate Dispossessed: Justice for the Pacific in Aotearoa? (BWB Texts) by Teall Crossen

$14.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

The world is heating up beyond the capacity of some countries to cope. Entire populations of Pacific islands are threatened, jeopardising the sovereign rights of these countries and the security of the region. This book explores what a just response to the risk of climate change displacement in the Paci fic could look like. It¿s a difficult conversation. For many Pacific islands, talking about plans to abandon their country risks providing the international community with an excuse to not reduce emissions. Yet internal climate change displacement cannot be avoided, and cross-border displacement may become a reality without urgent climate action. The risk of this dispossession presents profound questions of life, identity and justice for all of us living in the Pacific, in light of the fundamental principles of international law and our commitments in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. ...Show more

Rottenomics: The Story of New Zealand's Leaky Buildings Disaster by Peter Dyer

$39.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

For over 25 years our building industry, economy and Government have failed to provide this basic guarantee: new buildings will not rot. Leaky buildings are the result of an unfortunate confluence of industrial, legislative, historical and cultural factors. Collectively, these elements stubbornly contin ue to defy a full and final resolution. Featuring personal stories of homeowners faced with insurmountable repair costs of hundreds of thousands to their 'dream home', often leading to sickness, depression and financial loss. And revealed for the first time, withheld Government reports that estimate the total cost of leaky dwellings at $47 Billion. Rottenomics is an engaging expose into a national crisis that refuses to go away. ...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 w Zealand Maori-European Land Wars of the 1860s. Authors: Rose Young, Heather Margaret Curnow and Michael KingPages: 348 pagesDimension: 38cm x 30 cmBinding: Leather and linen with matching linen Solander boxPublisher: Alister Taylor Publishers, 1982 Contains: 45 full page colour plates and illustrated catalogue raisonne of his art and scrimshaw work THIS BOOK IS VERY HEAVY AND CAN ONLY BE COURIERD. PLEASE CHOOSE COURIER FOR POSTAGE ...Show more

Retro Caravans by Don Jessen

$39.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

The kiwi retro caravan craze is in full bloom - clear from the ever-increasing number of vans parked up at idyllic holiday spots, vans spotted at car events around the country, the magazines and online chatter on the subject, and a general yearning among the population for the sort of carefree holidayin g that caravanning offers. Don Jessen profiles some of the country's prettiest and most interesting vans, and gives a bit of history on what is an enduring and endearing hobby for many. Foreword by Kevin Milne. ...Show more

Geology of the Okataina Volcanic Centre by Ian Nairn

$59.99 NZD

Category: NZ Non Fiction

This detailed geographical map and authoritative text descibe and illustrate the volcanic geology of one of the world's most active rhyolite caldera volcanoes. The map covers the area between Rotorua, Waiotapu and Kawerau, including all of the Okataina Volcanic Centre and part of Rotorua Caldera. The vo lcanic centre's stratigraphy, structures, volcanic history, hazards, geothermal resources and drainage are all summarised in the text. The Okataina centre is still active, having erupted over 800 cubic kilometres of molten rock in 11 major eruptive episodes during the last 22,000 years. The latest eruption ocurred at Tarawera-Rotomahana in 1856 and claimed 108 lives. The sequence of volcanic events described and illustrated in this book and map provide a valuable source of geological-volcanological information for scientists, engineers, regional and territorial authorities, hazard managers and the public. ...Show more