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The Rise and Fall of James Busby - His Majesty's British Resident in New Zealand by Paul Moon
43.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: near fine
One of the British Empire's most troubling colonial exports in the 19th-century, James Busby is known as the father of the Australian wine industry, the author of New Zealand's Declaration of Independence and a central figure in the early history of independent New Zealand as its British Resident from 1 ...Show more
The Struggle for Tamaki Makaurau - The Maori Occupation of Auckland to 1820 by Paul Moon
29.99 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: very good
Maori Auckland is synonymous with Ngati Whatua, or so it seems. However, there is a much longer and far more contentious history of the area which challenges this assumption, and raises the possibility of several other tribes staking a claim for dominion over Auckland
The Treaty and its Times - The Illustrated History by Paul Moon & Peter Biggs
49.95 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
The authors have succinctly captured the many multi-layered threads that make up the tumultuous events in early New Zealand. Starting around 1800, the book moves to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and finishes with the Northland Wars of 1845. The book tells about the early missionaries, th ...Show more
Touring Edwardian New Zealand by Paul Moon
14.99 NZD
39.99 (62% off)
Category: SALE Books
The Edwardian era (1901-14) was fleeting but significant, perhaps nowhere more so than in Aotearoa New Zealand. At the turn of the twentieth century, many British regarded New Zealand as ‘the Britain of the South Seas’. Tourist promotions created an idealised impression of a country that was partly a c ...Show more
Turning Points: Events That Changed the Course of New Zealand History by Paul Moon
14.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
What constitutes a turning point? In his new book, leading historian Paul Moon has chosen 20 pivotal events that have shaped the course of New Zealand history over the years. Each event is described as a discrete story and illustrated with photographs drawn from the archives, and Moon outlines how New Z ...Show more
Victoria Cross at Takrouna: The Haane Manahi Story by Paul Moon
40.00 NZD
Category: Maori Books | Reading Level: Near fine
This is the story of Haane Manahi and his exceptional bravery in Tunisia during the Second World War. At the Battle of Takrouna, Tunisia, Sergeant Haane Manahi of Te Arawa led a small group of Maori soldiers who captured a fortress on a 200-metre pinnacle that was being held by at least 200 enemy soldi ...Show more
When Darkness Stays: Hohepa Kereopa and a Tuhoe Oral History by Paul Moon
29.99 NZD
Category: Māori History
This extraordinary book – unsettling, harrowing, and ultimately redemptive – is based on the time the author spent with the Tūhoe tohunga, Hōhepa Kereopa. It plunges deep into a cultural landscape that has almost vanished, bringing to light insights that are enriching and sometimes shocking. The work ...Show more