Following the end to World War Two, the peacetime summer of cricket in England is largely remembered for the Victory Tests and the visit by the popular Australian cricketers. The New Zealand Services cricket team also toured around England during the summer of...
"This is the third book of a trilogy that John Mclean has written about the beginnings of New Zealand the others being Voyages of the Pioneers to New Zealand 1839-85 and Sweat and Toil; the Building of New Zealand. Using quotes and recollections of the...
"'Pakiaka', the lean, essential debut volume by Gabrielle Huria, is a timely reminder of how good poetry can be at storytelling. The stories Huria tells are local and cosmic, firmly rooted in Ngai Tahu whakapapa and Te Waipounamu history but always attuned to...
"A dramatic, heart-pulsing medical romance from Alison Roberts, perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Jo Bartlett. Can opposites attract when under pressure? More at home in a bustling city A&E department, surgeon Jennifer Allen is thrown out of her comfort...
De-escalation, delves into the critical art of de-escalation, offering practical tools for managing conflict and aggression in a variety of situations. Drawing from the author's extensive experience in military operations, private security, and corporate risk...
"In The Midnight Plane, Dame Fiona Kidman, one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most distinguished writers, returns to her first and deepest literary love, poetry. This beautifully curated volume opens with selected work from Kidman's six previous collections,...
"Jade Country is an episode in the life of Theo Schoon,. Born in Java in 1915, he was strongly influenced from an early age by the arts and crafts of this region... Eventually he came to New Zealand where he lived for some thirty years; here his diverse...
Seasons : a journey through the garden showcases a startling array of plants and their ever-changing forms and colours. Photographer Sally Tagg spent three years capturing seasonal displays of flowers and plants at Auckland's Botanic Gardens.
This book features the city's most respected and cherished commercial, public, civiv and academic buildings from the 1880s to the present day.
"The recipes in this book have been donated by residents and tested"--Cover verso.
''The short essays compiled in this small volume address the history and activities of the organisation known as Graduate Women New Zealand (GWNZ), and its four branches Graduate Women North Shore (GWNS), Graduate Women Manawatū (GWM), Graduate Women...
"On February 25, 1941 Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, made his first approach to the Australian and New Zealand governments seeking their approval for the use of their troops in his Greek venture. While the New Zealand government was adamant...
"This book provides an updated account of New Zealand public administration, including insider stories of leading reform. Hailed for its distinctiveness and high performance, New Zealand's radical public service reforms of the 1980s were studied, praised,...
"Three in one chronicles the historical journey of the Thompson, Anderson and Paulsen families as they settled into Roseneath farm in Waimauku, New Zealand. The narrative encapsulates the intricate lives, struggles, and legacies of those families. It delves...
"This publication was prepared under an FAO’s Author’s Contract by Professor I.C. Onwueme, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, with technical supervision of W.B. Charles, Root and Tuber Crop...
"A non-exhaustive selection of scans and screenshots from the RM archives (physical and digital) in broadly chronological order covering the first 25 years of RM Gallery and Project Space (1997 to 2022)"--Inside front cover.
"Lalaga: Le Hui Fono is an exhibition and programmes that emerge from an ongoing commitment to deepen relationships of collaboration, mutual support, and reciprocity between Pasifika artists and communities in Taranaki and across Te...
"In Fix Iron First, Dr Libby helps readers understand why addressing low iron is key - not just for overcoming fatigue but for resolving a wide range of health challenges. She explores how iron deficiency develops, and its impact across life stages from ...
"Michael Brown undertakes a thorough study of Eyeliner's BUY NOW, a vaporwave homage to the kitsch electronic sounds of the 1980s and 1990s. Eyeliner's BUY NOW (2015) belongs to a new genre for our times: vaporwave. Emerging in the early 2010s on the...
"The Institute recently completed the second edition of COVID-19 Nation Dates - A New Zealand timeline of significant events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second edition builds on existing events and includes new ones from January 2020 to July 2024. More...
"What is the meaning of life? Here's one simple answer: It's what you do that gives your life a sense of meaning. But what if you don't want simple answers? You want the real answer. You want something like the moment of truth that changes everything. Maybe...
ISSN : 9414576040680 The best of North & South magazine's true stories of murder and mystery. This second installment of Murder (We Wrote) delves into more of the stories that have transfixed the nation.
"When Emeritus Professor Eric Espiner commenced training as a physician specialising in endocrinology, there were no validated tests for the hormones thought to be the cause of many of the disorders encountered in clinical practice. That all changed in the...
"A powerful new book confronts whiteness in Aotearoa, its history, its consequences, and the responsibilities it demands. If you do not know the history of Aotearoa after the 1835 Declaration of Independence and Te Tiriti o Waitangi 1840, Unsettled Bliss...
Warwick Freeman (b. 1953) is regarded as one of the world's most influential contemporary jewellery artists. His works tell of his life, culture, and history, as well as the history of Aotearoa/New Zealand and the country's unique materials-millimetre-thick...
"Unlock the secrets to raising a well-adjusted, confident puppy with How to Socialise Your Puppy. This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to know about understanding puppy personalities, how they learn, and creative socialisation ideas for both...
"The construction industry’s skilled labor shortage presents an opportunity to redefine workplace gender roles and benefit from diverse, innovative teams. Two key books offer solutions: Book 1: Empowering Employers: Strategies for Integrating Skilled Women...
"The TA (Tour Aotearoa) is a bicycle trail running the length of New Zealand but with kinks in it. The result: 3000 kilometres of trail that is in your backyard. Many Kiwis see some of it, dabble with bits of it. Few go the whole hog.'For someone like Duncan...
"These letters describe everyday conditions during the earliest days of European settlement in Canterbury, a unique insight into settler life."--publisher's information.
"No more poetry are honoured to welcome the second poetry collection from artist, curator and writer Hana Pera Aoake titled Blame It On The Rain. the book begins with a placenta placed into a Pohutukawa tree and spirals out across manifold interrogations and...
"In an expansive new collection encompassing myths and science, the political and personal, the local and global, lyrical and technical language, from outer space to the microscopic, Nyman ask us to pay attention to how our present-day actions will impact...
"Reo Maori Phrases to Share With the People You Love. Ignite your interest in te reo Māori with Whanau, a starting point for your language journey or a way to build on what you already know. Most of all, sow the seed of the Māori language within your home and...
Programme for the West Auckland Heritage Conference, held Sunday 13 November 2022 at Titirangi War Memorial Hall.
Gives origins and meanings of the basic shapes and patterns in Maori carving, using many photographs to illustrate the text. This revised version remains an essential souce of information for those wanting an introduction to the history and development of...
"This gripping illustrated history captures the evolution by trial and error of the New Zealand army, alongside those of Australia and Canada, from the Boer War in South Africa to involvement in the First World War. In its research and writing, Christopher...
"The Cornish tinners who answered the siren call of the Otago gold rush achieved the alchemist's dream, converting the base metal they worked at home to gold on the Maniototo Plain. The precious metal they clawed from the Otago soil set them up, but it was the...
"What lies off-track in Tongariro National Park? This engrossing book contains stories of ghosts, fires, avalanches, plane wrecks, sly grogging, secret spots and more from around Ngāuruhoe, Tongariro and Ruapehu — a place of wild and chaotic grandeur. This...
"In her first book of nonfiction, prizewinning author Tina Makereti writes from inside her many intersecting lives as a wahine Māori – teacher, daughter, traveller, parent – and into a past that is as alive and changeful as the present moment. Makereti stands...
"In this major work, one of our leading historians offers a new account of the origins of New Zealand: how Pakeha settlers - nurtured on Enlightenment thought and evangelical humanitarianism - encountered Maori, and how the two peoples together developed a...
A fun, fascinating and revealing book about the strange and wonderful critters of Aotearoa. What do you call a grasshopper dressed as a gladiator? Why are sandfly bites so itchy? What links insects and Māori whakairo (carving)? How does a glow worm glow? Why...
"Maurice Harveys story ranges from quirky to grippingly poignant as he travels in a reporting role for the United Bible Societies from Cuba to Lebanon, from Rwanda to Sarajevo, from Fiji to Mongolia. A fascinating and entertaining book that takes the reader...
In 1967 Maurice and Lorraine Harvey, six years into their marriage and their overseas mission adventures, transferred from the volatile surroundings of West Africa to the relative calm of the South Pacific island nation of Fiji. With two young children in tow,...
"Steve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams up with renowned golf journalist Evin Priest to give his definitive account of his 12-year partnership with the legendary Tiger Woods, sharing personal, never-before-told moments of their...
"Rights of Nature laws are becoming a vital tool for addressing environmental injustice. From New Zealand and India to Ecuador and Bolivia, advocates have successfully secured legal rights for rivers, forests, and mountains. Granting rights to nature has the...
"This book tells the history of the treatment of people with kidney failure in New Zealand; beginning in the early 1950s this story encompasses remarkable experiences of patients and their families, and of the contributions made by dedicated health...
"Betsy Blunden was the first professional woman mountain guide in the world when she was employed at the Hermitage in late 1928, aged 18. She guided there for three seasons and went on to make other significant climbs, including the first 3,000m peak in New...
"A collection of poetry, music, and artwork by eighteen emerging New Zealanders that speaks to the rituals, deeply engrained stories, and 'canon events' that shape individual and artistic identities. Beautifully curated with links to live performances, the...
Guidelines for landscape assessment in a statutory planning context. They include landscape character and values, landscape effects, outstanding natural features and landscapes, and natural character.
Following on from the successful He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, Hona Black's new book explores the rich vein of humour in Māori life. Want to know how to call a silly person a 'roro hipi / sheep's brain', or bring out 'same old, same old' when...
"Why do Whangarei, Tauranga, Motueka and Timaru have the names they do? Why all the fuss about the spelling of Whanganui and Rimutaka? What are the original names for Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin? Māori Place Names gives concise and...
"Since the first issue appeared in 1985, the significance of the historic links between Ireland, particularly the nine counties of the historic province of Ulster, and Australia and New Zealand, has featured regularly and with telling effect in the pages of...
"In the traditional Maori world the moko, or facial or body tattoo, was part of everyday life; everyone had some patterning on their skin. Men wore elaborate designs on their faces; women's were usually less complex but elegant, and both sexes had extensive...
"From a childhood in rural Piopio, Jenny-May Coffin grew up to achieve international success as a Silver Fern and then began a stellar career on radio and television as a sports commentator and morning presenter. But outward success can often mask inner...
"A redemptive story about second chances. Jaye Pukepuke committed 15 armed robberies before he was caught by police and sent to prison. He tells people that while he spent almost six years inside, he served 16, because it took him another decade simply to get...
A humorous, meandering journey through the many wonders of New Zealand in ninety days. Flâneur is French for 'one who wanders,' and in this sequel to Mature Flâneur : Slow Travels through Portugal, France, Italy and Norway, author Tim Ward and Teresa (his...
'Some scientists prepare for such a moment for decades.'New Zealand's pandemic response delivered one of the lowest Covid-19 health burdens in the world, thanks to early elimination and high vaccination rates. While border controls and early lockdowns were...
"New Zealand's oldest and (for a while anyway), largest industry was Forestry. From European navies looking to re-mast their ships, to settlers needing to clear land for pasture, from building bridges to making houses, and then furniture to fill their homes,...
"Girls who join dog packs, boys who gain strength from trees, men who love bodies with nobody in them: Dregs is a collection of tenderly monstrous love stories, set in a shadowy small town of the same name. Based in South Canterbury, New Zealand, these...
"Te mara hūpara 2 is a collaboration between Harko Brown and his talented daughter Billie. Harko researched historical aspects of hūpara whilst Billie undertook editing and evaluated many of the collections in this book. It is a follow-up to the seminal book...
"Tiritiri Matangi Island is a conservation success story of international significance. Thousands of trees, planted by volunteers, and the release of rare and endangered birds have produced today's world-famous open sanctuary near Auckland, New Zealand, which...
"While most enthusiasts may be classified as amateur photographers, as distinct from professional photographers, captured within these pages is some exceptionally talented work from these enthusiasts" --Page 10.
"For Keeps. Filled with 50 beautiful recipes from all sorts of cooks and all types of kitchens across the island, it's just a small taste of what is out there, but we are confident you will enjoy making and devouring every one of them."--Foreword.
"An uncommon land is a story of enclosure, dispossession, colonisation and – ultimately – hope for a better future. Through the lens of her ancestors’ stories, Catherine Knight throws light on the genesis and evolution of the commons, its erosion through...
"Women's Criminalisation and Offending in Australia and New Zealand offers new research and analysis of women's offending and criminalisation in Australia and New Zealand from British settlement through to the late-twentieth/early twenty-first century. Drawing...
"Hope is a shovel and will give you blisters. Overwhelmed and often unmoved by the scientific and political jargon of climate change, Nadine Hura sets out to find a language to connect more deeply to the environmental crisis. But what begins as a journalistic...
"While the life and career of Ellen Terry (1847-1928) has attracted decades of attention from theatre historians and feminist biographers, one chapter remains hidden: Terry's tour of her solo 'Shakespeare lectures' to Australia and New Zealand in 1914. This...
"My Three Rivers is a vivid account of the challenges and satisfactions of rural life in the first part of twentieth century New Zealand on land defined by unpredictable rivers, few reliable roads and no bridges. With a sharp and often humorous eye, Shirley...
"Descending Fire is a powerful and moving glimpse into the writing journey of the late Sherryl Jordan, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most beloved YA and children’s authors. Author of The Raging Quiet, Winter of Fire and Rocco, among others, Sherryl’s writing...
A celebration of 45 years of The Upstairs Gallery. A community gallery in Titirangi, West Auckland. The Upstairs Gallery's constitution is tasked with providing a platform for local talent and to be a hub for creatives. Featuring the work of 45 artists and...
"This book is about making visible the lives and work of a selection of Hawke's Bay women. It documents their lives and achievements across the domains of social reform, business, enterprise, community, family, arts, sport, health, education, welfare and...
"No. 75 New Zealand Squadron was the first Commonwealth squadron to be formed in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and the only New Zealand heavy bomber squadron in the RAF. The ‘New Zealand Bomber Squadron’ became famous for its many...
"During WW2, New Zealand formed two day fighter squadrons in Europe, Nos 485 and 486 Squadrons. Book made of over 100 pages, over 120 photos and 30 colour profiles, the operational activity of each squadron is fully narrated."--Publisher website, viewed 2 May...
"From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture...
"A remarkable and impressive debut collection of poems that speak to the complexity of family, identity and the proud legacy of Maori language and culture. 'Te Whiu's poetic voice is bright, and new. As well as vividly poetic storytelling the humour here is...
Denis Glover, Charles Brasch, Ian Milner - these names have long been familiar to New Zealanders. Less well known is their contemporary and close friend, journalist Douglas Brass, whose remarkable four-decade career gave him a unique view of a turbulent period...
This beautiful, heavily illustrated book traces Peter Cleverley's formation and evolution as an artist, identifying the myriad influences that aroused in him a profound sense of the transience of human life and the paradoxical complexity of the human...
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