"In this deftly woven work Flora Feltham explores the corners where her memories are stashed: the archive vault, her mother's house, a marriage counsellor's office, the tip and New World. She takes us on a frenzied bender in Croatia, learns tapestry and meets...

"A slim volume of verse, like a bicycle, offers us fresh and joyful and sometimes troubling ways of seeing the world. James Brown’s eighth collection of poems begins in childhood and moves through education, jobs and the essential unremarkable activities that...

"Although a young doctor when he volunteered for the Spanish Civil War in late 1936, New Zealander Douglas Jolly swiftly acquired a reputation as one of the most gifted and energetic surgeons of the Republican Army's medical services. Over the next two years...

"Searching for practical ways to confront the most profound issues in the Church today? Is faith “the size of a mustard seed” enough for an enquiring Christian mind? Why are Christians of all ages – but especially young adults – turning away from God? Andrew...

"After the overwhelmingly positive response from her book The no bullshit guide to getting sober, Maree McLean realised it was time for a follow up book after readers and listeners flooded her inbox with triumphant tales of getting sober followed by...

"From the faces behind TV2's hit show The dog house NZ comes a mix of practical information and stories of successful dog love matches, highlighting what it takes to be a responsible - and happy - dog owner. Gavin and Helen Cook run Country Retreat Animal...

"Happiness and wellbeing are like fingerprints - unique to each of us. Happiness - the state of being happy. Wellbeing - a positive state experienced by individuals and societies that encompasses quality of life and the ability of people and societies to...

"From ancient whatu kakahu to contemporary installation art, Frances Hodgkins to Merata Mita, Fiona Clark to Mataaho Collective, Sight Lines tells the story of art made by women in Aotearoa. Gathered here are painters, photographers, performers, sculptors,...

"Between 1756 and 1840, philanthropy in the British world grew from the domain of small, associational committees to a vast enterprise of philanthropic and humanitarian societies with global reach. British Philanthropy in the Globalizing World tells the story...

"With step-by-step advice and helpful illustrations on landscaping, planting, maintenance and growth, horticultural expert Philip Thomsen has put together the perfect guidebook for all Kiwi gardeners, no matter their skill, time constraints or budget. Whether...

"A leading freshwater ecologist, Mike Joy is a powerful advocate for the conservation of our waterways. In this memoir, he offers a rare first-hand look at the life of a scientist whose research led him to activism. Vividly describing the environmental damage...

"Nici Wickes invites you back to her quiet kitchen for a second helping of uncomplicated, delicious recipes. During the global pandemic, Nici amassed a dedicated following through social media, sharing her recipes and personal stories of dealing with life's...

This book is a chronicle of colonial treachery of how the Indians (mostly from North India) were promised a pleasant life in the Pacific and were transported to work in the sugar cane plantations in Fiji. The Indentured Labour System - invented and enforced by...

"The aim for this guidebook is to distill the basics from the wealth of gardening resources that exist and to find information specifically for New Zealand gardens to give you a simple, solid starting point and success in the garden. 'What Plant Where' is a...

Coastal Fishes of New Zealand' provides a comprehensive, informative and up-at-date identification guide to the fishes likely to be encountered by New Zealand divers and fishers. Illustrated with 340 superb colour photographs of live fish in their natural...

"Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities takes a critical look at the evolution of New Zealand’s cities. Moving past the country’s rural image, the book addresses the realities of its urban majority, questioning suburban spread and exploring options for...

"In 1973 a twenty-eight-year-old Tony Simpson travelled overseas for the first time to a conference in Sweden and then to the Soviet Union, where he found himself to his surprise having lunch with a member of the Politburo and a KGB colonel. He also caught the...

"The name Te Matahourua was seen as appropriate for this research project because this study represents the first step towards a long term goal, namely, the implementation of collaboration between Rongoā healing and Western medical practitioners. It is hoped...

CUMULUS is a collaborative project between award winning photographer Carlos Biggeman and Dunedin-based and international poets..."--Publisher's description.

"Including over fifty writers from diverse ethnic and demographic communities (representing parents/grandparents/matua, offspring/rangatahi, educators, doctors, social workers, researchers, creatives and other disciplines) Rere Takitahi/Flying Solo eviscerates...

"This book explores the unusual and unique experience of direct democracy in the small state of New Zealand, where referendums have been a persistent feature of the political landscape for over a century. Referendums have been the site of renewed interest from...

"Between 1905 and 1929 the Auckland City Council built dams in the Waitakere, Upper Nihotupu and Upper Huia Valleys to provide water for the rapidly growing city. Access to each of those dams was by narrow gauge railway or tramline. This book tells the story...

"House built since 2000 are better insulated and have become more airtight and as older homes have been upgraded and had new components such as aluminium window frames and sheet lining materials installed, they have also become more airtight, creating higher...

"The Ocean covers over 70 percent of our planet's surface and accounts for 97-99 percent of the liveable biosphere. She is the cradle of our existence and the heart of our blue home, a vast, living and breathing superorganism. The Ocean Is Alive is first and...

The Ulumate Project features objects and images created by Na Tolu over recent years reflecting the important making practices of iTaukei. This body of work responds to and re-poses objects and historic images from museum and research collections, to ensure...

"Expat New Zealand poet Dunstan Ward's new collection of poems, DISTANCES, takes the reader "deep into the heart of loss and love, into the reality of mortality, into life's mystery and its sorrow. The collection as a whole is an unflinching examination of...

"This book has emerged from our own explorations into alternative flours. We primarily eat a low carb diet with a high focus on meat. However, it is nice to be able to include a low carb bread or occasional baking in our lives. But also, to maximise our yields...

A quest for Mr Right. An empty nest. A racing heart. A twitching eye. A dead career. Looks like it's time for a midlife crisis. Looks like it's time for a quest. Maybe it's time for Mr Right. The Misters turn up. A Man of God in Australia. A Meditator in Bali....

"Michael Giacon's first volume of poetry, Undressing In Slow Motion, has Giacon undressing at the turn of each page in a dishevelment of past, present and beyond. We travel with Giacon as he negotiates death, life and love while reconciling his deep...

In the pages of this book, my aspiration is to ignite a global movement among Pilates instructors and enthusiasts. As you embark on these thoughtfully designed Pilates Reformer routines, my hope is it becomes a catalyst for a new wave of creativity and...

"The thrushes are back. The blackbirds too are back, already worrying the thrushes, filching their choice worms. The gorse is running the hills along the Aramoana Road, spills the slopes yellow; the broom, so much more politely, you call it gold. Look again,...

"Dame Wendy Edith Pye DNZM MBE is a publisher from New Zealand. Her company, Wendy Pye Group, is considered one of the world's most successful educational export companies. Pye was born in Cookernup, in rural Western Australia, the youngest of four...

"Showcasing the very best of architecture and design from Australia and New Zealand, The Local Project: 10 is a stunning collection of homes from some of the most renown architects practicing today. Featuring 23 homes from across Australia and New Zealand, the...

"The era of Republican China began with the fall of the Qing (Manchu) Dynasty in 1912, and came to an end in 1949, when Mao Tse-tung declared the People's Republic of China.The 37 years in between were marked by power struggles between competing warlords,...

"Jake Arthur's beguiling second poetry collection opens with a tarot reader coaxing us into a reading over a cup of tea. And in a rush of vivid scenes and impressions, we begin to imagine episodes from different lives - a woman tries to train a robin; parents...

"Mental depression is a serious issue in contemporary New Zealand, and it has an increasingly high profile. But during our history, depression has often been hidden under a long black cloud of denial that we have not always lived up to the Kiwi ideal of being...

"This comprehensive guide discusses the key income tax and GST issues associated with buying, selling, owning and leasing property."--Beck cover.

"The Farewelling of a Home is a liturgy, a service for people leaving their homes for the last time; a family home of many years, a home damaged or destroyed in a natural disaster. There are laments for a range of contexts, including moving into a retirement...

"'From the outset, the social space of the essay is involved with the text's readers to the degree that conversation is implied - more or less intimate, even argumentative. The essay will often have originated in conversation, or the conversations of groups...

Southland historian and author Lloyd Esler self-published the book called 'Dr Eric Elder of Tuatapere'. It outlines the life of Dr Elder, a doctor in the small Southland town from for 49 years, from 1938 to 1987.

Compiled by award-winning chef, judge and TV host Robert Oliver, Eat Pacific includes 139 zesty recipes from Fiji, Samoa, the Kingdom of Tonga, the Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Niue, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea, taken from the...

"Many people today believe that Christianity will not stand up to a scientific or intellectual investigation, and that science has all the answers. Such an attitude shows an ignorance of the wealth of available philosophical arguments and scientific...

Annemarie Rawson's second book 'My French platter replenished' takes us on a further journey of their life in France whilst working in Lisle-sur-Tarn at Domaine de Mènerque and later at Combe de Merigot, near Gaillac.

"In this breathtaking bicycle adventure down the length of the African continent, The Road South tells the story of James and his partner being caught in a military coup, navigating around a war and rebel blockades, narrowly dodging a thrown spear, and being...

"Fringe benefit tax (FBT) is arguably one of the most controversial and costly taxes for any New Zealand business to administer. The 6th edition of this practical book uses worked examples, case studies and checklists to illustrate the meaning of the law and...

"Foundations of New Zealand Taxation Law provides a clear and concise introduction to the policy, principles and practice underpinning New Zealand's tax laws.Written by a panel of tax academics and tax experts in practice, this 2023 edition has been revised...

This practical guide covers not only bookkeeping essentials but also a range of accounting and taxation issues that tax agents, bookkeepers, accountants and business owners need to be aware of when dealing with their clients. It has a very practical approach,...

Administering the payroll is one of the most critical and demanding functions of a business. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide clearly explains the essential components of all pay office functions and procedures. The book provides a simple and up-to-date...

"Through an open call for contributors in 2023, this publication was created in response to the lack of authentic representation for biracial, mixed-heritage and multi-ethnic individuals living in Aotearoa. Everything That Moves, Moves Through Another features...

"Called to China as a ten-year-old, who could have imagined the exciting outworking of that call-four decades travelling to every corner of the 'Middle Kingdom', encountering many of China's people groups, being caught up in dramatic (and sometimes traumatic)...

"Have you spent much of your adult life coming off a diet, thinking about going on a diet or currently on a diet? After a lifetime of yo-yo dieting and having varying levels of unsustained success, author Keren Mackay decided there had to be a better way....

"'We will now pay off our mortgage in five years rather than 30 years' Kirsten & Mike Mason, Fair Go 'It's a relief to be working with Hannah to sort our retirement' Mark Leishman Hannah McQueen shares her expertise so you can take control of your finances,...

"From a rare and deadly amniotic avalanche to a victim of roasted peanuts ... The ... author of 'The Cause of Death' and 'The Quick and the Dead' returns with more stranger-than-fiction stories of death, disease and murder - as well as new perspectives on...

"While the topic of relationships in professional sports teams is gaining greater attention from researchers and practitioners, the role that coach and athlete language plays in shaping these relationships remains largely unexplored. This book addresses this...

"To all parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, cousins, extended families and soon-to-be parents. Love your kids from the inside out. Take valuable time to learn and understand why, what you feed their bodies, their minds and their...

"Byron Brown - entrepreneur, businessman, community leader, benefactor, broadcaster, environmentalist, philosopher, poet and storyteller, and an internationally recognised expert on the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. Mary-Annette - artist, actor, event...

"A profound and inspirational account of dealing with adversity and finding daily meaning and happiness in our lives. 'Part memoir and part masterclass in finding hope and joy in the face of unthinkable challenges. This isn't a book about cancer, it's a book...

This new addition of A Photographic Guide to Insects of New Zealand recognises the fact that New Zealand is a fascinating arena of study for anyone with an interest in insect life, be it casual or academic.The country's long isolation from other land masses...

"Colour photographs illustrating 165 species. Compact, easy-to-use format; the ideal pocket-size travelling companion. Authoritative text describing key identification features"--Back cover

"Wade Doak is a natural history photographer and author of world renown, respected for his observation and documentation of New Zealand's marine life." --Back cover.

A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New Zealand showcases the flowers that add so much to the attractions of walking in New Zealand's alpine zone. The ideal size for slipping into a backpack when tramping, A Photographic Guide to Alpine Plants of New...

Ferns occur in great abundance in New Zealand - there are nearly 200 native species alone occurring everywhere from the coast through to the country's alpine regions. Then there are the fern allies - including clubmosses and forkferns that have an even longer...

"This practical handbook provides a clear and concise outline of the law relating to trusts, wills, executors and administrators. It is a valuable resource for students, junior legal staff and the general public.The ninth edition is fully updated to...

"Manuali'i - Bird of the Gods - is an anchor to ancestors and to self. These poems are reminders of who you come from and who you are; compasses to constant new becomings. Questions for timekeepers and connections to universal powers. Being guided by...

"Morrissey's new collection of poems Tigers of the Mind is his 14th and stands alongside a novel, two novellas and a couple of shorter fictions, scripts for two stage plays, a work of non-fiction and his memoir Taming the Tiger. That is quite some output in...

"Managers and supervisors are key people in organisations when it comes to the prevention of bullying and harassment. This handbook has been written to give them practical guidance and to answer some of the most common questions they ask: How do I identify...

"Tax Avoidance Law in New Zealand deals with the interrelationship between the general anti-avoidance provision and specific anti-avoidance provisions in the Income Tax Act 2007. The 3rd edition of this authoritative text by James Coleman enables practitioners...

This book is about salvaging, recovering, reclaiming, restoring and re-purposeing old junk. Stuff that other people have discarded, and have, for reasons of their own, decided were only good for the landfill. It is full of "before and after" photos of things...

"Welcome to a wellness adventure in your kitchen. In these pages, you will find recipes that connect you to nature, nourishment, and nutrition. Together we’ll make meals meaningful by elevating your relationship to life through all your senses. As we...

"This book tells the story of the diverse nature of the people who lived in the area -from the early Maori to the later pioneers who arrived in the 1860's. The colourful narrative then moves with later generations on the hundred year journey to 1959 when the...

" When asked if everything is ok? How many times have your replied with the response: I'm fine. When you are anything but fine? Not fine is a book that aims to help open this crucial conversation. It is the raw and brave story of Donna Davis. A New Zealand...

"A mini guide to improving and editing your own work prior to engaging an experienced editor. Raise the standard of your work by learning about key writing elements such as: sense of time and place, characters, dramatic moments, dialogue, and speech tags,...

"What do the economics of decolonisation mean for the future of Aotearoa? This question drives the work of Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman as they explore the complex relationship between tangata whenua and capitalism. By weaving together historical insights...

"In 1920, when Lasting Impressions, the first volume in this history of New Zealand newspapers ended, the large number of newspapers in the country were the profitable, well-respected vehicles of nearly all the news from around the world and around the corner...

"Bob Calkin was born in 1935 and grew up as Aotearoa New Zealand was entering a period of unprecedented stability and boom times. Tales from the Lucky Generation follows Bob's rise from humble roots in working-class Whanganui to the world of law and business...

"Landscape and seascape photographs of New Zealand, from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island."--

"Being gluten-intolerant or coeliac is a burden millions of people experience worldwide. Rather than eschew the range of delicious dishes others can enjoy, in this book we have compiled a selection of our favourite gluten-free recipes."--