"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...
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,...
"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...
"Do you feel stuck, as if unseen forces are holding you back from the life you know you're capable of living? The Inside Players reveals how the archetypes of manifestation and practical strategies can help you break free from resistance, reconnect with your...
"Preachers, Pastors, Prophets draws on a rich collection of archival material and oral interviews to tell the story of the Dominican friars of Aotearoa New Zealand. Heirs to a spiritual tradition dating back to the early thirteenth century, the friars' lives...
"Journey into the heart of the Earth's most remote and awe-inspiring continent through the lens of acclaimed photographer Stuart Robertson. In Colours of Antarctica, Robertson unveils a collection born of his Antarctic expeditions and invites the viewer to...
"The 'mighty tōtara' is one of our most extraordinary trees. Among the biggest and oldest trees in the New Zealand forest, the heart of Māori carving and culture, trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, clambered up in the Pureora protests of the...
"Death Goddess sings loud, proud and off-key about the trauma, mess and gore of our awa atua, red river fox, our frenemy enemy ovaries! This goddess isn't afraid of nothing. She's not afraid to spill her moon sickness on the western line. She is not afraid to...
"This history of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero details all the events of [his] life from about 1775 to his death in 1860, including his status as Lord of the Waikato and the famous battles and conflicts with other tribes, the raising up of Pōtatau as the [first] Māori...
... the recipes are a collection of both traditional and more modern ideas in cooking. The recipes are based on the produce of New Zealand, things that we grow particularly well, produce that we export and should be available to you wherever you are. The...
"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...
"The report describes (a) the reasons for the undertaking of DEEP SEA 2003, An International Conference on Governance and Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries, that was held in Queenstown, New Zealand from 30 November to 5 December 2003, (b) its agenda and...
"The idea for Paper Anniversary came about four years ago when I had a vision for an on-going biennal works on paper show at the Franklin Arts Centre. The first very successful Paper Anneversary show was held in 2011. Paper Anniversary II - Romance is a...
Chapter 1. Incidents. 1860's: Prison escapers ; 19th century: Ship deserters ; 1860's: Vauxhall Gardens ; 1864: Caroline the bigamist ; 1869-72, 1880-1882: Maori prisoners ; 1874: Transit of Venus and its aftermath ; 1879: Myra Smith: a baby farmer ; 1880's:...
Ewen Sutherland has spent his life working in, designing and writing about gardens - including 18 years as a fortnightly columnist for Waiheke's Guld News. Via tips about plant choices and how to make the most of a patch of land in the middle of the Hauraki...
"Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw...
"One of New Zealand's most acclaimed and widely read contemporary poets, Brian Turner was a proud southerner, and the landscapes and skyscapes of the central South Island are among the strongest characteristics of his work. His themes range widely and make ...
Jan Cameron lived for swimming. An Olympic silver medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Games, she later became one of the most respected swim coaches in Australasia, guiding athletes to success at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and beyond. Known as "the Godmother of...
"In the Atlas of the New Zealand Wars, five decades of maps and plans from 1834 to 1884 provide remarkable new insight into the deep conflicts running through nineteenth-century Aotearoa. Beginning with early skirmishes off the Taranaki coast and at the...
"Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and...
"Part inspired creative endeavour and part determined detective work, this long overdue book brings to light one of New Zealand's most significant botanical artists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Just as Emily Harris's beautiful paintings...
"First published in 1946 as Myths and Legends of Maoriland, these stories help explain the traditional Maori perspective on the origins of many things - not just people - in the world around us. They help to explain the natural world and the relationships...
This book is for teachers of adult refugee or migrant students who have made their home in New Zealand. Teachers who want to increase cultural awareness in the classroom and enable students to understand the culture within which they are now living will find...
"A Naturalist's Guide to the Fungi of Aotearoa New Zealand is an easy-to-use introductory identification guide to 267 species of New Zealand's fungi, described at species or genus level; perfect for residents and visitors alike. High quality photographs are...
"The Companion to Volcanology is not a field guide to volcanoes. But tectonic shifts are present in Brent Kininmont’s second book of poetry, and so are companions. The child, for instance, carried up a mountain in the titular opening poem, and companions alive...
"From the late 1970s into the 1990s, many developed countries restructured relations between state and economy. Among them, New Zealand went far, fast, and left a clear trail, making it possible to shift attention from outside commentaries and critiques to...
"At 15 years old William Mariner was a Cabin Boy travelling on a Privateer the 'Port au Prince' to South America and the Pacific Ocean in 1805 to hunt for wealth. On their travels they ravaged and looted Spanish colonies in South America including a Catholic...
"Help! I'm a manager . . . what do I do next? Management Bites covers every area of business management, bite by bite. It's full of practical ways to manage yourself and your team with real-life examples of what went right and how to fix what's gone wrong....
"Born in a rough place at a very rough time, Allan McLachlan grew up in the Gorbals, Glasgow during WWII. Raised in a one room tenement flat, it was a dirty, grimy and grim childhood, but through it all the family love and the community culture was the...
"What does one do when the dream of a lifetime is realised? What is beyond Reinga (the place of departing spirits)? Questions, so long ignored and put on the back burner of my mind, now had to be faced. We walked, very slowly, back up the track to the car. I...
Through the New Zealand Company, the first European settlers began arriving in New Zealand in the early 1840s among whom were several sets of great grandparents and great great grandparents of mine. The original idea was to write a short history of my father's...
"In Reconnect: Tokelau Ta Tatau, artist Jack Kirifi reveals his journey of rediscovering Tokelau heritage through the ancient art of tā tatau. Raised in Porirua, New Zealand, Kirifi revisits the symbols and meanings of Tokelau tā tatau that captivated him...
"On Gillian Swinton's 2.7-hectare property in Central Otago's heartland she's living simply: trying to be as self-sufficient as possible, living with the seasons, building community and remembering not to take it all too seriously. With her partner Hamish,...
"Kei Ahotea Te Aho Matua is a report on the urgent claim bought by Te Rūnanga Nui and the Kura Kaupapa Māori Te Aho Matua whānau it represents. The claimants allege that the Crown did not sufficiently involve or consider Te Rūnanga Nui or Kura Kaupapa Māori in...
"A book by Red Leap co-founder and former Artistic Director, Julie Nolan. This book deeply explores devising techniques and exercises used by Red Leap over the years. Julie also interviews other well-known New Zealand theatre makers. This is a great tool to...
In Mad Diva, poet Cadence Chung takes us wheeling and diving through a scintillating whirl of ideas, experiences and imagery. Operatic in scale, by turns lush and spare, Mad Diva is a high-wire performance from an extraordinary emerging talent. This...
"Explores the role hymns play in worship. What shall we sing today, in this time and place? It examines the hymns written by six contemporary hymnwriters in Aotearoa New Zealand. It identifies themes and emphases, and assesses their contribution. The book...
"Birds, bats and butterflies all have wings, but their young ones don't always get to fly. Many are fighting to survive. The good news is that relief troops are active in the field. Strategies include fortified nest boxes for our smallest bird, secure roosts...
"Mark Adams is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's foremost photographers. His focus on Samoan tatau, Māori-Pakeha interactions in Rotorua, carved meeting houses, locations of significance for Ngāi Tahu in Te Waipounamu, and Captain James Cook's landing sites...
"A one-stop-shop for making the most of what you have ... Mary Holm is the most trusted writer and reliable long-term adviser on money matters in New Zealand ... Better than anyone else, she knows what worries New Zealanders about money, what they...
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