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"In 1987 Allan Titford was being driven off his farm by people who claimed that part of it was Maori land. His story captured the hearts and minds of many New Zealanders. However in 2013, when he was jailed for more than 24 years, he was called "a sl...
"A selection of artworks of the sea, from the Gallery's collections."--Provided by publisher.
"A selection of artworks that are black in look and sentiment, from the Gallery's collections."--Provided by publisher.
"Ever felt like quitting your day job to chase a dream? Lisa Nimmo did, and this daring musical adventure is proof that it's never too late to follow your heart, reinvent yourself and become the person you were born to be. With no prior music experience...
"In 2014, as an intiative towards the nationwide commemoration for the Centenary of World War I, members of the Panmure Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists were invited to write an essay on one or more of their WWI soldiers, nurses and ...
"Rural revolt - in defence of Coromandel's wild kingdom is an environmental and social history in five parts. First they came for the goats tells of the government's "wall of death" pogrom against feral goats. Don't fence us in tells of an attempt to...
"An eye opening account of living the dream of trying to settle down. The history, the isolation, the terrain and the weather expose this European’s own vulnerabilities and humble him into a deep respect for everyone who lives there."--Provided by pu...
"We were all set for paradise. But was paradise what we thought? Kate would teach at a local school. I would write a travel blog. Life would be sweet and good things would happen to us. We’d swim in the ocean, spend a night in a traditional fale, and...
"Inspired by Andy's backyard segments on TVNZ1's Seven Sharp this book is perfect for anyone dreaming of making changes at their own place. It features a wide range of backyards from Kiwi heroes like Kieran Read, Richie and Gemma McCaw, Sir Graham Henry,...
"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. It is an invaluable resource for...
"A stunning collection of poems from one of New Zealand's most respectedwriters"--Publisher information.
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Conceived out of wedlock, Ann was just two months old when placed in the care of a Catholic orphanage. From the beginning, she was taught her mother was sinful and that she would be too unless the devil was beaten from her soul. She was sexually abused...
"Michael Morrissey's 23rd book and his 12th book of poetry, casts a wry but compassionate eye on life in a New Zealand psychiatric ward. ..." --Back cover.
I am the bird who appears in your dreams / I am the bird whose song you hear / I am the flash of feathered blaze / I am still a surprise to you. In South D Poet Lorikeet Jenny Powell, with her customary acuteness and lightness of touch, writes of gir...
"Katharina Müller's poetry circles around questions of home, distance, and absence"--Publisher's website.
A selection of poems by Faroese poet Agnar Artuvertin, the first in English translation.
"The story of tiny Niue’s involvement in the Great War has captivated people since an account was first published by Margaret Pointer in 2000. In 1915, 160 Niuean men joined the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as part of the Maori Reinforcements and set...
"100% [Kiwi] business is an inspiring guide for New Zealanders growing their business, or starting a new one."--Book jacket.
"Southern Transport was born out of financial necessity in 1946 when a timber company found itself in difficulties. It became the formidable business it remains today when 20-year-old Bill Richardson took charge in 1960. Seeking opportunities wherever...
"This work cover the origin in 2002, and development through the first 10 years, of the volunteer group TOSSI, Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Incorporated. It is about the people and their enthusiasm to create, in co-operation with the local council,...
"Relationship property is a core feature of the law of domestic relationships. Major case law at the highest levels continues to develop the rules. It is now the subject of a mammoth Law Commission project. Some key areas such as economic disparity, the...
"This book is your essential guide to the best backcountry touring and ski mountaineering in New Zealand. Whether you're new to the world of backcountry snowsports, an enthusiast looking for inspiration, or an international traveller sampling what New...
"Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide is here to unbundle the complicated world of pruning and provide step-by-step instructions to beginners. Calm trees is the overall aim. A less is more approach to cutting with a focus on training as well as pruning....
"See no evil issues a challenge to New Zealanders. The book begins by relating the little-known history of West Papua, but its focus is on the impact of New Zealand's foreign policy on the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants. In the 1950s New Zealand s...
In Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume 1, the first in a two-part series, David Cameron tells the extraordinary story of Australian troops on the Western front in March and April of 1918. These troops were directly responsible for pushing back...
An anthology of 100 poems celebrating Wellington, capturing the vivacity and diversity of the capital, this poetic portrait is a celebration of Wellington and the creative life it inspires.
"In The Best Leaders Don’t Shout, Bruce shares the lessons learned as he and his teams have defended businesses against the threats of the poor performance he inherited, and then, turned those same businesses around into highly profitable organisations...
"Seeing Through a Cloud is the story of an active, young doctor about to specialise, but suddenly his life changed. In seconds. The doctor became the patient. This book tells the inspiring story of how Paul coped with all the changes and challenges he...
"A passionate missionary, intercessor, evangelist teacher and pro-life advocate, Beryl is powerfully anointed with the Holy Spirit to minister to other broken lives, the healing and freedom she has found in her Lord. Her refreshing transparency, courage...
I asked, "God, why me?" I imagined that I got a call from the DP saying, "It was a mistake. There's nothing wrong with Mikey. Mikey is normal like other children." Then I realised that it was just an illusion. I was on my knees, "God, please help me in...
" Beyond Manapouri: 50 years of environmental politics in New Zealand traces the evolution of environmental administration in New Zealand since the dawn of the 'environmental era' in the late 1960s. The national campaign to stop the government from raising...
"As thousands woke from the earth-shattering quake on 14th November 2016, nobody could foresee the chain of events that ultimately resulted in the birth of Come Together. This book is a celebration of the love, resilience and the human spirit. It pays...
"For the first time Oklahoma City Thunder centre Steven Adams shares the story behind his meteoric rise to become one of the most exciting players in the NBA and New Zealand's highest paid sportsperson. From the streets of small town Rotorua in New ...
"Biography of F.W.C Sturm, naturalist, botanist and nurseryman. Earliest permanent European settler in Northern Hawke's Bay. Arrived 1839 died 23 May 1896."--Provided by publisher.
"Defiant perfectly describes the 1980 New Zealand Olympic Team as they faced almost insurmountable odds to achieve their dream of competing in an Olympic Games. The New Zealand government agreed to a boycott of the Moscow Olympics after the call came...
"[A] meticulously researched account of unprecendented musical events that took place in early 20th century New Zealand. The detail and authenticity of the narrative takes us on tour with Ignacy Jan Paderewski, then the world's most recognised and ce...
The definitive history of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream it could be...
"Fungi can't make their own food. They survive only because they've evolved ways of getting food from other creatures. Some of them take on algal and bacterial partners that can make food by trapping sunlight. That "life style" is called a lichen. Of...
"On what initially began as an impulse, Sequoia Schmidt, a native of New Zealand and avid adventurer decides to purchase a ticket to her homeland with the goal of cycling across the country to reconnect with her roots. Once (somewhat) trained, Sequoia...
Sir Gordon 'Titch' Tietjens, pioneer of the global sevens game, is one of New Zealand's greatest ever rugby coaches. His many accolades - including 12 IRB World Series, two Rugby World Cup Sevens titles and four Commonwealth Games gold medals - easily...
"After a long career in the wine industry, circumstances forced Hans Peet to reconsider his options. This is his true and honest answer of how he faced up the challenge of ongoing loss of vision, the friend who rescued him from depression and what happened...
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Unbreakable spirit is a testimony to the human spirit in the face of cancer. It tells the true stories of people who have survived cancer and of those who are terminally ill. It alos shares the experiences of people who have had a loved one die from cancer...
This book records the history of Addington, one of Christchurch, New Zealand's oldest inner suburbs. It moves from the suburb's birth as a working-class suburb to the aftermath of the 2010-11 Canterbury earthquakes discussing the people, buildings and...
"Scoundrels & Eccentrics of the Pacific is a new title delving into the adventurers who once made the great Pacific their playground – from likeable dreamers to outright conmen, slavers and pirates, and even one self-titled Queen Emma. There’s the...
This book records the evolution of Maori spirituality from early contact to the end of the prophetic period that had been launched by the translation of the Old Testament in 1858. It analyses the principal influences in Maori religious movements during...
"Sheryn was born to parents who were full-time Christian ministers in The Salvation Army. This meant relocating around New Zealand every few years. At nineteen she trained and became a New Zealand police officer, serving for twelve years. In 1993, she...
The off-roading, hill-seeking and muddy-morning adventures of farming legend Mark Warren. Mark Warren is a larger-than-life character of rural New Zealand. He grew up with an obsession with Landrovers, Mark 1 Zephyrs, council tip trucks, bulldozers,....
"On 27 December 1974, Tony Allan, a solo sailor on board his trimaran Rebel 11, departed Queensland on a return journey to New Zealand. At 5.45am, two days out from the Australian coast, after clearing the danger of the busy shipping lanes, Tony was ...
"A Certain Style records the story of New Zealand couturier Bruce Papas who sketched, draped and constructed elegant suits and dresses for a fashion conscious local audience. Beginning his career in 1946, his finely tuned fashion sense and mastery of...
"Thousands of facts about New Zealand and New Zealanders that you never thought you needed to know! A wide-ranging and surprising selection of lists, rankings and statistics that shed light on New Zealand in an unusual and entertaining way."--Publish...
"A long term project of Mona and fellow villa lover photographer Paul Knight with the on-going road trips through parts of New Zealand seeking out these wonderful character homes that we almost take for granted as our staple heritage houses in New Ze...
"All that he experienced, all his different jobs and employers, all is recorded just as it was many years ago. His great love of music, his wit and humour, his cheeky way, it's all there. His successes, his failures, his disappointments and his accom...
"Anna was never anything like those ‘real’ runners on telly – all spindly limbs, tiny shorts and split times – but when she read about New Zealand’s 3,000-kilometre-long Te Araroa Trail, she began to wonder… perhaps being a ‘real’ runner was overrated....
"Collected poems 1981-2016 is a thirty-five year retrospective from an important Irish-Maori influence writer. It offers the most complete view so far of O'Leary's remarkable literary achievement and offers a body of original and significant work tha...
"Michael O'Leary's new book is the first to collect his entire oeuvre of New Zealand railway poems. Spanning over 30 years of his writing, it runs the length of the railway in Aotearoa and depicts many of the country's railway stations and towns. The...
"From his fledgling days as a junior policeman to being detective sergeant on high-profile cases, Christchurch cop Al Lester has many a story to tell as he reflects on a career on the thin blue line. Al's a man who took policing seriously, always doing...
"Discover New Zealand region-by-region; from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will...
"When young Pat Lynch was growing up in south Auckland, helping his father in the garden and enjoying the beach with his siblings, little did he know that in his future he'd be influencing politicians of all persuasions, and even a prime minister or two....
"A long-time resident of Tamahere in Waikato, David communicated with farmers for more than 40 years through his cartoons - his main character, Jock, is recognised as a national identity. His cartoons appeared in the New Zealand Farmer for 34 years and...
"The Puckey brothers joined the first English mission to the the South Seas in 1796, in their early 20s. The mission to Tahiti was spectacularly disrupted when William was ambushed and nearly killed. Both brothers retreated by Sydney, tried to return...
"A schoolgirl races from class to join a weekend trip to the hills. A mountaineering guide recalls his first weeks on the job during the 1920s. A young climber is shown the best route over the Main Divide by a big bull thar. A climbing party is bombarded...
Lloyd Geering forces us to respond to, rethink, and reinterpret Christian origins, institutions, and beliefs. He demands that we begin from a position of informed knowledge that includes a central engagement with science, religion, and scholarship. G...
This book provides scholars, teacher educators, as well as reflective school leaders and teachers with valuable insights into what it is to be a teacher in the 21st century. It does so by presenting original research based on a study of several New Z...
"Hovering hawks, swooping falcons and softly calling morepork. A close look at the predatory birds of New Zealand - many of them endangered. From an extinct giant eagle and an owl that sounded like the devil, to the morepork we hear calling at night,...
"At the age of thirty, Pauline Stansfield had everything ahead of her - she had left her home in New Zealand as a qualified nurse and was training to be a tutor at the Royal Free Hospital in London. Then, in 1969, she went on an adventure holiday tou...
Social-media sensation Simone Anderson's weight peaked at 169 kg. When she finally faced up to how overweight she was, she knew something had to change. Simone shared her progress on Facebook, to keep herself accountable, and her fan base grew rapidly...
"Surely the Wairarapa doesn't have a maritime history, there are no ports or wharves and only a few fishermen earning their living from the sea." This has been a commonly held view, and the reason this book has not been written until now. In fact, the...
"'There is always a baby for whom you can feel happy at what they have achieved, or sad when things go wrong. There are always parents to help through an incredible journey, and a junior staff member who is keen to learn and to whom you can pass on some...
"Memoir covering author's career in farming and off-road driving and instructing"--Publisher information.
"What sort of person was Ngaio Marsh, whose detective novels made her name known throughout the world? With all the insight and sense of style her readers have come to expect of her, her autobiography reveals the influences and environment that have shaped...
"This book is a guide for those people who want to go out and collect New Zealand minerals. It will help you identify a lot of the minerals, which identification tests are the most useful, where to look for certain minerals, which minerals are common...
Jackson John Howell takes us into a world where accustomed notions of ̀home' have been defaced, distorted and obliterated. It's a familiar but uncomfortable place to be. In an era defined by the refugee crisis and, in our own cities, escalating homel...
"Uneasy nights out with dead Russian poets, dalliances with German gas fitters and emotionally fraught games of badminton are brought together for the first time, along with a brand new body of work, in this time-spanning selection of Anna Jackson's ...
"When Adrienne was first diagnosed with cardiomyopathy she asked, What is that? She had never heard of the condition and had trouble finding information. Her book is designed to help others with cardiomyopathy and heart failure. As well as telling her...
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