"In his too-short life, Aaron Swartz reshaped the Internet, questioned our assumptions about intellectual property, and touched all of us in ways that we may not even realize. His tragic suicide in 2013 at the age of twenty-six after being aggressively...
"Stories Change Us relates the developmental science of stories across cultures, and across the lifespan, in an accessible way for professionals, practitioners, scholars, and parents. Stories from fiction and real life have more in common than most people...
"FAO's Japan-funded Project "Management of tuna fishing capacity: conservation and socio-economics" was formulated with the aim of improving the management of tuna fisheries on a global scale. Its immediate objectives are to provide the technical information...
"Temperate broad-leaved trees are found in a wide range of ecological zones, located both in the northern and southern hemispheres. According to the FAO Forest Resources Assessment 2000, temperate forests cover some 400 million ha over a large belt along North...
"The World Health Organization estimated that 80% of the population of developing countries rely on traditional medicines, mostly plant drugs, for their primary health care needs. Also, modern pharmacopoeia still contain at least 25% drugs derived from plants...
"This publication offers a fresh look at the theory and practice of modern water rights, from a comparative law angle. It sheds light on a number of key features of such rights, and draws out and discusses the relevant problematic issues. It will be of...
"This document describes highly migratory fish stocks, straddling fish stocks, and stocks of other high-seas fishery resources and the fisheries for them, including information on their state of exploitation. Fisheries for highly migratory species are...
Whether it's the end of a hard day at work, you've got lots of hungry mouths to feed, or you're simply craving something nourishing that also fills you up, it's time to get busy in the kitchen with Wendy Morgan's no-fuss comfort food. From one-pot meals to...
This book contains a short life story on each of the 196 service personnel who are remembered on the boards or memorials at Karaka, Patumahoe, Waiau Pa, Mauku, Puni and Wesley College.
"The Southern Alps of New Zealand contain some of the most spectacular tramping and hunting opportunities in the world. Join Greg Ross as he revisits tracks and huts he hasn't been to in decades and tests whether he still has the necessary skills to survive in...
In a beautiful rural setting just outside the city of Tauranga, New Zealand, lies an unassuming Christian training centre founded in 1969 - Faith Bible College - affectionately and simply known to many as 'Faith'. The great 20th century apostles, Derek Prince...
"Every chance he gets, Canadian author and experienced hunter and tramper, Greg Ross returns to his favorite playgrounds in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Join him for this retelling of his favorite alpine dreams and his worst alpine nightmare along with...
52 Mentor Musings offers short, user-friendly weekly messages (musings) of encouragement for anyone guiding a young person to reach their potential. Robin Cox equips readers with knowledge, skills, and strategies for the mentoring journey. Topics include...
"MENTOR: Strategies to Inspire Young People provides over one thousand proven strategies and tips to encourage anyone working alongside young people to positively connect with them and guide them to reach their unique potential--to achieve greatness--in a...
Introducing the extraordinary women who broke through the proverbial glass ceiling to carry out revolutionary field research in distant parts of the world 'unsuitable for ladies'. Here you will meet Barbara Freire-Marreco living among Pueblo people in...
Past Present Futures: A Decade of Asian Aotearoa Arts is a 144-page full-colour book that documents and expands upon the breadth, depth, and scope of the landmark Asian Aotearoa Arts Programme-a series of exhibitions, workshops, talks, tours and public events...
Enthusiasts endlessly debate who the best New Zealand rugby players are across different eras. Respected rugby writer Jamie Wall weighs in with his Immortal All Blacks team. The Immortals of New Zealand Rugby celebrates the greatest players to wear the...
"Have you ever set a goal with excitement, only to watch it slowly fade beneath a wave of self-doubt, busyness or overwhelm? You're not alone. Despite good intentions and well-designed plans, many of us struggle to follow through on the goals that once felt...
Jesus calls us to forgive - but what does forgiveness look like in the worst of times and when the rubber meets the road? Forgiveness is hard and life can be heartbreaking. In October 1986, Miriam Murphy's life and the lives of her family would forever be...
"At that time, I could not imagine ever being the person I was before. But the seed had been sown in my spirit about who God had created me to be. Truth has a way of cutting through the brokenness and piercing our hearts. It sparked feelings of hope and joy...
"The language of a photograph doesn't require it to contain written words - but sometimes they happen to be there. Such words have found their way into many of my pictures. Sometimes the words aren't very prominent, yet are a relevant part of the visual...
"The Darran Mountains hold Fiordland National Park's most beautiful and imposing peaks, framed by Whakatipa Kā Tuka/Hollyford River and Piopiotahi/Milford Sound. In an area famous worldwide for its spectacular beauty and rugged terrain, the Darrans stand out...
"This comprehensive text traces a cultural history of acting practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand, whose Indigenous Māori practitioners have made a significant impact on acting processes, principles and values in this postcolonial nation. Each chapter outlines not...
"Featuring work from participants Jess Young, Elise Koncsek, Hana Pera Aoake (Ōtepoti Writers Lab Writer in Residence 2022), Ime Corkery, Martin Swann, Marina Lathouraki, Robyn Restieaux, Keri McMullan, Jade Young, Hera Cook, Tūī Krall, Nicola Brown, Martin...
"A story of strength, perseverance and faith in Central Otago. No plans to quit tells the inspiring and enduring story of Cromwell Presbyterian Church, tracing its journey from humble beginnings to its vibrant presence today. Spanning 150 years, this book...
Vanessa Jane candidly shares her family's story: two Kiwi children learning and thriving outside the New Zealand School System; they are Life Learners, a term she uses to describe children who learn through real-life experiences and self-directed exploration....
"An easy access and invaluable guide to basic first aid for New Zealanders. Revised edition published 2025. Written for the purposes of Corporate Public Response Training and Eventing Ltd's first aid courses." -- provided by publisher.
Stories of over 1000 boats and the companies and people who have been involved in travel and tourism on New Zealand's coastal and inland waterways between 1840 and the present.26 chapters- An Introductory chapter, 24 regional chapters and a final look into...
At dawn on 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey, with the hope of securing the Dardanelles and thus allowing the Imperial Fleet to go all the way to Constantinople. If all went well, it was Winston Churchill and...
"Margaret Hansen paints and writes from Makorori Beach in Te Tairāwhiti, the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. The exhibition and book were conceived as a simple idea - to honour the family place of her two aunties who were Catholic nuns. However, it...
"The climate crisis is here. Where once we might have pretended it was happening somewhere else or was only going to hit us some time further down the line, it's now clear that this human-made breakdown is having devastating impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand...
"This publication seeks to explore what it means for a 'graphic design' studio to operate within the context of an 'art' school. Design studios/departments were pulled out of all other art schools around New Zealand in the 1990s and set up as stand-alone...
Two Left Feet takes the reader on a literary journey from the sunny hills of Tasman to summer rain in Central Otago, down to Invercargill and back up again to the sandfly-ridden West Coast, as two travellers explore the struggles and joys of a close-knit...
Written across the years of 2017 and 2018 while living in the Motueka region of the Tasman District Council, The Tasman Journey by W.F. Stubbs features deeply wrought poetry exploring the loss of friendships, local cafe life, finding a way through depression...
This is the story of the restoration and reconstruction of a heritage building on the brink of collapse after the 2011 earthquakes.As dramatic as any production that has taken place on the theatres stage, this story shows that, in reality, earthquake damage is...
Positive face-to-face relationships are key to the health and well-being of our youth in a post-pandemic world. Choices: Encouraging Youth to Achieve Greatness inspires and guides parents, teachers, coaches, mentors, and youth workers--significant adults--to...
"Climate change can be mitigated in several ways, but most strategies emphasize reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use and switching to energy sources that are less carbon intensive than fossil fuels. This publication explores the scope,...
"Part I of the proceedings consists of two major sections, the Mini-course lectures and the presentations presented during the Core Conference (Mini-course). The lectures presented during the two-day Mini-course were grouped in two sections. The fu-st dealt...
Learning how to grow plants in the South Island need not be a frustrating experience any longer! The 18th edition of this long-running series features a month by month and week by week guide that's been adapted especially for conditions in the South Island by...
"Many of us think we know how universities function but, in An Unlikely Academic, a retired lecturer describes what really happens (or what happened to him). He explains recurring themes in the life of academic institutions and shows how these have evolved...
Published on the occasion of exhibition 'Spring in the Parapara', Brett McDowell Galler, 16 August-5 September 2024.
Not every tramping trip goes to plan. Not every Hunting expedition is a success. Not every work story has a happy ending. Join the author, Mark Way, as he relates his escapades through the 1980s in his laid back facetious style. Relatable life lessons are...
"Otago was New Zealand's most economically successful region in the late 1800s. The stories in this collection celebrate infrastructure and industrial initiatives built during those years and more recently - including lighthouses, dams, bridges, Queenstown's...
"The Barnabas Prayer: Becoming an Encourager in Your Community inspires and guides Christians to follow the sacrificial, selfless example of one of the greatest apostles of the early church, Barnabas. The book shares life lessons from the establishment of the...
Mentoring Minutes: Weekly Messages to Encourage Anyone Guiding Youth aims to encourage and equip people working with youth with the knowledge, strategies, ideas, and recent youth research to build meaningful and developmental relationships with these young...
7 Key Qualities of Effective Teachers: Encouragement for Christian Educators aims to encourage and inspire Christian teachers in their critically important role as transformative educators who motivate and encourage others to become the best people God created...
'We were to go through and take on targets of opportunity, to shoot up anything we could. Never at any stage can I remember any plan of us coming back, none of that was ever talked about . . . We felt it was a suicide mission.' July, 1942: the North African...
"The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations developed as a result of the 1930's economic depression and pioneer studies in nutrition. FAO became the international attack on world food and agricultural problems. The problems of shortages...
"Chub mackerel (Scomberjaponicus) is a pelagic species that inhabits warm and temperate coastal waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Chub mackerel undertakes considerable seasonal migrations between feeding and spawning areas. This species...
"This document provides guidelines for fish stock assessment and fishery management using the software tools and other outputs developed by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development's Fisheries Management Science Programme (FMSP) from 1992...
"This book is the result of [the author's] many years writing seasonal recipes for the Otago Daily Times newspaper."--Introduction.
In 1950 Anthony Smith and three friends spent a summer vacation in Persia, ostensibly in search of certain 'blind white fish' which some travel writer had mentioned and which interested Smith's tutor at Oxford. These four young men landed up in a village...
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