Kahurangi National Park gathers in a huge area ofwilderness in the northwest corner of the South Island, stretching west from Nelson in a maze of forested mountains and valleys to the rugged and wild West Coast, and from Golden Bay south to Karamea. An area of...

"Brian Hurst's career has spanned service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, The Canadian Security Intelligence Service, The Canadian diplomatic corps, and in his later years he even took up high school teaching. In this book, Brian draws on his interests...

"A true story about a young lad who grew up in Blenheim, New Zealand, during the 1940s and early 50s. He developed an insatiable passion for flying, travelled to England and became a pilot in the Royal Air Force. He soon found himself involved in the United...

"The Camino de Santiago is a network of ancient paths stretching across Europe to Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia. Along with the via Francigena to Rome and the road to Jerusalem, it is considered one of the three great Christian pilgrimages and has been...

"This comprehensive book provides a deep insight into these lakes that contribute significantly to the unique character of the Waikato region and its landscape. Beyond the main centres, the Waikato lakes harbour stories, ecological wonders, and historical and...

"A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic is a film book like no other. It opens with the author's first-hand account of the Covid-19 pandemic and life in lockdown. His sense of dread, and anxiety about his state of health, were experiences shared with millions of...

Retired Master Mariner Gordon Smith, who now lives in Devonport, New Zealand, recalls his school days and growing up in Lerwick.

A history of Akatarawa and the people who lived and worked there.

Leanne spent her childhood in rural New Zealand where she developed a love for writing and the outdoors. Moving to the city to find work after leaving school, she had a variety of jobs befor settling on a teaching career. Moving to London, England and after a...

"In Habits of High Performers, renowned strategist, mental skills coach, and award-winning podcaster James Laughlin uncovers the seven musts of a high-performing life. This collection of principles is a game-changer for anyone wanting to earn more, be...

"A plant selection tool for designers, landscapers and home gardeners. A selection of 194 beautiful and reliable native and exotic plants are classified into groundcovers, small and medium plants, tall plants, hedging, climbers, trees and lawn alternatives....

"'Kia ora, good evening.' Journalist and presenter Mike McRoberts felt uneasy starting Newshub's six o'clock news with this simple greeting. For much of his life he didn't know his language - te reo Māori. Growing up in a mixed-race family, at a time when te...

Building People is a playful collection of Craig Moller’s lockdown-era drawings, where buildings come to life with human and animal traits. Blending humour, warmth, and charm, Moller turns architecture into a personal, expressive art form – reminding us that...

The author writes about leaving Somalia with his family and moving to Auckland.

A collection of anecdotes featuring a teenager and a selection of his experiences such as playing rugby, visiting his nan in the Waikato, receiving a gift of an All Blacks shirt and his dream of going to America.

"The Vietnam Scrapbook is a unique close-up account of the New Zealand forces that served in the Vietnam War, originally published to mark the 30th anniversary of the conflict as well as the 150th anniversary of the New Zealand Army. Comprehensive contents...

"Noeline Shaw was born and raised in Patea, and brings this once-bustling town to life with extraordinary details about the people and places that made it such a prosperous economic centre in the 1950s. In her younger days, she was a record-holding...

"Master your winning mindset with lessons from the life and career of All Blacks coaching legend Gilbert Enoka In a career spanning almost three decades, visionary psychological coach, Gilbert Enoka, changed the way the All Blacks played their game. With a...

In summer when I picked dandelions for the geriatric guinea pig I changed the world. I killed a weed. I filled a mouth with gold. In this debut poetry collection, Sophie van Waardenberg considers girlhood and grief, love and its loss, distance and the return...

It is a national pastime to point out the dickheads in our society, but how do you spot one? In many cases they are trying hard to hide their dickheadedness. Two acclaimed writers, Kathryn Burnett and Nick Ward have written a guide for us. They have broken...

"A richly illustrated, affectionate celebration of Aotearoa's native birds, and the efforts we all make to protect them. New Zealanders love their birds. Each year, thousands of us take part in Forest & Bird's campaign to bring awareness to the challenges...

"#passthemic is a community-led campaign that promotes includion by amplifying diverse voices; and challenges rcism through allyship"--Page 1.

"The great love letter to New Zealand from the great culture makers of our time. This one-of-a-kind coffee-table book features anecdotes, insights, and candid photography from an eclectic mix of over 100 storytellers and visionaries who have made their mark on...

"For decades, Pacific Island wrestlers stood at the crossroads of representation and reality; portrayed as savages, enforcers or silent muscle. While their power in the ring was without question, their stories were either sidelined or shaped to appease someone...

In this illuminating and beautifully written book, Grant Robertson reflects on the major events in his life, where he grew up in a loving but complex family, through to his highly successful career as a Labour politician and becoming Finance Minister in the...

This book will be for, and about, her. This book will be for mums and stepmums and mums with mental illnesses and mums without mums.This book will be for me. Everyone told Sinead that having a newborn was a beautiful kind of delirium - a hazy blur of broken...

Cheese matters not just in our diets, but in how we relate to the world around us. It's about finding joy in food without causing harm.

This book has evolved from a collection of our family recipes to an exploration of how far into self-sufficiency we can take our food and homecare. In a time where we have all kinds of modern conveniences and information, there are skills and knowledge that...

After spending decades devoted to the art of carving, acclaimed New Zealand artist Stephen Myhre shares his expertise in his second book, Wood Carving: Tools, Techniques & Concepts.This how-to manual covers every aspect of wood carving from selecting the right...

Olivia Galletly, aka The Hungry Cook, loves food - all food. She spends her life creating recipes for her popular blog, Dish magazine and many well known New Zealand food brands. Olivia loves to create delicious recipes for the everyday cook, lots of which...

"Join the curious Year 2 and 3 explorers from Favona School as they dive into te taiao's clues - sights, sounds and smells - to uncover what make Harania stram thrive... or suffer. Through their drawings the students tell us the story of the local eel's day to...

"Offering good cycling infrastructure is important to promote cycling. But having easily accessible, user-friendly and secure facilities for bicycle parking is also a crucial requirement to making cycling attractive... This is the fourth Manual for bicycle...

"A new country. A new start. But will she find new love? Imagine making a vow to God in the aftermath of your marriage breakup and then forgetting all about it. But what if God doesn't? What if He works to fulfil his part and in a way you weren't expecting?...

"An enlightening journey for chid carer and young readers by following a foster boy's upbringing. This is a true story of Benjamin Hirscher's as a foster boy. One of Ben's early recollections is framed picture of a Boy Angel. This picture had an everlasting...

The Kiwi is a New Zealand flightless bird, and an Icon and people like to call themself as a Kiwi. A Swiss-Kiwi is an Immigrant from Switzerland and became a nationalised New Zealander. This book is the continuation of my memoir The Foster Boy. It is easy to...

The true story of one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most exceptional leaders and a courageous wahine toa, who united thousands of Maori and Pakeha to address injustices, and whose mana and determination continue to inspire us today. " David Hill's stories are...

"There are secrets I will take to my grave, Martha Ash told her daughters. "I don't want you to think I am a hero," declared their father Feliks. The past in Poland was to be left behind. Martha and Feliks were determined they would create a future in...

"Boat People Rescue, Shipwreck and Death Row, Zambia. Susanna Burton-Thompson couldn't have planned a more interesting life if she had tried. Her memoirs are amusing and sometimes miraculous - from God's guidance on how to buy an old car, to rescuing an inmate...

For most New Zealanders, Manapouri is associated with the country's largest and most successful environmental protest, but there is another, less well-known narrative of this time. The struggle to drill a tailrace tunnel under a rocky mountain at Manapouri,...

"The Afterglow of Industry collects photographs and texts made during a 10-year project in which the artist repeatedly travelled the length of New Zealand, from its urban centres to its most remote landscapes. Through painstakingly produced large-format film...

"On 10 July 1985, French secret agents bombed the Greenpeace campaign flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand. Portuguese-born photographer Fernando Pereira died in the sabotage outrage that shook the world. The bombed ship was scuttled off...

"When you're Paula Green and the world contracts to tubes and veins, sound bites and zigzags of pain, when the effort to take the smallest sip of water is equivalent to walking up a mountain, when Venetian blinds dissect the horizon and all you love, then you...

Tall tales and fishing lore from Kiwi fishing personality Cliff Barnes. As he looks back over his adventurous life, Cliff Barnes muses that he must have used up eight of his nine lives while fishing along the Northland coast but, on a recount, concedes he has...

"The brutal execution of an innocent man. The undercover DEA agent who fooled the Hells Angels in a 400kg cocaine plot. The brutal execution of a not-so innocent man. The never-ending quest to bring down New Zealand's most wanted gangsters. These stories read...

"As embedded in its Constitution, FAO’s mandate is to raise the level of nutrition and standard of living of the people, secure sustainable improvements in efficiency of production and distribution of food and agricultural products, improve the condition of...

"Two artist friends, the painter Neil Frazer and photographer Craig Potton, have spent many decades exploring and creating images of New Zealand's remote and rugged coastlines. In All at Sea they combine both their paintings and photographs to present haunting...

"‘At Parika we received the welcome of strangers in a bountiful supply of fern-root, preserved wekas and fish,’ wrote Thomas Brunner in 1847. When Thomas Brunner recorded this moment of generosity on the West Coast, he was encountering a way of life shaped...

For many of us, the love of cooking has been lost in the busyness of life. This is a book overflowing with beautiful, comforting recipes that allows us to rediscover the joy of connecting with others at the end of a long day through simple, delicious, joyous...

Songs from the Shaky Isles provides a vivid account of how popular music arose in our far-flung island nation. From early songs that could only be heard in person through to modern hits which spread digitally to all ends of the earth. It's a fast-paced, big...

Hidden in the centre of a busy and fast-growing city lies an oasis of calm, a picture-perfect house surrounded by lush, well-tended gardens. Push open the wooden gate and find yourself transported to another world, into a slice of living history carefully...

"Strong Words 4 continues the tradition of showcasing Aotearoa New Zealand's best contemporary essays, presenting a diverse collection of thought-provoking, beautifully crafted works. Selected from the 2023 and 2024 Landfall Essay Competition entries, this...

"Building on the ideas presented in his impactful book Disobedient Teaching, educationalist, filmmaker and best-selling author Welby Ings explores the hidden forms of intelligence that can emerge in the classroom and how these can be nurtured to foster...

Do you ever feel like you're not getting the most out of your garden? Are you unsure what to plant or how to care for it? Do you wish you could give your backyard an overhaul and redesign, but don't know where to start? Philip Thomsen is the gardening guru you...

"The first 95 years. A richly illustrated collection of anecdotes from the life of a 95-year-old Waiheke novelist and adventurer. Margaret Mills threw snowballs at Ed Hillary; danced in the streets on VJ day; worked for a bookie; ran a Queenstown B&B; raised...

Provides explanations in English and Māori of seventy terms which are important in Māori culture. Each term is clearly defined, and its significance explained with reference to tradition, custom, myth and ritual, as well as present day understanding.

Robin Couplands passion for fly fishing has taken him to the hill lochs of Sutherland, Scotland and to the more challenging terrain of New Zealand's South Island. He has tackled rugged country in order to cast a dry fly over big, wild fish. In this book he...

"Arts Colony is a body of evidence - both found and fabricated - compiled in defence of writing songs. Featuring lyrics, experiments and ambience from Grecco Romank and the wider Piss Baby Global Alliance community, with contributions from 48 artists from...

"All Blacks coaching legend and mentor Mike Cron on what coaching rugby can teach us about life, leadership and team-building. One of the most successful coaches in world sport offers insights on leadership, high performance, teamwork and creating a winning...

"The extraordinary story of Dr Timoti Te Moke who — having endured a horrific childhood of beatings and abuse, then gang life, stints in prison and an unsupported manslaughter charge — became a doctor at the age of 56 and is a staunch advocate for Māori​. Born...

".. The intention of these narratives is to give a platform, a taumata korero, a paepae, to those who have been marginalised and oppressed. It aims to share the kōrero, the stories, experiences, and perspectives of people who have been silenced by societal and...

"John Britten has taken his place as a New Zealand hero since his tragically early death from cancer in 1995. He and his dedicated team in Christchurch designed and built the Britten V-twin motorcycle from scratch. For a time, this machine was probably the...

"Every 100 years or so an astronomical event happens which has contributed to some interesting and important events in New Zealand history. In 1769 Captain James Cook sailed to Tahiti to observe the Transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. Cook then opened...

"Paul Robeson was once the most famous African American in the world. Not only was he a renowned singer and actor with a stunning bass baritone voice, revered throughout the world, he was also a former professional athlete, lawyer and civil rights activist. To...

"A Kiwi farmer and jack of all trades experienced a spiritual rebirth in his mid-fifties and gave up his wool buying business to begin mission work. Starting in South Auckland, he worked with a local mission organisation distributing food for those in need,...

"Are you frustrated with how some people ascend the organizational ladder at lightning speeds and you can't seem to get on that first rung? Have you ever wondered what the core skills are you need to successfully become an authentic leader? First, Lead...

"Did you ever want to impact your world for God? Leave behind your mark? Eddie Cairns was a man who dared to change his prayer from 'Lord, send laborers into the harvest field' to 'Lord send me!' God took him at his word and showed him that if he dared to...

George Howe Cook was an expert whaler, whaling from sailing ships and small open boats. He was also instrumental in developing the only net in the world used to catch whales.Cook was also gifted as a writer. His memoirs were published in New Zealand newspapers...

Born at the end of the 1930s depression, New Zealander John Broomfield began a lifetime of travels as an infant that took him to every corner of his rugged homeland and ultimately around the world. Readers of his first memoir, Carried on Great Winds, admire...

In June 2003, New Zealand became the first country to decriminalise sex work. Through the lived experiences of twenty-five individuals who worked on the ships and the streets, in massage parlours and as private escorts, Untold Intimacies tells the story of sex...

Over 5000 proverbs and other expressions. Beautiful new illustrations. Now also includes an extensive subject index, as well as listings of personal names, iwi, hāpu and the migratory canoes. Originating from events in Māori history, literature, legends and...

"'The first of March 2015, a year to the day since I had left, found me back in New Zealand with one battered suitcase of belongings and 160 New Zealand dollars in my pocket! These were my worldly possessions. I think God was pleased about this... I was not!'...

"These stories of the self-sufficent era. They tell of courage, resilience and generosity. People who were proud at what they did, and where they lived. Laconic, big hearted men and women for whom the heartbreak of season; incessant toil; or tragedy, failed to...

Moira McGhee has always looked at the stars and wondered who and what is out there. Moira is active in the area of human rights and animal welfare, and is co-founder and Senior Vice-President of Hearts for Animals. While studying law and counter disaster...

In her second book of poetry, Nina Mingya Powles skilfully threads together themes of belonging and material inheritance against a backdrop of verse, collage and textile. From shorelines in Aotearoa, the UK and across Asia, this collection moves through words...

Racism. There, we said it. You can let your shoulders drop now that you know we will say the word and not sidestep it to protect people's comfort. Or, you can raise your shoulders in preparation for tension as you realise that this book will not talk about...

"In Polkinghorne, literary journalist Steve Braunias takes readers on an extraordinary and often chilling journey through the most high-profile murder case in modern New Zealand history. With unparalleled access to the key players, Braunias offers readers his...

I stored my plan for world peacesafely in my coat pocket, and then I washed the coat. Sick Power Trip is Erik Kennedy's most personal and vulnerable book yet. These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too. Kennedy...

"Join Donovan Bixley as he dives in and explores the amazing coastal creatures of Aotearoa. Deep sea divers, great survivors, record-breakers and New Zealand's world champion fliers"--Publisher.

"Grace Hirst – a settler’s life in New Plymouth is an important family and social history based on a treasure-trove of letters sent to her family in England over nearly 50 years. Primary sources of history such as this provide rich insight into the experiences...

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...