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This Pakeha Life: An Unsettled Memoir by Alison Jones
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pakeha. Every Pakeha becomes a Pakeha in their own way, finding her or his own meaning for that Maori word. This is the story of what it means to me. I have written this book for Pakeha - and other New Zealanders - curious about their sen ...Show more
Guiding Lights: The Extraordinary Lives of Lighthouse Women by Shona Riddell
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Women have a long history of keeping the lights burning, from tending ancient altar flames or bonfires to modern-day lighthouse keeping. Yet most of their stories are little-known. Guiding Lights includes stories from around the world, such as the dramatic torching of Puysegur Point, one of New Zealand ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees: The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally uni ...Show more
In the Bush: Explore & Discover New Zealand's Native Forests (PB) by Gillian Candler
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: Explore & Discover
In the Bush is the fourth title in the popular and award-winning 'explore discover' series. The successful author and illustrator combination of Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud, turn their attention to the New Zealand bush and its iconic animals and plants. Young readers will be fascinated to learn more ...Show more
Silver Linings: Kiwi Success Stories in the Time of Covid by David Downs; Joe Davis
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
The Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand caused fear, hardship and loss. Through this time of unprecedented national hardship, however, there emerged incredible stories of hope and optimism. Businesses innovated and found new ways to create value, communities came together in new ways online, and families ...Show more
Down South: In Search of the Great Southern Land by Bruce Ansley
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people who hold clues to the south's famous character. Not ...Show more
Stop Surviving, Start Fighting by Jazz Thornton
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Jazz Thornton first attempted to take her own life at the age of 12. Multiple attempts followed and she spent time in psychiatric wards and under medical supervision as she rode the rollercoaster of depression and anxiety through her teenage years - yet the attempts continued. Find out what Jazz learned ...Show more
Upriver - From the Sea to the Southern Alps by Colin Heinz
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
Upriver will appeal to everyone who loves New Zealand’s South Island/Te Waipounamu and wants to find out more about the formation of its diverse landscapes and the story of human settlement since the very first landings about eight centuries ago. It will also provide all the information needed by those ...Show more
In the Garden: Explore & Discover the New Zealand Backyard by Gillian Candler
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: Explore & Discover
In the Garden introduces young children to common creatures they can find in a New Zealand garden. It is the only guide available for young children and families that shows creatures in their natural habitats. The book describes their relationship with other living things, and includes many interesting ...Show more
Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand Revised Edition by Geoff Moon; Lynnette Moon
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: Photographic Guide to
A comprehensive guide to birds that includes species accounts which have been updated according to the 4th edition of the Ornithological Society's official Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand. It features photographs of the most commonly seen birds along with detailed information on distribution, habi ...Show more
The Rise and Fall of James Busby - His Majesty's British Resident in New Zealand by Paul Moon
$44.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
One of the British Empire's most troubling colonial exports in the 19th-century, James Busby is known as the father of the Australian wine industry, the author of New Zealand's Declaration of Independence and a central figure in the early history of independent New Zealand as its British Resident from 1 ...Show more
Our First Foreign War - The Impact of the South African War 1899-1902 on New Zealand by Nigel Robson
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
When war broke out between the British Empire and the Boer republics in 1899, New Zealand was among Britain's most enthusiastic supporters. The South African War was a chance for New Zealand to prove its military capabilities and loyalty to the Empire. There was a huge surge in nationalist feeling and i ...Show more
