Time to Make a Song and Dance - Cultural revolt in Auckland in the 1960s by Murray Edmond
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially defiant freedom affected every aspect of NZ culture: theatre, the visual arts, Maori activism, rock 'n roll, literature, feminism, NZ film, direct action, culminating in a series of bombings that rocked Auckland at the end o ...Show more
Singing the Trail: The story of Mapping Aotearoa New Zealand by John McCrystal
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: new
The very first maps were oral maps made by early Polynesian and Maori settlers which were waypoints, described as "survey pegs of memory," lists of places in songs, chants, karakia, and stories that showed direction. Hundreds of years later, the Dutch Abel Tasman sailed here and made the first attempt a ...Show more
Pioneer Women (The New Zealand Series) by Sarah Ell
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: The New Zealand Series
The first two books in The NZ Series give a new take on New Zealand society, history, science and geography. Here is a snappily designed and fact-packed collection for intermediate and high-school age readers. Pioneer Women captures the experiences of European women who settled in New Zealand in the nin ...Show more
Pakeha Slaves, Maori Masters by Trevor Bentley
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Slavery in the popular imagination has always been associated with the enslavement of Africans, and with good reason. Slavery however, is universal and not something that only white people did to black people. Throughout history, slavery has been practiced in many different forms and Maori slavery readi ...Show more
Won by the Spade - How the Royal New Zealand Engineers Built a Nation by Peter Cooke
69.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
This authoritative history of the Royal New Zealand Engineers offers a comprehensive account of the corps' actions, events and personnel from the New Zealand Wars of the 19th century to the present. It examines military engineering in New Zealand, the corps' role in overseas wars and home defences, and ...Show more
Partisan: The Incredible True Story of a New Zealand Soldier Behind Enemy Lines by James Caffin
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
The gripping story of a New Zealand solider who escaped the clutches of a prisoner-of-war camp to join the Yugoslav freedom fighters during the Second World War After a daring escape from a prisoner-of-war camp in occupied Yugoslavia, John Denvir reached the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, where he join ...Show more
Stardust and Substance by Stephen Levine
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Stardust and Substance captures some of the magic of Jacinda Arderns extraordinary seven-and-a-half weeks campaign, defeating a National government in power for nine years. The story of her sensational achievement with relentless positivity and a Let's do this attitude is told in this book by multiple a ...Show more
Social Investment: A New Zealand Policy Experiment by Jonathan Boston and Derek Gill
69.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
The idea of social investment has obvious intuitive appeal. But is it robust? Is it built on sound philosophical principles and secure analytical foundations? Will it deliver better outcomes? For almost a decade, the idea of social investment has been a major focus of New Zealand policy-making and polic ...Show more
Criminal Justice by Gilbert Jarrod
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Near Fine
An introduction to New Zealand's criminal justice system - from crime and policing to the courts - aimed at students and general readers. In this major new textbook, leading scholars from criminology, history, journalism, law, psychology, sociology and other fields take us inside New Zealand's criminal ...Show more
This Realm of New Zealand by Quentin Baxter Alison
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Near Fine
This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, . . .This precious stone set in the silver sea, . . .This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, . . .- William Shakespeare, King Richard II New Zealand is a democratic constitutional monarchy, one of Queen Elizabeth II's sixteen realms. This book provides ...Show more
The Ground Between: Navigating the Oil and Mining Debate in New Zealand: 2017 (BWB Texts) by Sefton Darby
14.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: Very Good
Battles over oil and mining developments in New Zealand are fierce and polarised. Often presented as a simple trade-off between conservation or quick profit, the debate leaves little space for discussion across ideological divides. The Ground Between provides a rare account from someone who has worked w ...Show more