Oxygen by William Trubridge
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: good-very good
The incredible under-water world of William Trubridge. A memoir of an aquatic affinity, the power of the subconscious mind and testing the limits of human physiology. William Trubridge spent his childhood on a sailing boat, waking to the sound of the sea. He set off for New Zealand from the UK with his ...Show more
Growing More Than Grass: Clever, Creative Rural Kiwi Women by Heather Kidd
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Reading Level: Near Fine
It used to be that behind every chisel-jawed, No 8-wired Kiwi farmer stood a good woman. But how those times have changed. The New Zealand rural landscape of the 21 century now features many enterprising women engaged in making a living off the land in their own right. Growing More Than Grass showcases ...Show more
Hideaways: Where New Zealanders Escape by Sam Stuchbury
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Hideaways is a celebration of quintessential New Zealand holiday escapes- mountain huts, coastal baches, riverside cribs, converted silos, hunting shacks, and more. Breathtaking photography and evocative text explore far-flung retreats from around the country, with a focus on the unique, secluded and ro ...Show more
Classic Planes by Ivor Wilkins
95.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
New Zealand has long held a passion for its aviation history - the bravado, ingenuity and trailblazing spirit says a lot about who we are. Classic Planes celebrates that legacy, from the first fledgling beginnings to the present day. With eloquence and colour, bestselling author Ivor Wilkins itraces the ...Show more
Black Barn: portrait of a place by Gregory O'Brien and Jenny Bornholdt (authors); Brian Culy (photographer)
85.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Meandering across the foothills of Te Mata Peak and through the Tuki Tuki Valley, Black Barn Vineyards has become one of Hawke's Bay's most popular attractions. Its evolution over the past 20 years is a story of enterprise and creativity - from a single cottage into a wine, food and luxury accommodation ...Show more
Dancing With the King - The rise and fall of the King Country 1864-1885 by Belgrave Michael
75.00 NZD
Category: Maori History | Reading Level: near fine
After the battle of Orakau in 1864 and the end of the war in the Waikato, Tawhiao, the second Maori King, and his supporters were forced into an armed isolation in the Rohe Potae, the King Country. For the next twenty years, the King Country operated as an independent state - a land governed by the Maor ...Show more
Collins Maori Phrasebook and Dictionary (revised edition 2006) by Patricia Turoa
27.99 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori
First published in 1990, and reprinted steadily ever since, the first edition of the Collins Māori Phrasebook and Dictionary was an inaugural Silver Premier New Zealand Bestseller, and has sold over 30,000 copies. This revised edition includes an update of the original book to incorporate modern terms a ...Show more
The Short Life & Mysterious Death of Jane Furlong by Kelly Dennett
42.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Jane was 17 when she disappeared off Auckland's Karangahape Road in 1993. She was a girlfriend, a daughter, a sex worker, and the mother of a young baby. Her disappearance made sensational headlines across the country, particularly when it was linked to the sex crimes of a wealthy businessman, and it be ...Show more
No.8 Re-charged: 202 World-changing Innovations from New Zealand by David Downs & Dr Michelle Dickinson
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Take notice, world, New Zealand is undergoing a re-charge.The 'No. 8 wire' thinking we have been so proud of is being expanded and improved.No. 8 Re-charged tells a compelling and accessible story of modern New Zealand and its world-beating products and ideas. From drone technology to electric farm bike ...Show more
Drawn Out - A Seriously Funny Memoir by Tom Scott
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Tom Scott is a political commentator, political cartoonist, satirist, scriptwriter, playwright, raconteur and funny man. He's been drawing political cartoons for Wellington's Dominion Post since 1988, was in the Press Gallery and was famously banned by PM Muldoon. He's observed David Lange, ...Show more
Ten x Ten : 100 Favourite Artworks at Te Papa by Athol McCredie
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Art | Series: Ten X Ten Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Published to coincide with the imminent opening of the beautiful new art galleries at Te Papa, this book takes an intimate yet expert look at the national art collection. Ten art curators each pick ten art works and tell us why they love/admire/revere/are moved by them. It's an entirely fresh way to app ...Show more
New Zealand Between the Wars by Rachael Bell
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
If World War One was the crucible that forged an independent New Zealand identity, then the two decades following are surely the years in which the foundation for the new nation was laid. In shedding the last vestiges of colonial society in exchange for the trappings of a modern democratic nation, the 1 ...Show more