Environmental Defenders: Fighting for our natural world by Peart, Raewyn
$79.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
For over 50 years the Environmental Defence Society (EDS) has been at the forefront of protecting Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environments.From the Think Big power projects of the 1970s, to coastal developments on pristine northland beaches and the destruction of the Mackenzie Country’s unique dr ...Show more
Pacific Arts Aotearoa - The powerful and dynamic story of Pacific arts in Aotearoa, as told by the artists themselves by Lana Lopesi (editor)
$65.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
The powerful and dynamic legacy of Pacific arts in Aotearoa, as told by the artists themselves. This comprehensive account spans six decades of multidisciplinary Pacific creative genius, remembering the diverse, fresh and energetic contributions of Pacific artists to New Zealand, Oceania and the world. ...Show more
Wellington, Kapiti and the Wairarapa by Iain Kirk Campbell
$39.95 NZD
Category: New Zealand
This ICP Framebook captures the best of the Wellington region. Richly illustrated with stunning photographs, it is complemented by concise, accessible text covering the region’s major features, attractions and history. The A4 landscape format and bold cover design allows for strong shelf appeal and sits ...Show more
Titus Angus White & the Maori Captives on Waitemata Harbour 1863/4 by Barbara Francis
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
In November 1863 at the battle of Rangiriri, over 180 Māori defenders were taken prisoner. They were marched up the Great South Road to Ōtāhuhu, from where they were transferred onto the Waitematā Harbour. There they were held captive on the prison ship Marion for nearly eight months, supervised by thei ...Show more
New Zealand Touring Atlas by Maps Hema
$34.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Tour the land of the long white cloud with New Zealand’s clearest and most up-to-date maps – the hard work's all taken care of. There's something for every kind of traveller among these meticulously crafted maps and guides, with more than 1500 motorhome parks, adventure activity locations, camping groun ...Show more
Worth A Detour - South Island: Hidden Places and Unsual Destinations off the Beaten Track by Peter Janssen
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Travel writer Peter Janssen has travelled extensively around the North and South Island and in each volume he shares special quirky experiences and sublime scenery that are known to locals but are most often bypassed by visitors heading to better-known attractions. Avoid the mass of tourists and stroll ...Show more
Celebration of the Straw Man by Murray Rodgers
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A sensitive and evocative account of the life of a New Zealand World War Two artillery soldier that gives insight into New Zealand's rural culture from the pre-depression years, the impact of war on a family through generations, and the magic of companionship in the New Zealand backcountry. The story is ...Show more
A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa by Catherine Hammond, Shaun Higgins
$65.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
In 1848, two decades after a French inventor mixed daylight with a cocktail of chemicals to fix the view outside his window onto a metal plate, photography arrived in Aotearoa. How did these 'portraits in a machine' reveal Maori and Pakeha to themselves and to each other? Were the first photographs 'a g ...Show more
The Forager's Treasury by Johanna Knox
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A New Zealand guide to the art of foraging - a comprehensive guide to finding sustainable, free and fascinating plants. In the urban and rural wildernesses, there is an abundance of food just waiting to be discovered, if only you know what to look for. Foraged food is healthy, economical and sustainable ...Show more
Jumping Sundays - The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
Award-winning writer Nick Bollinger’s deep history of the transformation of New Zealand life wrought by the counterculture in the 1960s and ’70s.On a Sunday afternoon in the spring of 1969, thousands of people defied Auckland city bylaws and came to party in Albert Park. A rock band played on the rotund ...Show more
Wellington Architecture - A Walking Guide by John Walsh
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The third in the series of popular and handy guides to our urban architecture by the well-known team of writer John Walsh and photographer Patrick Reynolds. It tells the stories of more than 120 significant central-city buildings, and also of the architects who designed them. The buildings are grouped i ...Show more
Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins by A. W. Reed; Peter Dowling
$34.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to over 2300 of the most common and notable Maori names on our land. Why do W ...Show more