Stories from Our Back Roads The South Island by Ray Stone
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ | Reading Level: near fine
This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, whether they choose to do it from behind the wheel of their SUV or the comfort of their sofa. Stories from our Backroads: South lsland will introduce you to some ...Show more
Aroha - Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa Elder
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ | Reading Level: near fine
Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati - When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable See the world differently, through some of the wisest of human eyes. Discover traditional Māori philosophy through 52 whakataukī - simple, powerful life lessons, one for ...Show more
Imagining Decolonisation (BWB Texts) by Bianca Elkington; Jennie Smeaton; Rebecca Kiddle; Ocean Ripeka Mercier; Mike Ross; Amanda Thomas
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
Decolonisation is a term that scares some, and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders yet needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. This book sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating through ...Show more
A Maori Phrase A Day: 365 Phrases to Kickstart your Reo by Hemi Kelly
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ
A Māori Phrase a Day offers a simple, fun and practical entry into the Maori language. Through its 365 Māori phrases, you will learn the following: Everyday uses English translations Factoids and memory device Handy word lists Presenting the most common, relevant and useful phrases today, A Māori Phrase ...Show more
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ | Reading Level: near fine
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ | Series: 1st | Reading Level: near fine
The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nations history. Fought between the Crown and various groups of Maori between 1845 and 1872, the wars touched many aspects of life in nineteenth century New Zealand, even in those regions spared actual ...Show more
Sportsman of the Year + CD by Jan Hellreigel
$29.99 NZD
$49.99 (40% off)
Category: NZ
Sportsman Of The Year - A Suburban Philosophy is Jan Hellriegel's 4th studio album, with a unique twist: it is also a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on the new songs. She describes Sportsman of the Year as a ‘musical in a book’. The book grew out of her album project when Ja ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees - The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ | Reading Level: very good
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
Lasting Impressions - The Story of New Zealand's Newspapers 1840-1920 by Ian F. Grant
$69.50 NZD
Category: NZ | Reading Level: very good
The first comprehensive history of New Zealand newspapers since Guy Scholefield¿sNewspapers in New Zealand in 1958, Lasting Impressions is a social history that places newspapers and their vital importance in New Zealand¿s development as a nation in the context of life in the communities they prospered ...Show more
Maori Made Easy 2 by Scotty Morrison
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ
Enhance your Māori-language learning with the most reliable - and easiest - resource available. The bestselling Maori Made Easy gave learners an accessible and achievable entry into te reo Māori. It quickly cemented itself as the guide to those new to the language. Scotty Morrison now offers a second in ...Show more
Pathway of the Birds by Andrew Crowe
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ
Pathway of the Birds explores a neglected epoch of world history, one that saw Polynesians expand their territory across the world's largest ocean in one of the most expansive and rapid phases of human migration in prehistory. Were Polynesians adept at navigating return voyages or had they settled the P ...Show more
Takitimu - A History of Ngati Kahungunu by J. H. Mitchell
$85.00 NZD
Category: NZ
Takitimu is one of the great tribal histories in the New Zealand literary canon. It tells of the Ngati Kahungunu people tangata whenua of Hawkes Bay and parts of East Coast and Wairarapa from their origins in the Pacific Islands to their lineage in Aotearoa up to the twentieth century. It is divided int ...Show more