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Going by Train - The Complete New Zealand Railways Story by Graham Hutchins
$60.00 NZD
Category: Transport
Railways played a pivotal part in the development of New Zealand's economy, towns and cities, and helped shape a distinctive culture. This is a comprehensive account of our railways story, from the earliest days of the colony, through rail's growth and golden days, slow decline and recent resurgence. Go ...Show more
The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi: an Illustrated History (2021) by Claudia Orange
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Claudia Orange's writing on the Treaty of Waitangi has played a central role in national understanding of this foundational document. This fully revised and updated edition (previously entitled An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi) brings the Treaty's history to life with a richly informativ ...Show more
Gangland: New Zealand's Underworld of Organised Crime by Jared Savage
$37.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
New Zealand's underworld of organised crime and deadly gangs New Zealand is now one of the most lucrative illicit drug markets in the world. Organised crime is about making money. It's a business. But over the past 20 years, the dealers have graduated from motorcycle gangs to Asian crime syndicates and ...Show more
Nature Stilled by Jane Ussher
$70.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Award-winning photographer Jane Ussher had unprecedented access to Te Papa's natural history collection to shoot this outstanding book, and the result is a true treasure. Beautifully packaged, and stunningly photographed, it is a must-have for any book lover's collection and a perfect gift.
He Pukapuka Tataku Nga Mahi a Te Rapuaraha Nui / A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha, Ross Calman (Translated by)n
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
A biography of Te Rauparaha by his son Tamihana, published for the first time in a bilingual Māori/English edition. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite ma Te Rauparaha te mahio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms ...Show more
Wars Without End New Zealands Land Wars - A Maori Perspective by Danny Keenan
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
From the earliest days of European settlement in New Zealand, Maori have struggled to hold on to their land. Tensions began early, arising from disputed land sales. When open conflict between Maori and Imperial forces broke out in the 1840s and 1860s, the struggles only intensified. For both sides, land ...Show more
New Zealand's Native Trees (revised edition) by JOHN DAWSON ET AL
$130.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora
New Zealand's Native Trees is a landmark book, the kind that is published only once in a generation. It celebrates our unique and magnificent native forests, and describes and generously illustrates more than 320 species, subspecies and varieties. This edition has been completely brought up-to-date with ...Show more
Upriver - From the Sea to the Southern Alps by Colin Heinz
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
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
A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
What would a history of New Zealand look like that rejected Thomas Carlyle's definition of history as 'the biography of great men', and focused instead on the experiences of women? One that shifted the angle of vision and examined the stages of this country's development from the points of view of wives ...Show more
Buller's Birds of New Zealand by Geoff Norman
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fauna
This accessible new edition of the award-winning classic Buller’s Birds of New Zealand includes the complete set of 95 artworks from both editions of A History of the Birds of New Zealand by Walter Buller and the subsequent supplement, specially photographed and reproduced in full colour using high qual ...Show more
This Is Us - New Zealanders in our own words by Pete Carter
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
This is Us is a collection of over 200 brief interviews with New Zealanders, spanning the length and breadth of the country; from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island. It was written in response to the Christchurch terrorist attack but is not about it; it is instead a representation of the New Zealand people i ...Show more
Totara : A Natural and Cultural History by Philip Simpson
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
A new softback edition of this modern classic of our most renowned tree, the tōtara. A wonder of evolution, the big tree of the forest, the wood behind Māori carving and Pākehā fence posts: the ‘mighty tōtara’ is New Zealand’s tree and this book tells its story. The ‘mighty tōtara’ is one of our most e ...Show more
