Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
'Welcome to our story, this history. Wherever in the world the bones of your ancestors lie, wherever their ashes may have been dispersed, here you will find traces of them, and of yourself... It is, of course, a story of colonisation and resistance - and a history that has never stopped repeating.' The ...Show more
Spell-Write: An Aid to Writing and Spelling by Cedric Croft & Lia Mapa
10.00 NZD
Category: Educational Books
This revised edition replaces the original edition published in 1983. The revision is based on research designed by the author of the original edition. Contains an alphabetical list of words, a list of 290 essential words most often used, a list of groups of words, and commonly misspelt words.
Te Reo Kapekape: Māori Wit and Humour by Hona Black
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Following on from the successful He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes, Hona Black’s new book explores the rich vein of humour in Māori life. Want to know how to call a silly person a ‘roro hipi / sheep’s brain’, or tell someone to get stuffed in te reo Māori? The answers are all in Te Reo Kapeka ...Show more
Toby Curtis Unfinished Business: Ki Hea Apopo by Sir Toby Curtis
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Born into poverty in 1939, Toby Curtis rose to the peak of achievement in Maoridom. His long history of leadership in education, broadcasting and the powerful Te Arawa confederation of iwi belied the challenges he had to overcome, and the legacy of colonisation that still overshadow the fields in which ...Show more
Te Toki Me Te Whao: The Story of Maori Carving Tools by Clive Fugill
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
It is over a century since the last major book on Māori carving tools. Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute, tells the mythical, traditional and modern stories of the making and use of carving tools, including the adze (toki) and the chisel (whao) with detailed drawing ...Show more
The Book Collector - Reading and Living with Literature by Tony Eyre
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The Book Collector is a fascinating bibliomemoir of the writer’s lifetime joy of reading, the books and authors that have touched him, and how they have shaped his passion for book collecting. Step into his library, where the book is ‘a tangible object of sentiment and delight’ and experience his fondne ...Show more