Illustrated History of New Zealand (expanded 3rd edition) by Matthew Wright
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In this third, revised and expanded edition of Illustrated History, noted historian Matthew Wright brings New Zealand's turbulent and exciting past to life, tracing our journey from the arrival of Polynesians to discovery by Europe, exploring New Zealand's dramatic colonial past, the impacts of the worl ...Show more
Adventures with Emilie: Taking on Te Araroa trail in 138 life-changing days by Victoria Bruce
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
"I'm here because I want to test the very limits of my own resilience and reassure myself that no matter what's happened to me, I'm not ready to lie down and die." In 2021, Victoria Bruce quit her corporate job, packed up her life and embarked on Te Araroa trail with her seven-year-old daughter, Emilie ...Show more
Ngā Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A powerful new collection of non-fiction by contemporary Māori writers. From over 60 Māori writers, Nga Kupu Wero brings together a bounty of essays, articles, commentary and creative nonfiction on the political, cultural and social issues that challenge us today. From colonisation to identity, from cr ...Show more
Far North by David White; Angus Gillies
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
June 2016, Far North, New Zealand. The job seemed simple: leave Auckland, pick up 500kg of meth from Ninety-Mile Beach and drive it back south, keeping a low profile. How hard could that be? This is the true story of one of New Zealand's biggest ever drugs bust, and how those responsible almost got away ...Show more
Silver Linings: Kiwi Success Stories in the Time of Covid by David Downs; Joe Davis
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand caused fear, hardship and loss. Through this time of unprecedented national hardship, however, there emerged incredible stories of hope and optimism. Businesses innovated and found new ways to create value, communities came together in new ways online, and families r ...Show more
End Times by Rebecca Priestley
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
In the late 1980s, two teenage girls found refuge from a world of cosy conformity, sexism and the nuclear arms race in protest and punk. Then, drawn in by a promise of meaning and purpose, they cast off their punk outfits and became born-again Christians. Unsure which fate would come first - nuclear ann ...Show more
Volcanoes of Auckland: A Field Guide by Bruce W Hayward
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
A fully illustrated field guide for Aucklanders and visitors to take with them out among the 53 volcanoes that shape this city. Volcanoes of Auckland is a handy field guide to the fiery natural world that so deeply shapes New Zealand's largest city - from Rangitoto to One Tree Hill, Lake Pupuke to Orak ...Show more
A Photographic Guide to Fossils of New Zealand by Hamish Campbell; Alan Beu; James Crampton; Liz Kennedy; Marianna Terezow
28.00 NZD
Category: Fossils
A reprint under a new ISBN, this handy reference guide focuses on plant and animal fossils commonly found in New Zealand. Fossils are the preserved remains of past life and are very much part of the natural environment in this country. The range of fossils described covers the geological time-scale of P ...Show more
Mansfield and Me - A Graphic Memoir by Sarah Laing
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Katherine Mansfield is a literary giant in New Zealand-but she had to leave the country to become one. She wrote, 'Oh to be a writer, a real writer.' And a real writer she was, until she died at age 34 of tuberculosis. The only writer Virginia Woolf was jealous of, Mansfield hung out with the modernists ...Show more
Which New Zealand Spider? by Andrew Crowe
26.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: Which...?
A simple way to identify New Zealand's native and introduced spiders.In this companion to his award-winning Which New Zealand Insect? Andrew Crowe showcases New Zealand spiders, with practical details on how, when and where to find them. The author continues in his typically entertaining style to weave ...Show more
The Journey Through: Ideas for Getting Through Tough Times by Skylight
17.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
This stylish, colourful, graphic-rich, single edition youth magazine is specifically written for New Zealand young people who are facing tough times, or to support others they know. It is written with honesty and frankness, and tackles difficult issues teens may face that can cause change, trauma, loss ...Show more
Save Our Seas: Continuing the Mission of the Great Sir Peter Blake by Maria Gill
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Join Skipper L.B. Tross on a seafaring adventure around the coast of New Zealand, where you will learn heaps about our sealife and what threatens it. Inspired by the environmental work achieved by the late great Sir Peter Blake, the Skipper does his best to pass on the legacy - and educate young people ...Show more