Manawa Hine: He Wahine e Tohe Ki Te Tai / Women Who Swam Against the Tide (Four Tupuna Wahine Stories in Te Reo and in English) by Kuini Rikihana
$32.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Māori
Koia tenei, ko Manawa Hine, te hua o te ringa auaha o Kuini Rikihana, kaituhi o te Illustrated Maori Myths and Legends. He paki matatoa e whakatairanga ana i nga mahi whakahirahira a etehi wahine Maori aumangea i te ao o Hinemoana. Ara a Kahe Te Rau o te Rangi, ka kauria e ia te au kino i te po hei whak ...Show more
On Coming Home (BWB Texts) by Paula Morris
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Essays | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
'The declamatory return; a homeland as a 'wearying enigma'. This all makes sense to me. The New Zealand that's home to me may be a place of sheep and rugby and number-eight wire, whatever that is, but it's also none of those things. Am I still a New Zealander?' Award-winning writer Paula Morris confront ...Show more
Nine Lives: Expeditions to Everest by Robert Mads Anderson
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
Robert Mads Anderson is an elite mountaineer with a solitary goal: to conquer Everest. After nearly getting killed on his first expedition, he led a team up a new route on the Kangshung Face without oxygen or Sherpa support, climbed solo on the remote North Face, and finally guided a team to the top of ...Show more
From the Edge of the Sky: A Memoir by Maurice Shadbolt
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography | Reading Level: very good
Compelling and revealing, From the Edge of the Sky continues the often hectic and sometimes poignant tale of the life and times of New Zealand's most distinguished storyteller. As lively as his novels, this new memoir teems with the often improbable New Zealanders who have coloured Shadbolt's life as a ...Show more
Day Walks in New Zealand: 100 Best Short Tracks by Shaun Barnett
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Travel
New Zealand has un unparalleled selection of superb day walks, ranging from the easiest short strolls to more strenuous full-day tramps. These encompass all of New Zealand¿s landscape diversity, from, Cape Reinga to Stewart Island. Day Walks in New Zealand is a guide to the best of them, with short trac ...Show more
100% Pure Future - New Zealand Tourism Renewed (BWB Texts) by Sarah Bennett (ed.)
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Essays | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on New Zealand tourism, but the industry was already troubled by unchecked growth and questionable governance that has put pressure on the environment, infrastructure and communities. In this urgent collection of essays, nine authors outline their vision for sustain ...Show more
#NoFly - Walking the Talk on Climate Change (BWB Texts) by Shaun Hendy
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Essays | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
What happens when a leading New Zealand scientist (and frequent traveler) rules out flying for a year? From overnight buses to epic train journeys, Shaun Hendy's experiences speak to our desire to do something -anything- in the face of growing climate anxiety. #NoFly confronts the hard questions of one ...Show more
Moko: Maori Tattooing in the 20th Century by Michael King
$45.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Māori
Moko is written by Michael King, one of New Zealand's most celebrated historians, and photographed by Marti Friedlander, one of the country's most eminent photographers. One of New Zealand's iconic books, originally published in 1972, it was a milestone in New Zealand publishing. Maori subject matter w ...Show more
Te Mahi Mara Hua Parakore - A Maori Food Sovereignty Handbook by Jessica Hutchings
$75.00 NZD
Category: Te Ao Māori | Reading Level: near fine
Nga Kete Matauranga - Maori Scholars At The Research Interface: 2021 by Jacinta Ruru; Linda Waimarie Nikora
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ Arts & Culture | Reading Level: near fine
In this beautiful and transformative book, 24 Māori academics share their personal journeys, revealing what being Māori has meant for them in their work. Their perspectives provide insight for all New Zealanders into how mātauranga is positively influencing the Western-dominated disciplines of knowledge ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees - The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Essays | 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
Missing Persons by Steve Braunias
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Essays | Reading Level: very good
Twelve extraordinary tales of disappearance: a collection of true crime writing by New Zealand's award-winning master of non-fiction. Former journalist Murray Mason, found dead in the Auckland Domain; the mysterious death of Socksay Chansy, found dead in a graveyard by the sea; the tragic disappearance ...Show more