Te Hahi Mihinare - The Maori Anglican Church by Hirini Kaa
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
This ground-breaking book explores the emergence of Te Hahi Mihinare - the Maori Anglican Church. Anglicanism, brought to New Zealand by English missionaries in 1814, was made widely known by Maori evangelists, as iwi adapted the religion to make it their own. The ways in which Mihinare (Maori Anglicans ...Show more
Gallipoli by Pugsley Christopher
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
The definitive account of New Zealand's role in the disastrous 1915 Gallipoli campaign, when a British-led expeditionary force met the Turkish army in an attempt to wrest control of the Dardanelles, comes alive in an updated edition, well illustrated and brilliantly analysed by the doyen of Kiwi militar ...Show more
Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910 by Claire Regnault
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
When crinolines, bustles and ostrich feathers were the height of colonial fashion. This richly illustrated and lively social history explores the creation, consumption and spectacle of fashionable dress in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1840 to the early 1900s. Dressmakers were essential contributors to the ...Show more
Pakeha Settlements in a Maori World - New Zealand Archaeology 1769 1860 by Ian Smith
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
Introducing general readers to New Zealand archaeology, Pakeha Settlements in a Maori World tells the story of the first European encounters with a new land. This is a fascinating approach to history through material culture, documenting a period of dramatic change in these South Pacific islands. From t ...Show more
The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars Matter Today by Ron Crosby
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Ron Crosby brilliantly rewrites his seminal The Musket Wars on a thematic basis, simplifying it to a concise work full of maps and illustrations for the general reader. Distinguished author Ron Crosby outlines why the Musket Wars were a crucial phase of New Zealand history and should be taught today. ...Show more
Aotearoa Endless Sea: Our story told through the taonga of the National Maritime Museum by Frances Walsh
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
A BOOK FOR ALL NEW ZEALANDERS WHO FEEL CONNECTED TO THE SEA. This year New Zealands National Maritime Museum will be in the thick of the action when the Americas Cup defence comes to Auckland. This beautiful book, photographed by Jane Ussher, surveys its collection and explores New Zealandmaritime histo ...Show more
Our First Foreign War - The impact of the South African War 1899-1902 on New Zealand by Nigel Robson
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
When war broke out between the British Empire and the Boer republics in 1899, New Zealand was among Britain's most enthusiastic supporters. The South African War was a chance for New Zealand to prove its military capabilities and loyalty to the Empire. There was a huge surge in nationalist feeling and i ...Show more
Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds by Anne Salmond
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Six centuries ago Polynesian explorers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, where they rapidly adapted to new plants, animals, landscapes, and climatic conditions. Four centuries later, European explorers arrived with maps and clocks, grids and fences, and they too adapted to a new island home. In this remo ...Show more