Andrew Bagshaw was many things - a genius-level geneticist, keen cricketer and sailor, private pilot, much-loved son, brother and uncle, as well as a hugely brave and principled idealist who risked ev..
The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori.It features-
clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections, with the Mao..
Aotearoa's most trusted guide to te reo Maori, revised and updated.
The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is the most up-to-date, versatile and relevant resource for anyone wanting to use the Maor..
A Quest for Mr Right
An empty nest. A racing heart. A twitching eye. A dead career. Looks like it's time for a midlife crisis. Looks like it's time for a quest.
Maybe it's time for Mr Right...
The Road to Gondwana traces the steps science took to find Gondwana, and the journey Gondwana itself took through 500 million years of Earth history.
The road to Gondwana took western scien..
From the creators of the A Brief History of Stuff podcast and inspired by the Science Museum Group Collection, discover the remarkable stories of everyday objects in this engaging popular science titl..
The Times best political books of 2022
'This thought-provoking and informative book suggests that the era of globetrotting lone agents such as James Bond is long gone.' - Sydney Morning Herald
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Taking its cue from an uninspiring fragment of rusted iron, 'The Secret Life of Number 8' takes the reader into the heart of a universe in miniature, one that reveals the striking order, complexity, a..
In 1979 the photographer Robin Morrison and his family spent seven months on
the road in the South Island, where Morrison photographed people and places. The
resulting book was published in 1981 b..
The Steepest Street in the World: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand is a substantially revised and enlarged edition of a long-since-out-of-print 2006 book. It includes Baldwin Street's history dat..
The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a central document in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand. This lively account tells the story of the Treaty/Te Tiriti from its signing in 1840, through ..
True stories of death and desperation
One survivor chooses loneliness.
One chooses exile.
One chooses oblivion.
Some have violent tendencies, ruining lives indiscriminately. ..
In April 1968 the New Zealand interisland passenger ferry Wahine, a fast and modern ship for its time, hit Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in a cyclone, the worst storm ever recorde..
A comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about riding and caring for horses and ponies, whether you already keep horses or are simply thinking of joining a pony club, from prominent equest..
The striking debut memoir from award-winning doctor and writer, Emma Espiner.
"I don't know why medicine felt like coming home but, for some reason, it fits. I keep thinking about how the tohu, o..
Things I remember, or was told, is the memoir of outspoken Wellington GP Carol Shand, who since the early 1960s has spent her life fighting for change in medical, social and legal issues that she cons..
This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pakeha. Every Pakeha becomes a Pakeha in their own way, finding her or his own meaning for that Maori word. This is the story of what ..
The contribution of women to the first century of photography has been overlooked across the world, including in New Zealand. With few exceptions, photographic histories have tended to focus on the ma..
This book is a collaboration of knowledge and insight from a wide range of Maori researchers from all over Aotearoa and across multiple disciplines. The authors explore child rearing approach..
Living a fulfilling life rich with tradition, connection and te ao Maori
Following on from their bestseller, Life as a Casketeer, Francis and Kaiora Tipene share how they bring the traditio..
Tikanga Maori is the authoritative and accessible introduction to understanding the correct Maori ways of doing things as they were done in the past, as they are done in the present - and as they may ..
Important concepts in Maori culture are defined and discussed in short essay-style definitions in both English and Maori. The traditional knowledge of the ware wananga (school of learning) is drawn up..
An introduction to te ao Maori The guide to understanding the Maori world from a 21st century point of view. The book we've all been needing for decades a unique explanation of the world of Maoridom..
THE WAR THAT SHAPED THE MODERN WORLD - MOMENT BY MOMENT
Discover the key events in the war that shaped the modern world - moment by moment.
An accessible and wide-ranging overview of the mom..
The award-winning authors of this small book with a big heart delve into Te Papa's collections of over 1600 badges to examine how New Zealanders have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and cele..
In November 1863 at the battle of Rangiriri over 180 Maori defenders were taken prisoner, marched up the Great South Road to Otahuhu, from where they were transferred onto the Waitemata Harbour.
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Armed with the courage of their convictions, two girls embark on a perilous journey to challenge their leaders' actions. Cousins, Te Kawenga and Kakati learn of a plan being hatched against a neighbou..
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 ..
The story of contemporary Maori art from the 1950s to the present day, with more than 200 artworks by 110 Maori artists, this is a powerful, dynamic new book.
Maori art is unique among all art mo..
When Desmond Bovey returned to his native New Zealand after thirty years in France, he felt a need to reconnect with the landscapes of his youth. He chose Tongariro National Park, inspired by a chance..
Arguably one of the finest jewellers and goldsmiths working in New Zealand, Tony Williams has both expanded and enhanced New Zealand jewellery-making over the past 40 years. From exquisite dragonfly b..
A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers and activists. For these authors, attempts to confront racism and racial viol..
When an Air New Zealand sightseeing plane crashed into the lower slopes of Mount Erebus in Antarctica in 1979, all 257 people on board lost their lives.
The Erebus disaster sent shockwaves thro..
Journalist James Herries Beattie recorded southern Maori history for almost fifty years and produced many popular books and pamphlets. Traditional Lifeways of the Southern Maori is his most important ..
'Tramping in Aotearoa' is New Zealand's best-selling tramping guide, written by this country's preeminent tramping author, Shaun Barnett. This fully revised edition features 45 of our most popular tra..
This book discusses traditional Maori uses of native plants of the South Island of New Zealand and traditions around them. The text describes the features and uses of each plant, listed alphabetically..
A short, balanced introduction to the nation's founding document. In plain language it covers the events around the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, and what has happened since. Also included is inf..
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 Ill..
What is a New Zealander? What does it mean to be a citizen of or a resident in this country? How do we understand what makes Aotearoa New Zealand complex and unique? And what creates a sense of belong..
"Tussock is the colour of my country. It is, for me, a coming home." Over the course of nearly 40 years, artist Bruce Hunt has explored the ridgelines, hills and valleys of Otago and Canterbury, photo..
Ultimate Road Trips: Aotearoa New Zealand is your inspirational and comprehensive touring guide to New Zealand, featuring 36 road trips across the North and South islands.
From coastal journeys e..
The must-read book on what New Zealand's changing climate means for our everyday lives
A warmer world will change more than just our weather patterns. It will change the look of the land arou..
WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN YOUR PASTAfter Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir The Forgotten Coast in 2021, he made contact with Pakeha with long settler histories who were coming to grips with the t..
The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audienc..
A riveting blend of nature writing, indigenous storytelling and great adventure in the NZ alps
This book is about walking as a form of knowing. Armed with Ngai Tahu's ancient oral maps and modern..
Dougal Rillstone was born in Gore, close to the Mataura River, over seventy years ago. The river was both swimming pool and playground during his childhood. One summer's evening, while he stood chest ..
After first occupying vacant spaces in post-stock-market-crash Auckland in the
mid-1990s, public art curators Letting Space re-emerged in the wake of the 2008
global financial crisis. Confronted b..
Twenty-five years ago the Maori Language Act was passed, but research still finds that the Maori language is dying. This collection looks at the state of the language since the Act, how the language i..
Written by Lynely Hargreaves, this important new book describes New Zealand's glaciers, and how we have interacted with them. Glaciation has had a huge impact on the shape of the New Zealand landscape..