A Wild Life is a tribute to the outdoor photography of New Zealand's leading tramping author and photographer, Shaun Barnett. For the past 30 years Shaun Barnett wrote about and photographed the New Z..
What does it mean to be a good Pacific woman? Audrey doesn't care.
In her third collection, a - wake - (e)nd, acclaimed poet Audrey Brown-Pereira turns a lens to her own life,
transforming a mid-l..
Enter the fascinating world of forensic facial approximation and journey with me through this how-to guide for the artist.
Forensic facial approximation is the marriage of scientific observation and..
From the Australian Book Industry-Award winning author of Australian Abstract.
'Containing a sublime collection of works, Amber Creswell Bell's book is a deeply fascinating insight into Antipodea..
'Above the Treeline' is an essential publication for anyone interested in the natural world of alpine New Zealand, a guide not only to the plants, but also the ferns, mosses, lichen, invertebrates, bi..
Tramping is a journey into mountainous country, across passes, along ridges, beside rivers or through forests. It is a journey also, perhaps, to discovering more about the native plants and animals ex..
This comprehensive text traces a cultural history of acting practice in Aotearoa / New Zealand, whose Indigenous Maori practitioners have made a significant impact on acting processes, principles and ..
Funny and heartwarming stories from a Northland country vet
In the rolling green hills of Kaipara, Scottish vet Rory Dean and his two fox terriers, Scrappy and Alfie, are on call day and nigh..
Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iatea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of the crew on the Endeavour across the Pac..
A mother and daughter's wild journey to rediscover the wonder and restorative power of nature.
"I'm here because I want to test the very limits of my own resilience and reassure myself that no m..
In this collection, newly painted for this book, Ray Ching's drawing and painting skills, familiar to New Zealanders through his widely seen paintings of birds, are imaginatively engaged in an altoget..
In After Dark Annette Lees walks us into the nights of Aotearoa. In the company of bats, owls, moths and seabirds, she guides us from dusk to dawn with fascinating night stories: tales of war stealth ..
On 29 May 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary conquered Everest, three days before the coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Before their success, Everest had claimed the lives of dozens of climbers, incl..
Aftermaths explores the life-changing intergenerational effects of colonial violence in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific. Written by leading scholars of colonial and Indigenous historie..
We are living longer and healthier lives than at any time in history. However, for all its successes, modern medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most peo..
Aotearoa New Zealand is renowned among biologists worldwide for spectacular ecological restoration work over the last 50 years, through advances in pest eradication and native species translocation. T..
A truly unique insight into the impact the Second World War had on the iwi of the central North Island and Bay of Plenty districts (including Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Tuhoe, Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati ..
Accessible, lively new biography of an under-served female writer, from a bestselling, acclaimed literary biographer
** The Sunday Times Best Literary Book of 2023**
** A Waterstones Best Book ..
For lovers of the great outdoors and those captivated by the silent allure of Canterbury's alpine horizon, Andy Buchanan's Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb is a celebration of nature's majesty and a..
The Alps 2 Ocean (A2O) cycle trail covers over 300 km - from Aoraki-Mt Cook (our highest mountain), past incredibly blue lakes, hydro canals and dams, across the iconic Mackenzie Country and down the ..
'Janet Frame's luminous words are the more precious because they were snatched from the jaws of the disaster of her early life. It is one of the classics of autobiography. She knew that a writer must ..
Pentreath is renowned as one of the foremost designers of new traditional buildings and country houses in the world. In celebration of his London-based firm's twentieth anniversary, Pentreath presents..
The biography of one of New Zealand's greatest naturalist-artists, G. V.Hudson. George Hudson, 1867-1946, was one of New Zealand's pioneer naturalists, who devoted his life to collecting and describi..
This new book is a full colour identification guide that covers grasses, rushes and sedges, plants not fully described in An Illustrated Guide to Common Weeds of New Zealand from the same publisher (N..
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenou..
A re-issue of the long-out-of-print 1966 classic, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing - go and live alone on a desert island.
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'It stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty' - Oliver Sacks
An Unquiet Mind is a definitive examination of manic depression from both sides: doct..
Jim Anderton, the Labour rebel who founded a new political movement and became deputy prime minister, is the subject of this compelling, warts-and-all biography by award-winning historian David Grant...
The photographer Ans Westra, who died in 2023, took hundreds of thousands of
images over her long career. Together, those images constitute what is arguably a
photo album of Aotearoa.
Her dedica..
We all feel anxious from time to time, but when does the occasional worry turn into a force that prevents us from fully living our daily lives?
Anxiety is a Worry is a comprehensive guide for man..
"In Anzac Nations: The legacy of Gallipoli in New Zealand and Australia, 19652015, author Rowan Light examines the myth-making around Anzac and how commemoration has evolved. Anzac Nations examines th..
With chapters by leading scholars of criminology from across the country, The Aotearoa Handbook of Criminology represents a state-of-the-art account of crime and criminal justice in Aotearoa New Zeala..
First published in 1996, Apirana Turupa
Ngata: Ana tuhinga i te reo Maori is the
collected writings in te reo Maori of Sir
Apirana Ngata - Ngati Porou leader, land
reformer, politician and sch..
With less than 2 per cent of the total Maori population holding a doctorate, the need for Maori leadership planning in academia has never been greater. The purpose of this book is to present the exper..
Why has Aristotle had such an astounding influence on the world? What are his key ideas? What can he still teach us today?
There is in Athens a rather plain ruin; a simple courtyard lined with fr..
Ki te kotahi te kakaho ka whati, ki te kapuia, e kore e whati
When we stand alone we are vulnerable but together we are unbreakable
See the world differently, through some of the wisest of hum..
What transformation happens when writers, musicians and artists stand in the vast, cold spaces of Antarctica? This book brings together paintings, photographs, texts and musical scores by Aotearoa New..
Parihaka has become a byword for Maori refusal to yield land, culture and dignity to New Zealand's colonial government. Well after the end of the New Zealand Wars, the people of this small settlement ..
Ancient wisdom of the Maori goddesses to help you navigate the modern world
Atua wahine are the Maori goddesses who make up the world around us: the earth, fire, water, moon and more. Learn a..
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 Pol..
Because This Land Is Who We Are is an exploration of environmental repossession, told through a collaborative case study approach, and engaging with Indigenous communities in Canada (Anishinaabe), Haw..