The oceans surrounding Aotearoa New Zealand are home to over one hundred astonishing and strange species of sharks and rays. This fact-filled book takes you down into the fascinating underwater lives ..
Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable
historical overview of early settlement in New Zealand, and examines the impact
of colonisation and later a developing urban world on Maori and their
tra..
Covering the symbolic systems and worldviews of the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa, New Zealand, this book is a concise introduction to Maori philosophy. It addresses core philosophical issues includi..
"A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for ..
From Whakaari / White Island and Huka Falls to the Moeraki Boulders and Milford Sound, Aotearoa New Zealand overflows with extraordinary landforms and other natural features.This is not a random quirk..
Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand's native bird species has wide appeal. Native Birds of Aotearoa describes sixty of..
Part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a
range of the native insects encountered in New Zealand is written by two expert
entomologists from our national museum..
Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand has wide appeal.
Native Plants ..
Part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range
of the aquatic and terrestrial shell-bearing molluscs encountered in New Zealand
is written by two experts from ..
A must-have natural science activity book for young New Zealanders and their families. From experiments and observation to conservation and mindfulness, this appealing, activity-packed book stimulates..
What, then, for the work of poetry? It's at the very periphery of popular speech, niche even among the arts, yet it's also rooted in the most ancient traditions of oral storytelling, no matter where y..
Mental depression is a serious issue in contemporary New Zealand, and it has an
increasingly high profile. But during our history, depression has often been hidden
under a long black cloud of deni..
The powerful and dynamic legacy of Pacific arts in Aotearoa, as told by the artists themselves.
Pacific Arts Aotearoa tells the dynamic and powerful story of Pacific arts in Aotearoa New Zealand...
A selection of beautiful houses set amid the world's most stunning landscapes, designed by award-winning New Zealand architect Andrew Patterson.
In Maori culture, architecture is approached as ..
Each year Poetry New Zealand, this country's longest-running poetry magazine,
rounds up important new poetry, reviews and essays, making it the ideal way to
catch up with the latest poetry from bo..
RAW, ESSENTIAL NEW COLLECTION FROM ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING VOICESFor the 2024 edition of the Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook, editor Tracey Slaughter has once again hit the zeitgeist in her selection of 101..
This book provides a concise introduction to the history of South Polynesia during the period typically defined as the 'Middle Ages' by western historians, focusing on Aotearoa New Zealand, Rekohu (Ch..
Lyndy McIntyre's Power to Win tells the story of the Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand. The living wage movement is grounded in the fundamental belief that all New Zealanders should be paid..
From the South Auckland Poets Collective to regional writers festivals, at poetry slams and open mic nights, in theatre works like Show Ponies and Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, performance poetry has take..
In "Re-food", Emily King advocates for a food systems approach to help the troubled food networks of Aotearoa New Zealand - one that takes into account the processes from the farm to the family table...
In haka and waiata, sea shanties and ballads, in the words of Sam Hunt and Selina Tusitala Marsh, Hone Tuwhare and Hera Lindsay Bird, the rhythms of poetry have carried our sounds and stories, our lov..
Spiky plants, spicy plants, iconic plants, indestructible plants, useful plants, and New Zealand's giants of the forest!
Find out what makes the flora and fauna of Aotearoa so unique in thi..
From a hidden suburban food forest to a flower farm to an organic vegetable patch to a large station garden, each is described in detail, along with their owners' challenges and delights.
The gar..
From ancient whatu kakahu to contemporary installation art, Frances Hodgkins to Merata Mita, Fiona Clark to Mataaho Collective, Sight Lines tells the story of art made by women in Aotearoa.
Gathe..
Why isn't Aotearoa famous for its insects? We have weta that can survive being frozen, weevils with 'snouts' almost as long as their bodies, and the world's only alpine cicadas.
There is mountin..
The focus of this book is the practice of social policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is
intended to complement and update the fourth and final edition of Cheyne et al.'s
Social Policy in New Zealan..
One afternoon, journalist Hazel Phillips decided to close her laptop and head for the hills. She then spent the next three years living in mountain huts and tramping alone for days at a time, all the ..
Drawing on her own family experience and insights from her PhD inquiry, Celine Kearney travelled around Aotearoa to interview New Zealanders with Scottish and Irish backgrounds. "Southern Celts" uses ..
Increasing US-China tensions, Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, disruptions to supply chains and maritime trade, right-wing extremism and evolving digital currencies . . . the international and domest..
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui captured the secret of fire. The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level ..
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui captured the secret of fire. The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level ..
Published to mark 100 years since the establishment of the famous Alexander
Turnbull Library, one of New Zealand's great storehouses, this energetic,
comprehensive book approaches the history of A..
Starting school is a big step up.
The Great Kiwi School Day familiarises children and their parents with the structure of the kiwi
school day and puts them at ease with elements of the N..
The 99 activities in this immersive book for children aged 7 to 14 range from
experiments and observation to conservation and mindfulness. Developed to
inspire curious young minds to explore and a..
'In 2012, following his investigation of the deaths of two babies in childbirth at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton coroner Gordon Matenga asked, 'Does New Zealand have the safe, world-leading system the Go..
A tale of values, a clash of cultures, with life-or-death consequences.
In 1840's Aotearoa/New Zealand, this is the story of two yearnings: a Pakeha's hunger for land and a Maori chief's need to ..
The Everyday Herbalist contains detailed information on 30 must-have herbs and usage suggestions for a wide variety of others.
Learn how to make remedies for a range of ailments: coughs, colds, a..
“Theoretically sophisticated, historically precise, and politically urgent” —Max Haiven
Finance was at the centre of every stage of the colonisation of Aotearoa, from the sale of Maori lands and ..
In the urban and rural wildernesses, there is an abundance of food just waiting to be discovered, if only you know what to look for. Foraged food is healthy, economical and sustainable, but the best p..