Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand: Understanding the Culture, Protocols and Customs by Buddy Mikaere
$32.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Starting with the beaching of his Mataatua Bay of Plenty ancestral canoe, Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable historical overview of Maori in New Zealand and goes on to examine the impact of a changing urban world on the traditional way of life. He describes the renaissance of Maori culture and the ...Show more
New Zealand's Lost Heritage: The Stories Behind our Forgotten Landmarks by Richard Wolfe
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: good-very good
Features 20 notable structures which, for various reasons, no longer exist. Most of the buildings have been demolished in the name of urban development, creating controversy ... Each building is discussed and illustrated including the circumstances of its demise. The selection includes: Ruapekapeka pa i ...Show more
Strong, Beautiful and Modern - National fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, 1935-1960 by Charlotte Macdonald
$25.00 NZD
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Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: near fine
In the late 1930s and early 1940s, a wave of state-sponsored 'national ftness' programmes swept Britain and its former colonies. Following revelations of the Nazi enthusiasm for government-backed sports and the organisation of mass leisure, the programmes quickly foundered. They probably laid, however, ...Show more
Twisting the Treaty: A Tribal Grab for Wealth and Power by John Robinson, Bruce Moon, David Round, Mike Butler, Hugh Barr & Peter Cresswell
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
This is probably the most important book published in recent times as it shows how in 27 years the Treaty of Waitangi has been reinterpreted, the "partnership" myth created, tribal corporations set up, public assets transferred to those corporations which are now on the brink of securing a special place ...Show more