Ambition: What New Zealanders Think and Why it Matters by Julie Fry & Hayden Glass
$28.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Many commentators say New Zealanders lack ambition, and that aspects of the New Zealandcharacter or our comfortable lives limit our achievements. We are said to be too keen on time off, too concerned about everyone fitting in, suspicious of people who try too hard, enthusiastic about humility, afraid of ...Show more
Legends of Rotorua and the Hot Lakes by A. W. Reed
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
First published in 1958, this is the classic collection of myths relating to that cradle of Maori culture, Rotorua - with relevance across New Zealand Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most visited cities. It is impossible to avoid the area's Maori history and, in this book, it is easy to learn about the ...Show more
Auckland Museum - Director's Choice by David Gaimster
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: near fine
Auckland Museum houses the world's leading collection of Maori taonga (treasures) and, reflecting Auckland's place as the world's largest Polynesian city, multiple traditional and contemporary arts from throughout the Pacific region - The Museum's natural history and documentary heritage holdings are am ...Show more
Big Questions: What Is New Zealand's Future? by Various Authors
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand is at a crossroads. People are increasingly concerned about where we are headed. Can we improve our appalling statistics on poverty and violence? What about work - will we all be replaced by robots? Will our children (let alone our grandchildren) be able to afford to buy a house? Can we clea ...Show more
Treaty of Waitangi by Calman Ross
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
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 information on the key personalities, a wealth of illustrations, and the full text of the treaty, in Englis ...Show more
James Cook: The Voyages by William Frame
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: very good
Stunningly illustrated history tells the story of James Cook's three voyages into the Pacific, including his visits to New Zealand. Themes include the navigation and charting of the Pacific; first encounters between Western and indigenous cultures; the representation of the voyages in art; and scientifi ...Show more
Between Worlds: Early Exchanges Between Maori and Pakeha 1773-1815 by Anne Salmond
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
'Vivid, convincing and utterly memorable.' -Michael King, North & South Anne Salmond's extraordinary Between Worldsbegins with the arrival of Cook's second expedition in 1773 and takes the story through to 1815, with the establishment of the first British missionary settlement in the Bay of Islands. ...Show more
Te Ao Hou: The New World 1820-1920 by Judith Binney; Vincent O¿Malley; Alan Ward
$59.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Te Ao Hou: The New World takes up the increasingly complex history of Maori entwined with Pakeha newcomers from about 1830. As the new world unfolded, Maori independence was hotly contested; Maori held as tightly as they could to their authority over the land, while the Crown sought to loosen it. War br ...Show more
Musket Wars by Ron Crosby
$75.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
First published in 1999, with an introduction by the late Michael King, The Musket Wars established Ron Crosby's reputation as a daring, original chronicler of New Zealand history. This best-selling history provides the first comprehensive account of the wars that ravaged the country in the early 1800s, ...Show more
A Travel Guide To James Cooks New Zealand by Graeme Lay
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand remained a special place during James Cook's epic voyages of discovery and exploration. He returned to the country several times, mainly to Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte sound, which became his favourite New Zealand anchorage. In his journals he comments on the great potential of the islands ...Show more
Growing More Than Grass: Clever, Creative Rural Kiwi Women by Heather Kidd
$9.99 NZD
$39.99 (75% off)
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: Near Fine
It used to be that behind every chisel-jawed, No 8-wired Kiwi farmer stood a good woman. But how those times have changed. The New Zealand rural landscape of the 21 century now features many enterprising women engaged in making a living off the land in their own right. Growing More Than Grass showcases ...Show more
Maori Television by Smith Jo
$44.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: very good
Established in 2004.Maori Television has had a major impact on New Zealand broadcasting. But over the past year or so, the politics of Maori Television have been brought to the foreground of public consciousness, with other media outlets tracking Maori Television's search for a new CEO, allegations of e ...Show more