The New Zealand Wars by Philippa Werry
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
New edition of The New Zealand Wars The New Zealand Wars are a part of New Zealand's history that many people wish they knew more about. This book describes how the wars came about, where and when they were fought and who was involved. It looks at how they are being remembered today, including new way ...Show more
Auckland Zoo - 100 Years, 100 Stories - A Century of wildlife at Auckland Zoo by Sarah Ell; Aja Pendergrast; Jane Healy
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
This beautiful book packed with fantastic photography, tells the fascinating story of how the Zoo has evolved from its early days as a 'living museum' into a modern zoo that takes an active role in conserving wildlife in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world. All profits from the sale of this book w ...Show more
Gallipoli: the Scale of our War by Puawai Cairns; Michael Keith; Christopher Pugsley; Richard Taylor
34.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
The long-running Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War is one of Te Papas most popular exhibitions, attracting over three million visitors since it opened in 2015. There is still strong visitor interest in the story of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in which almost 3000 New Zealanders lost their lives. Jus ...Show more
Te Motunui Epa by Rachel Buchanan
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
‘This is a story about the power of art to help us find a way through the darkness. It is about how art can bring out the best in us, and the worst. The artworks in question are five wooden panels carved in the late 1700s by relatives in Taranaki.’ This stunning book examines how five interconnected car ...Show more
One Hundred Havens - The Settlement of the Marlborough Sounds by Helen Beaglehole
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
The many coves of the Marlborough Sounds are some of the most beautiful places in New Zealand. History has played out here in complex ways - Maori and Pakeha, land and sea, boom and bust, locals and tourists. It's a glorious but challenging environment and generations of farmers, miners and tourism oper ...Show more
Who Lived There? The Stories Behind Historic New Zealand Buildings by Nicola McCloy; Jane King
44.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
You can't help but wonder about the stories behind the unusual buildings you see around New Zealand - from cute colonial cottages to abandoned industrial buildings or ghost towns. Nicola McCloy went looking to find out ... who lived there? From basic stone cottages in barren-looking countryside to prett ...Show more
Te Kupenga: 101 Stories of Aotearoa from the Turnbull by Michael Keith; Chris Szekely
64.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
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 Aotearoa New Zealand through 101 remarkable objects. Each tells a story, be it of discovery, courage, disposs ...Show more
Transgressing Tikanga - Captured by Maori - First-hand Accounts 1816-1884 by Trevor Bentley
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
Transgressing Tikanga is a collection of 20 first-hand accounts written by Europeans who were captured by Maori between 1816 and 1884. These Pakeha men and women were seized when they either committed blatant acts of aggression or unknowingly transgressed tikanga Maori (customary law), for which utu was ...Show more
Warm Sun on My Face: The Story of Womens Cricket in New Zealand by Trevor Auger
69.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Despite what happened at Lord's in 2019, New Zealand has won a Cricket World Cup. It was at Lincoln in December 2000 that New Zealand beat Australia to win the Women's World Cup. The first recorded cricket match in New Zealand between teams of women had been played in the Wairarapa as long ago as 1867 ...Show more
Searching For Charlie - In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC & Bar by Tom Scott
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham is the only combat soldier ever to win the Victoria Cross twice. His acts of bravery in World War II meant he probably deserved six more. The mystery of how a reserved, modest, slightly built farm valuer from New Zealand, could be so ferocious and fearless in battle has int ...Show more
The Adventures of Tupaia by Courtney Sina Meredith; Mat Tait
36.99 NZD
Category: 2020 NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults
The incredible story of Tupaia, Tahitian priest navigator, who sailed on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa. 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 ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: 1st | Reading Level: near fine
The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nations history. Fought between the Crown and various groups of Maori between 1845 and 1872, the wars touched many aspects of life in nineteenth century New Zealand, even in those regions spared actual ...Show more