The Making of New Zealanders by Ron Palenski
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Examining the development of a sense of national identity in a British colony, this highly authoritative work is a valuable addition to the literature in New Zealand. By looking at the onset of home-grown shipping, railway, and telegraph networks as well as at the Maori and kiwi experiences, not to ment ...Show more
New Zealand's London: A Colony and Its Metropolis by Felicity Barnes
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Very Good
Barnes is a very good historian who writes well … and the completed book will be both intellectually weighty and a good read,’ our reviewer wrote. ‘[It] will offer a broader, richer and more culturally inflected reading of the relationship between New Zealand and Britain.’ Antipodean soldiers and ...Show more
The Troopers' Tale : The History of the Otago Mounted Rifles by Don Mackay
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
"Talk about the charge of the Light Brigade. The infantry said we were mad, and by Jove we were! We charged over barbed wire entanglements, over trenches..." The Troopers' Tale tells for the first time the exciting stories of the Otago mounted Rifles during their many overseas campaigns. It features co ...Show more
The Great Divide: the Story of New Zealand & its Treaty by Ian Wishart
42.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
New Zealand was catapulted kicking and screaming from the stone age to the space age within 200 years of Captain Cook setting foot there… and they’re still arguing about it! Who really got to New Zealand first? Which version of the Treaty of Waitangi is the most accurate translation? Did the Treaty ever ...Show more
Flashback - Tales and Treasures of Taranaki by Andrew Moffat
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Very Good
Showcasing items from the Puke Ariki collections, Flashback casts fresh light on Taranaki heritage and the stories of the region and its people. Richly illustrated and carefully researched, it debunks myths, exposes characters, and tells little-well-known community treasures, standing testament to the v ...Show more
For Gallant Service Rendered: The Life & Times of Samuel Austin by Barbara Mabbett
34.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Samuel Austin's military career began with the British army and ended with the Wanganui Native Contingent in their campaign to capture Te Kooti in 1870. Drawn extensively from Austin's own diary, this is the story of his adventurous life as a soldier, settler, and family man. From his childhood in Irela ...Show more
Jagged Seas: the New Zealand Seamen's Union 1879 - 2003 by David Grant
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
From humble beginnings in 1879 until the time it merged with the Waterside Workers' Union in 2003 to become the Maritime Union of New Zealand, the New Zealand Seamen's Union played an integral and essential role in this country's seafaring industry. Labour historian David Grant traverses the huge change ...Show more
The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
This bestselling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference to the history of New Zealand. New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce f ...Show more
A Century of Change: NZ 1800-1900 2nd Edition by OLSSEN, Erik
85.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
This clear and fluent second edition closely follows option (b) of the Year 13 History syllabus: A Survey of New Zealand in the 19th Century. The themes of ‘Maori/Pakeha Relations’, ‘Economic and Political Change’, ‘Society and Attitudes’, form the three major parts.
A Savage Country: The untold Story of New Zealand in the 1820s by Paul Moon
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. New Zealand in the 1820s had no government or bureaucratic presence; no newspapers were published; the literate population was probably no more than a couple of dozen people at any one time. Early explorers' assessments of New Zealand were haphazard at best - few knew what to make of this f ...Show more
Evolving Auckland: The City's Engineering Heritage by John La Roche
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
It is easy to understand why Auckland has the largest population of any region in the country. It is blessed with two very sheltered harbours and probably the mildest climate in New Zealand. Auckland has become the commercial capital of New Zealand, but this hasn't happened without the innovation and in ...Show more
Unveiling New Zealand History by Ji Hye Bing
44.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
This book will take you back to when New Zealand was first created till the signing of the Treaty. The style is perhaps best described as a 'comic book'. The text is succinct but covers the early history of New Zealand in a serious and memorable way. The book is suitable for students and tourists who wi ...Show more