A Controversial Churchman - Essays on George Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand and Lichfield, and Sarah Selwyn
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
New Zealand’s frst Anglican bishop, George Selwyn, was a towering fgure in the young colony. Denounced as a ‘turbulent priest’ for speaking out against Crown practices that dispossessed Máori, he brought a vigorous approach to episcopal leadership. His wife Sarah Selwyn supported all her husband’s activ ...Show more
A Concise History of New Zealand by Philippa Mein Smith
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana some 80 million years ago to the twenty-first century. Philippa Mein Smith highlights the effects of the country's smal ...Show more
Facing an Era - Postcard Portraits from a Century Ago by William Main
9.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
The French Place in the Bay of Islands Te Urunga Mai o te Iwi Wiwi - Essays from Pompallier's Printery by Kate Martin (ed.); Brad Mercer (ed.)
79.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
The stunning new book The French Place in the Bay of Islands presents very human stories of conflict, ambition, struggle, success and failure, shedding new light on Māori-Pakeha relations at the time of Treaty-making at Waitangi and of the founding of the last nation in the world, New Zealand. These are ...Show more
Otiwhiti Station by The Duncan Family
58.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Near Fine
The Duncans have been farming Otiwhiti in the Turakina River valley since the 1880s, when they purchased the land from the local iwi. The backstory of this station is rich and fascinating. The remarkable, generous family that has farmed this unforgiving Rangitikei hill country has also directed the farm ...Show more
Making Film and Television Histories: Australia and New Zealand by James E. Bennett
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
"Making Film and Television Histories" approaches film and television texts as primary historical media with the potential to bring historical topics alive through their interplay between past and present. It is a major text, the first to situate in a clear historical context selected New Zealand and Au ...Show more
New Zealand's Yesterdays : The Illustrated Story of How We Lived, Worked and Played by Readers Digest
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
First published by "Reader's Digest" in 1984, this edition has been revised and redesigned. The enormous changes which took place in all aspects of New Zealand life in the twentieth century are laid out in this archive, presented in an accessible way. A book for all ages, this text provides insights int ...Show more
The Radio Room by Cilla McQueen
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Very Good
In The Radio Room, Poet Laureate Cilla McQueen travels space and time, throwing 'thought-lines' from her present-day corner of the world to the ancient Celtic islands of her ancestors ('On a cliff-top above screeching gulls I stand still thinking backwards, antipodean poet grafted from ancient taproot i ...Show more
Truth: The Rise and Fall of the People's Paper by Redmer Yska
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: Very Good
New Zealand Truth's scandal-ridden history has never before been told. This book not only documents an important part of New Zealand's media history, but also gives us a fascinating and colourful window on this country's social history.
It's in the Post: The Stories Behind New Zealand's Postage Stamps by Richard Wolfe
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Stamps are more than just a payment for postage. The best and most memorable are gems of graphic design and encapsulations of our history. They celebrate landmark events, famous New Zealanders, sporting and creative achievements; our natural heritage, enterprising spirit and ingenuity. Looking back at m ...Show more
No Other Home Than This: A History of European New Zealanders by John Andrews
14.99 NZD
49.99 (70% off)
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. When Europeans landed in New Zealand in the nineteenth century, they brought with them a culture that had been shaped over thousands of years - a culture that determined their values and attitudes, their food and dwellings, their occupations and recreation. In the crates and portmanteaus c ...Show more