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Kiwi Milestones: NZ's Population Through The Millions by Ron Palenski
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The social development of our nation increased exponentially during the 20th century, from a country of one million in 1908 to a burgeoning four million less than one hundred years later. "Kiwi Milestones" is as much a commemoration of this statistical achievement as it is emblematic of our social trium ...Show more
Men in Black: Commemorative 20th Century Edition by Ron Palenski
69.95 NZD
Category: Reference
This guide to New Zealand rugby includes photographs illustrating each test match.
Men of Valour: New Zealand & the Battle for Crete by Ron Palenski
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Military | Reading Level: Very Good
For a time in the Second World War, Crete was the prize both sides wanted. The Allies had it and the Germans wanted it. The Germans won. The man in charge of hanging on to it was Bernard (Tiny) Freyberg, the New Zealand Divison commander who was made the Greek island s intended saviour. With him was a r ...Show more
Murdoch - The All Black Who Never Returned by Palenski Ron
39.99 NZD
Category: Rugby | Reading Level: near fine
The story of Keith Murdoch is the great unsolved mystery of world rugby. The All Black who was sent home from the tour of the British Isles in 1972 and who exiled himself to the vastness of the Australian outback remains a banner headline in rugby memories. It does so despite the passing of the years.Th ...Show more
Profiles of Fame by Ron Palenski
19.95 NZD
40.00 (50% off)
Category: Sport
Information on New Zealanders who have been inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
Rugby: a New Zealand History by Palenski Ron
69.99 NZD
Category: Rugby
Rugby is New Zealand's national sport. From the grand tour by the 1888 Natives to the upcoming 2015 World Cup, from games in the North African desert in World War II to matches behind barbed wire during the 1981 Springbok tour, from grassroots club rugby to heaving crowds outside Eden Park, Lancaster Pa ...Show more
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