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123 in English and Maori (Hairy Maclary and Friends) by Lynley Dodd
$15.99 NZD
A boisterous bilingual board book that introduces littlies to counting with the help of Hairy Maclary and his friends! A gorgeous board book with pictures of Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw and other favourite characters created by Lynley Dodd to help children learn to count from 1-10 in Maori and English ...Show more
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa
$49.99 NZD
Category: Contemporary Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenous civilisations that flourished in Oceania, to the colonial encounters that shaped Samoa's history, and ...Show more
Blood & Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand by Jared Davidson
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Law, Crime & Policing | Series: 1st
'Picture, for a minute, every artwork of colonial New Zealand you can think of. Now add a chain gang. Hard labour men guarded by other men with guns. Men moving heavy metal. Men picking at the earth. Over and over again. This was the reality of nineteenth-century New Zealand.' Forced labour haunts the ...Show more
Colours in English and Maori (Hairy Maclary and Friends) by Lynley Dodd
$15.99 NZD
A boisterous bilingual board book that introduces littlies to colours with the help of Hairy Maclary and his friends! A gorgeous board book with pictures of Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw and other favourite characters created by Lynley Dodd to teach children their colours in Maori and English. This speci ...Show more
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
$49.99 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Series: 1st
The narrative of the Parihaka community sheds light on a critical period in Aotearoa’s colonial past. As the government seized their land, Māori communities across the region engaged in non-violent resistance, with Parihaka emerging as a powerful symbol of defiance under the leadership of Te Whiti o Ron ...Show more
Ford: A Kiwi Obsession by Steve Holmes
$49.99 NZD
Category: Transport | Series: 1st
Ford A Kiwi Obsession, describes the history of the Ford Australia motor company, from its early beginnings, its production of the Falcon model, expansion into New Zealand, right through to the final Falcon to roll off the assembly line. It features stories on several interesting Fords and their proud K ...Show more
Four Comic Novellas by Bob Jones
$28.00 NZD
$40.00 (30% off)
Category: Contemporary Fiction | Series: 1st | Reading Level: new
"Four brilliant, original and funny novellas that will outrage and provoke readers' thoughts about modern life. Designed to be collected and for gift giving, this collection of sharp-witted tales on modern life will entertain and enthrall in the manner that only best-selling author Bob Jones can do and ...Show more
Holden A Kiwi Passion by Steve Holmes
$49.99 NZD
Category: Motoring | Series: 1st
"Holden A Kiwi Passion" celebrates Holden motor vehicles, New Zealanders' passion for them and the role they've played in our lives. It describes the history of the Holden motor company from its early beginnings in Australia, to its expansion into New Zealand. It features stories of several interesting ...Show more
Joseph Banks' Florilegium - Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage by David Mabberley; Mel Gooding; Joe Studholme; Anon
$185.00 NZD
Category: Botany | Series: Botanical Treasures from Cook's 1st Voyage | Reading Level: new
Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had never ...Show more
Make Her Praises Heard Afar: The Untold story of New Zealand Women in WW1 by Jane Tolerton
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ & World War I | Series: 1st | Reading Level: very good
The history books tell us that about 550 New Zealand nurses went to World War One while other women stayed home, knitting, fundraising and looking after families and farms while the men were away. But many women went too, as doctors and ambulance drivers, munitions workers and mathematicians, civil serv ...Show more
Matariki: Te Whetu o te Tau by Rangi Matamua
$35.00 NZD
Category: Maori History, Society & Culture | Series: 1st | Reading Level: very good
Te Reo Māori edition. In mid-winter, Matariki rises in the pre-dawn sky, and its observation is celebrated with incantations on hilltops at dawn, balls, exhibitions, dinners and a vast number of events. The Matariki tradition has been re-established, and its regeneration coincides with a growing interes ...Show more
Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Children's | Series: 1st
A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin BishopDiscover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bisho ...Show more