Whakarongo ki ō Tupuna: Listen to your Ancestors by Darryn Joseph
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
One night in June 2016, Massey University language lecturer Darryn Joseph sat in a hospital room minding a teacher who had become a dear friend and mentor to him. Darryn wrote her a poem of appreciation, kissed her hand and said goodbye; the next day she passed away. That poem is contained in Whakarongo ...Show more
Sea Edge: Where the Waitemata Meets Auckland by Harvey Bob
$75.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: very good
A deluxe hardback with stunning art and photos, and dazzling text, Sea Edge is the culmination of years of intensive research by Sir Bob Harvey into the history and photo archives of Auckland’s magnificent Waitematā Harbour. A rich variety of profiles and illustrations depict the past, present and futu ...Show more
Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History by Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris
$99.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History charts the sweep of Māori history from ancient origins through to the twenty-first century. Through narrative and images, it offers a striking overview of the past, grounded in specific localities and histories.The story begins with the migration of a ...Show more
Fragments from a Contested Past (BWB Texts) by Joanna Kidman, Vincent O'Malley, Liana MacDonald, Tom Roa and Keziah Wallis
$17.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
‘What a nation or society chooses to remember and forget speaks to its contemporary priorities and sense of identity. Understanding how that process works enables us to better imagine a future with a different, or wider, set of priorities.’ History has rarely felt more topical or relevant as, all across ...Show more