Wild at Heart - The Dangers and Delights of a Nomadic Life by Miriam Lancewood
$36.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Gripping sequel to the international bestseller Woman in the Wilderness, Miriam Lancewood's story of the quest for a simple life, unfettered by society's norms. Miriam Lancewood's first book Woman in the Wilderness told her story of living for seven years in the wilderness of New Zealand with her husban ...Show more
Wild Journeys by Bruce Ansley
$36.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Discover a world of wild, mysterious and audacious journeys In Wild Journeys Bruce Ansley retraces the path of the doomed surveyor John Whitcombe across the Southern Alps, follows the raiding party of the northern chief Te Puoho along the West Coast, sails around New Zealand's northern and southern cape ...Show more
In Defence of Our Land: A Tour of New Zealand's Historic Harbour Forts by Russell Glackin
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The harbour forts of New Zealand occupy some of the grandest real estate in the country, yet little is known of the blood, sweat and tears that went into their construction. Highly illustrated with archival photos, maps and site plans, this easy-to-follow book is full of fascinating stories about New Ze ...Show more
The Power of Mothers: Releasing Our Children by Celia Lashlie
$38.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A hard hitting look at our troubled society, the intergenerational cycle of crime and criminal families and the women who have the power to change things for the better - if we let them. Take a pragmatic look inside the deep-seated issues underlying our appalling youth crime statistics. Examine the back ...Show more
Hook, Line and Blinkers: What Kiwi's Always Wanted Not to Know About Fishing by Gareth Morgan & Geoff Simmons
$34.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
We've been sold the idea that New Zealand has the best fisheries management in the world. This book sorts through the myths from the realities and finds that such an accolade belongs to only part of our fishery. And then who cares, if the global fishery scene is so dire, that it poses a threat to the oc ...Show more
A Savage Country: The untold Story of New Zealand in the 1820s by Paul Moon
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | 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
Great Kiwi Firsts by Astral Sligo
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Our fern might be silver but us Kiwis love to take that gold medal spot. First to give women the vote, first to climb Mount Everest, first to split the atom ... Despite our small population and our distance from the great centres of commerce and culture, Kiwis are bloody good at being first at things. T ...Show more
50 Shades of Key :The Unofficial John Key Joke Book by Paul Little
$14.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
In the satirical tradition of Take Me to Your Leaders and The Muldoon Annual Joke Book comes 50 Shades of Key, a hilarious collection of 36 photos with wicked captions, plus a bunch of jokes we found lying around and threw in at the last minute.
The Mannequin Makers by Craig Cliff
$37.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
From the winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book, this strikingly original novel is at turns a gothic tale of a father's obsession, a castaway story worthy of a Boy's Own adventure and a thorny remembrance of past tragedies. The skin was smooth and bright as porcelain, but looked as if ...Show more
At the UN: Addresses from Helen Clark's First Term Leading the United Nations Development Programme by Helen Clark
$37.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
At the UN brings together a selection of addresses by Helen Clark to international audiences during her first term leading the UN Development Programme. These speeches reflect Helen Clark's passion for reducing poverty in the world and helping people and nations to plan their own development. They are i ...Show more
Discovering New Zealand Trees by Sandra Morris
$17.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Introducing 20 of our most interesting native trees to young New Zealand naturalists, Sandra Morris presents charming watercolour illustrations and text in a style that mirrors her earlier successful book, Discovering New Zealand Birds. Each tree is shown in full with individual illustrations of the lea ...Show more