Te Pae: The Place Where we Meet by Lizzy Pearson
64.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The Otautahi Christchurch of today is made up of numerous suburbs, each with its own characteristics, surrounded and built in an area of astonishing natural beauty. In 2010 and 2011 the city was hit by a series of devastating earthquakes. Neighborhoods were destroyed or damaged beyond repair, and the im ...Show more
Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities (BWB Text) by David Batchelor, Bill McKay
17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
Despite our agrarian mythology, Aotearoa New Zealand is overwhelmingly a country of urban dwellers.’ Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities takes a critical look at the evolution of New Zealand’s cities. Moving past the country’s rural image, the book addresses the realities of its urban majority, q ...Show more
The Fight for Freshwater by Mike Joy
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Mike Joy is recognised in New Zealand as a leading freshwater ecologist and a fervent advocate for the preservation of waterways. However, the journey that led him to these influential roles is as winding and unique as the rivers he strives to protect. His story is not just about academic success and pu ...Show more
The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation (BWB Text) by Matthew Scobie, Anna Sturman
17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: BWB Texts
What do the economics of decolonisation mean for the future of Aotearoa? This question drives the work of Matthew Scobie and Anna Sturman as they explore the complex relationship between tangata whenua and capitalism. By weaving together historical insights and contemporary analysis, this Text reveals ...Show more
Six-Legged Ghosts: The insects of Aotearoa by Lily Duval
54.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Why isn’t Aotearoa famous for its insects? We have wētā that can survive being frozen, weevils with ‘snouts’ almost as long as their bodies, and the world’s only alpine cicadas. There is mounting evidence that insect numbers are plummeting all over the world. But the insect apocalypse isn’t just a faraw ...Show more
Root Leaf Flower Fruit - A Verse Novel by Bill Nelson
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
A woman lies helpless after a stroke, her family gathered. Her grandson, healing slowly from a head injury after coming off his bike, takes leave from his job and family to prepare her rundown house and farm for sale. As he works, he sifts through what remains of his grandmother’s daily life. Then, afte ...Show more
Kiwis in Conflict: A History of New Zealanders at War Revised and Updated by Christopher Pugsley; Laurie Barber; 93299210342009329921034200
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Military
Kiwis in Conflict is the story of New Zealand and New Zealanders at war from the mid-19th century to the present day. Originally published as Scars of the Heart, this new revised and updated edition examines the impact of war through the eyes of those involved using photographs, paintings, letters and d ...Show more
Those Who Have the Courage - The History of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps by Matthew Wright
94.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
'Those Who Have the Courage will be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in the military and social history of New Zealand. It is a comprehensive history of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, the Mounted Rifles and predecessor units ¿' - Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, from the Foreword ...Show more
Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb by Andy Buchanan
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
For lovers of the great outdoors and those captivated by the silent allure of Canterbury’s alpine horizon, Andy Buchanan’s Alpine Panorama: A view to a climb is a celebration of nature’s majesty and a tribute to the enduring connection between man and mountain. The distant alpine skyline served as a mag ...Show more
Still Standing - A Memoir by Anna Louisa de Launey Crighton
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biographies & Memoirs
For decades, whenever a heritage building in Christchurch has been under threat, especially in the aftermath of the 2010- 11 earthquakes, one woman has consistently defended this city's architecture and history against shortsightedness and the threat of bulldozers - Dame Anna Crighton. Fearless and art ...Show more
Hopurangi—Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka by Robert Sullivan
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
Ngā mihi whakawhetai nui ki a rātou e whai ana i te ara mātauranga o ō mātou mātua tūpuna! A new collection from acclaimed poet Robert Sullivan, inspired by the Māori lunar calendar. Three birds flew from me: a sparrow from my chesta tūī out my throata pīwaiwaka from my thigh they flew to see my fat ...Show more
AUP New Poets 10 by Tessa Keenan, Sadie Lawrence, romesh dissanayake (Anne Kennedy - editor)
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
Distinctive, fresh and compellingly present, AUP New Poets 10 features three exciting new voices. Looking out from today at a landscape peopled with her tupuna, Tessa Keenan (Te Atiawa) writes poems filled with quiet rage and remarkable lyricism. Meanwhile romesh dissanayake plays with language to explo ...Show more