Kiwitown's Port : The Story of Oamaru's Harbour by Gavin McLean
40.00 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books | Reading Level: Near Fine
Colonial New Zealand depended on sea transport, every major or aspiring centre had to have a port, hopefully loading cargo on a 'Home boat. This book traces the history of one such port into the twenty-first century. "Today's heritage object is yesterday's developer's dream."
Castles of Gold : A History of New Zealand's West Coast Irish by Lyndon Fraser
39.95 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books | Reading Level: very good
Second hand. From the 1860s, the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island was the scene of two major gold strikes, attracting hopefuls from all over the world. Suddenly, where there had been native bush and wide rivers, towns with 400 pubs and accommodation houses had appeared. Amongst the hopefuls wer ...Show more
Settler Tales of Old New Plymouth by Murray Moorhead
34.95 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
This rich collection of tales paints a vivid portrait of our early beginnings, from the 1860s to the turn of the century. These stories bring to life the men and women who have left their mark on our history our forbears. Murray Moorhead (author of First in Arms) provides valuable insights into their re ...Show more
Colonial Tales of Old New Plymouth by Murray Moorhead
34.95 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
Murray Moorhead (author of First In Arms) unfolds the post -1840 development of the colonial settlement of New Plymouth through thirty selected stories that depict this colourful period in New Zealand?s history. The early beginnings of the development of infrastructure of a settlement are explored, from ...Show more
Pioneer Tales of Old New Plymouth by Murray Moorhead
34.95 NZD
35.99 (2% off)
Category: Rotorua Books
This New Plymouth story is a story for all New Zealanders. With meticulous research and many humorous anecdotes, Murray Moorhead (author of First in Arms) brings to life the colour, the pain and the triumphs of our early settlers in the place they referred to as ?The Garden of New Zealand?. Written with ...Show more
In the Grip of an Island: Early Stewart Island History by Olga Sansom
60.00 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
Price TBC. Facsimile edition. History of Stewart Island.
Pioneering the Pumice by E. Earle (Edward Earle) Vaile
92.00 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
A history of 'Broadands' and the beginnings of things in the Pumice Area in the Rotorua-Taupo area of the North Island Bay of Plenty. First published in 1939, this is a facsimile reprint with a new index. Originally published by Whitcombe & Tombs, 1939. New edition includes index.
Tikao Talks: Traditions and tales second edition by Herries Beattie
95.00 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
Contains many traditions and beliefs never before recorded. As an old man Teone Taare Tikao passed on to the author, knowledge which he had gained as a young man from the old people. First published in 1939 and again in 1990, this is a facsimile of the first edition with an index added.
Old Masterton in Colour by Hugh Price
19.95 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
A book of 100 year old colour photos of Masterton.
Egmont Village : 125 Years by Cheryl McKercher & A Holland
52.00 NZD
Category: Rotorua Books
The Egmont Village district is in the Atiawa tribal area, within the boundary of the Puketapu hapu. Egmont Village is situated 5 kilometres northwest of Inglewood, on Junction Road (State Highway 3) at the crossing of Egmont Road. Up until 1868 much of the Egmont Village district was covered in thick ...Show more