Who Lived There? The Stories Behind Historic New Zealand Buildings by Nicola McCloy; Jane King
44.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
You can't help but wonder about the stories behind the unusual buildings you see around New Zealand - from cute colonial cottages to abandoned industrial buildings or ghost towns. Nicola McCloy went looking to find out ... who lived there? From basic stone cottages in barren-looking countryside to prett ...Show more
Assembly - New Zealand Car Production 1921-1998 by Mark Webster
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
New Zealand’s car assembly industry began with the Colonial Motor Company piecing together Ford Model Ts in the early 1920s, and the first true production line came in 1926 with General Motors. For the next 70 years, the assembly industry directly employed thousands of New Zealanders and indirectly supp ...Show more
New Zealand Pubs: 175 Classic Pubs to Visit by Peter Janssen
39.99 NZD
Category: Cultural History
New Zealanders love a pub, especially one with an interesting past. This guide provides a selection of the best -- pubs that are not only a great place to relax but are cornerstones of their communities, playing a part in the history of New Zealand. With helpful information about the food, accommodation ...Show more
Voices of Aotearoa - 25 Years of Going West Oratory by Robyn Mason et al. (eds)
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
Since 1996 the Going West Writers Festival has attracted literary voices from around Aotearoa to West Auckland for a feast of ideas and words. Drawing on the festivals comprehensive sound archive, Voices of Aotearoa sets down the live recordings of a whos who of New Zealand literary luminaries from Fion ...Show more
Illustrating the Antipodes: George French Angas in Australia and New Zealand 1844-1845 by Philip Jones
69.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
George French Angas (1822–1886) was one of the nineteenth century’s outstanding colonial artists. As a young man in the 1840s he journeyed to Australia and New Zealand, where he excelled at capturing the minute detail of plants and people, objects and landscapes. The bush was his studio — he captured th ...Show more
City at the Centre - A History of Palmerston North by Kerry Geoff & Taylor Margaret & Watson Tennant
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: near fine
A RICHLY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY CELEBRATING 150 YEARS. City at the Centre tells the story of a small town carved out of the bush that once cloaked the Manawatū plains, whose growth was driven by the railway that runs through it, by farming, by defence and by Massey University. From Māori history and early ...Show more
The Front Line - Images of New Zealanders in the Second World War by Glyn Harper; Susan Lemish
79.99 NZD
Category: NZ Military | Reading Level: near fine
NEW ZEALAND'S WAR THROUGH THE LENS OF THOSE WHO SERVED A landmark book exploring New Zealand's second world war effort through over 800 photographs, many never before published and many live-action shots takenby those at the front. The images span North Africa, Europe and the Pacific, as well as action ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars (The New Zealand Series) by Matthew Wright
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: The NZ Series
Why did the New Zealand Wars occur? Who fought them and how did they proceed? And where were these battles fought? In The New Zealand Wars, Matthew Wright answers these questions in probing text supported by fact boxes and illustrations that make navigating these protracted wars easy. Building on his 20 ...Show more
SALE The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa
19.99 NZD
39.99 (50% off)
Category: NZ History
SALE The Great War For New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000
49.99 NZD
79.99 (37% off)
Category: NZ History
When Lions Roared - The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour Of 1971 by Tom English; Peter Burns
27.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971 tour party was different. It was full of young, ambitious and outrageously talented players who would all ...Show more