Tiny Statements - A Social History of Aotearoa New Zealand in Badges by Claire Regnault; Stephanie Gibson
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
The award-winning authors of this small book with a big heart delve into Te Papa’s collections of over 1600 badges to examine how New Zealanders have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and celebrate. From protest groups and Girl Guides to sports clubs, animal breeds, tino rangatiratanga and suffr ...Show more
The Best Country to Give Birth? by Linda Bryder
59.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
'In 2012, following his investigation of the deaths of two babies in childbirth at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton coroner Gordon Matenga asked, ' Does New Zealand have the safe, world-leading system the Government says we do, or are we losing babies because the balance has swung too far towards the idea tha ...Show more
Continuous Ferment by Greg Ryan
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
The story of beer and brewing in Aotearoa from Speights to Parrotdog and beyond.
Blue Duck Station by Nicola McCloy
69.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
Journey into the heart of wild New Zealand with Blue Duck Station, a captivating portrait of one of the country’s most environmentally significant stations. Nestled alongside the idyllic Whanganui National Park, where the Whanganui and Retaruke rivers converge, this remarkable station combines traditio ...Show more
Mad on Meth - How New Zealand Got Hooked on P by Benedict Collins
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
The eye-opening evolution of crystal meth in New Zealand and what can be done about it Only fifty years ago in New Zealand, methamphetamine was a publicly prescribed drug used as widely as by housewives, shift workers, students, and anybody looking to party. Legal for decades, meth was about to undergo ...Show more
Flora - Celebrating Our Botanical World by Editd by Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa and Rachel Yate
80.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
This big, glorious big book mines Te Papa's collections to explore and expand upon the way we think about our botanical world and its cultural imprint. A true treasure, it features over 400 selections by an expert, cross-disciplinary museum curatorial team that range from botanical specimens and art to ...Show more
Far North by David White; Angus Gillies
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
June 2016, Far North, New Zealand. The job seemed simple: leave Auckland, pick up 500kg of meth from Ninety-Mile Beach and drive it back south, keeping a low profile. How hard could that be? This is the true story of one of New Zealand's biggest ever drugs bust, and how those responsible almost got away ...Show more
Life on Fodder Farm - A Journey to Self Sufficiency by Rebecca Stewart
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
To get to the Stewart family's remote homestead, you head south from the heart of the King Country and take a 40-minute drive into the middle of nowhere.Life on Fodder Farm is their journey through a year living with the land. Each season brings changes to their lives, a fresh focus of what needs to be ...Show more
Strong Words 3: The Best of the Landfall Essay Competition by Lynley Edmeades; Emma Neale (eds.)
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Series: Strong Words: the Best of the Landfall E Ser.
Strong Words 3 showcases the best of the best of Aotearoa New Zealand’s contemporary essays from 2021 and 2022. Selected from entries into the Landfall Essay Competition, these essays are explorative, illuminating, provocative, beautifully written and – most of all – inspiring. Strong Words 3 is packed ...Show more
Meet You at the Main Divide - A family's story of life on Lake Hawea Station by Geoff Ross; Justine Ross
49.99 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Authors of Every Bastard Says No on giving up their city life for a high-country station in Central Otago In Meet You at the Main Divide, innovators, disrupters, and authors of Every Bastard Says No share the challenge of a lifetime: leaving behind their Herne Bay mansion to farm 10,000 merino sheep on ...Show more
From the Pilot's Seat: Kiwi Adventurers in the Sky by Fletcher McKenzie
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
Enthralling tales from New Zealand pilots - both men and women - who fly a variety of aircraft around the world in a range of situations, from the domestic to the heart-stopping. Aviation safety expert and keen pilot Fletcher McKenzie has interviewed 23 Kiwi pilots who have worked around the world and ...Show more
Down South by Bruce Ansley
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ General Non Fiction
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island of New Zealand in search of what makes it unique. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people ...Show more