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The Covid Chronicles by Paul Little
$36.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
The dramatic story of New Zealand's response to a global pandemic. For the first time in history, on 15 March 2020 the New Zealand government closed the country's borders. What followed was a story unprecedented in almost every way imaginable. Featuring Finance Minister Grant Robertson, science commun ...Show more
Searching for Charlie: In Pursuit of the Real Charles Upham VC and Bar by Tom Scott
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Military History
Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham is the only combat soldier ever to win the Victoria Cross twice. His acts of bravery in World War II meant he probably deserved six more. The mystery of how a reserved, modest, slightly built farm valuer from New Zealand, could be so ferocious and fearless in battle has ...Show more
Into the Unknown: The Secret WWI Diary of Kiwi Alick Trafford No. 25/469 by Ian Trafford
$34.99 NZD
$38.00 (7% off)
Category: Military History
A personal account of WWI from the diaries of a Gisborne farm boy, shaped into a gripping narrative by the diarist's grandson 100 years later. Follow Alick as he moves from his last night on the farm in early 1916, through enshipment and training, then off to the battle fields of France and Belgium, occ ...Show more
Waitangi: A Living Treaty by Matthew Wright
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Acclaimed historian Matthew Wright explores the evolution of New Zealand's most historically significant document, the Treaty of Waitangi, from its origins to its place in the present day. From the early cultural collisions between Maori and Pakeha that led to this landmark agreement, to the many reinte ...Show more
Ko Aotearoa Tātou / We Are New Zealand - An Anthology by Michelle Elvy (Edited by), Paula Morris (Edited by), James Norcliffe (Edited by)
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: near fine
In the aftermath of the Christchurch terrorist attacks of 15 March 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared: 'We are all New Zealanders.' These words resonated, an instant meme that asserted our national diversity and inclusiveness and, at the same time, issued a rebuke to hatred and divisiveness. K ...Show more
Common Ground: Garden Histories of Aotearoa by MATT MORRIS
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Common Ground: Garden histories of Aotearoa takes a loving look at gardens and garden practices in Aotearoa New Zealand over time. While a lot of gardening books focus on the grand plantings of wealthy citizens, Matt Morris explores the historical processes behind humble gardens' those created and ma ...Show more
A Short History of Farming in New Zealand by Gordon McLauchlan
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Gordon McLauchlan continues his bestselling Short History series with an in-depth look into the history of the farming industry in New Zealand. From the early migrant farmers and regional produce trading, to the revolution of refrigeration - opening up global opportunities for our fast-growing export ma ...Show more
Towards the Mountain: A Story of Grief and Hope Forty Years on from Erebus by Sarah Myles
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Erebus disaster, this is the first book on that tragedy written by one of the affected families.
We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa by Chris McDowall & Tim Denee
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
An extraordinary visual data book like no other. Clustered yet scattered, we New Zealanders live across the country's physical landscapes, experiencing its varied weather and environments. We co-create its political, economic and social systems on a daily basis. Each of us has a particular view of Aotea ...Show more
Swim: A Year of Swimming Outdoors in New Zealand by Annette Lees
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society | Reading Level: near fine
This is a book about New Zealanders and their deep connection to swimming in the outdoors. Every neighbourhood has its swimming hole up the river, its local beach, or a back road to the lake. A love of swimming is one of the things that defines Kiwis, and all over the country the start of summer is mark ...Show more
Navigators and Naturalists - French Exploration of New Zealand and the Pacific 1769-1824 by Michael Lee
$69.99 NZD
Category: NZ History and Society
As historian James Belich put it: `There is little doubt that Cook has been emphasised to the unfair exclusion of the massive French contribution to European knowledge of New Zealand.' This book seeks to redress this balance, drawing in the main on primary sources (both here and in France, and including ...Show more
Bravo Kiwi by Craig Wilson
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Military History
Major Craig Wilson is a decorated former SAS member, and has been in more combat zones than any other Kiwi soldier. He was the commanding officer of Bravo Company, which lost 2 soldiers when they went to the aid Afghan police at Baghek in August 2012. Craig was left injured, shot in the shoulder, and wa ...Show more