Meet You at the Church Steps: A Social History of a Nelson Landmark by Karen Stade
42.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Meet You At The Church Steps captures the unfolding social tapestry that has played out on Church Hill and its historic steps since the arrival in November 1841 of the New Zealand Company to establish the colony of Nelson. Published to mark the 2013 centennial of the Cawthron Steps, the ornate granite s ...Show more
The Story of Nelson Aviation by Richard Waugh & Graeme McConnell
40.00 NZD
Category: Aviation
Aviation's influenece on Nelson has been profound. With challenging road access, no rail link and the barrier of Cook Strait, Nelson had the reputation of being a 'sleepy hollow'. It was isolated and in some way still is, yet has never been the same since the first aircraft visit in 1921. After aero clu ...Show more
Kahurangi Out West – More stories from the backcountry of Northwest Nelson by Gerard Hindmarsh
40.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Building on the success of Kahurangi Calling and Kahurangi Stories, Gerard Hindmarsh’s latest offering Kahurangi Out West is the final in this trilogy of stories from the backcountry of Northwest Nelson. An area of outstanding ecological and geological complexity, Kahurangi also generated a rich and co ...Show more
Kahurangi Stories - More Tales from Northwest Nelson by Gerard Hindmarsh
40.00 NZD
Category: Nelson | Reading Level: near fine
More fascinating untold stories from the backcountry of Northwest Nelson. Building on the success of Kahurangi Calling, this new volume of stories from the Northwest Nelson backcountry, is a compelling blend of natural and social history. An area of astonishing ecological complexity, the area has genera ...Show more
Hard Country: A Golden Bay Life by Robby (Robin) Robilliard
40.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Robby Robilliard and her husband Garry arrived in Golden Bay in 1957. Married in their early twenties, and with a child on the way, they longed to own their own sheep station. When they bought Rocklands, a marginal farm on the fringe of the Takaka Valley, bordering Abel Tasman National Park, their dream ...Show more
Angelina: From Stromboli to D'Urville Island - A Family's Story by Gerard Hindmarsh
35.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
In 1906, at just 16 years of age, Angelina Criscillo left the tiny volcanic island of Stromboli off Sicily to travel to an even remoter island on the other side of the world. From the age of eight she had been betrothed to her cousin, Vincenzo Moleta, who was now twice her age and taking her to a new l ...Show more
NELSON – New Zealand by Ray Salisbury
35.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Hemmed in by the hills at the top of the South Island, Nelson was the second city established in New Zealand. Nelson is now the busiest fishing port in Australasia, also exporting forestry products and fruit. The city has emerged as a leading centre for crafts, and is famous for its festivals, laid-back ...Show more
Rolling Stones - Nelson's Boulder Bank - Its Place in Our History and Hearts by Karen Warren
75.00 NZD
Category: Nelson | Reading Level: very good
A well-researched and lavishly illustrated account of our boulder bank - the largest in the world. Nelson author, Karen Warren, details its formation, natural history, Maori legend and use, the associated history of European settlement and Nelson City, and she makes suggestions on how it can be safeguar ...Show more
Nicotine Flavoured Scones for Smoko by Shirley Heath Bastin
39.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Tobacco has permeated life in New Zealand since first arriving here, and the stuff continues its insidious hold even after the demise of the local tobacco growing industry in 1995. The 'golden harvest' of tobacco is more than a blip in New Zealand's horticultural history - for seven decades tobacco domi ...Show more
Aorere Gold : The history of the Golden Bay goldfields, 1856—1863 by Mike Johnston
100.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
Aorere Gold not only provides a comprehensive account of New Zealand’s first gold rush in the Aorere Valley and subsequent rushes to other Golden Bay goldfields, but also the social history of the bay. This thoroughly researched and well-illustrated 480-page book provides a vivid picture of the many ch ...Show more
Nelson's First Railway and the City Bus by Mike Johnston
35.00 NZD
Category: Nelson
A history of the Dun Mountain Railway, which gave access to several of the copper and chromite mines east of Nelson city, and a passenger service known as the Dun Mountain (or City) bus operated on the same line between the city centre and Port Nelson.