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Scenic Playground by Peter Alsop; Dave Bamford; Lee Davidson
$80.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History | Reading Level: very good
This lavish book explores the story behind the promotion of New Zealand's mountains through posters, advertisements, hand-coloured photos and more. It explains how the country built its reputation as an alpine playground and, alongside, how mountains became central to belonging in Aotearoa.
The Trowenna Sea by Witi Ihimaera
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Hohepa Te Umuroa is with Te Rauparaha at the Wairau killings in the 1840s, and at Boulcotts Farm in the Hutt Valley when white settlers lose their lives. Convicted of insurrection, he and four companions are transported to the convict town of Hobart to serve their sentences. Ismay Glossop and her doctor ...Show more
Marlborough Sounds Tide Tables by .
$8.50 NZD
Category: NZ - Reference
Handy for the tackle box, glove box or kitchen Handy pocket size Includes MAF Fishing Rules, DOC Whitebait Regs & Marine Reserves. Includes Best Fishing Times - when moon is overhead / underfoot Includes tide times, moon phases sun / moon rise and set times Super good value for money - priced from $ ...Show more
Oink by David Elliot
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
A comical story about a very busy bath, from one of New Zealand’s master author/illustrators. Pig is having a lovely bath. In come Sheep, Cow, Horse.... They are very noisy! What can Pig do to make them go away? Pig must think of something smart and quick. Oink!
Native Son: The Writer's Memoir by Witi Ihimaera
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: very good
This is the second memoir of a remarkable Maori writer and of the living myths that inspired him at the beginning of his career. Look at him, the young man on the cover. The year is 1972, he is 28, his first book is about to be published, and he has every reason to kick up his heels. But behind that joy ...Show more
For Reasons of their Own by Chris Stuart
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
Robbie Gray, a lesbian Detective Inspector living in fire ravaged Melbourne and falling foul of Police bureaucracy, gets called to a dead body lying in a wetland swamp alongside a rural train line. Under resourced, with no ID on the dead man and no missing reports she fails to make headway and the Feder ...Show more
This Is Us - New Zealanders in our own words by Pete Carter
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
This is Us is a collection of over 200 brief interviews with New Zealanders, spanning the length and breadth of the country; from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island. It was written in response to the Christchurch terrorist attack but is not about it; it is instead a representation of the New Zealand people i ...Show more
Upriver by Colin Heinz
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Guidebooks
Upriver will appeal to everyone who loves New Zealand’s South Island/Te Waipounamu and wants to find out more about the formation of its diverse landscapes and the story of human settlement since the very first landings about eight centuries ago. It will also provide all the information needed by those ...Show more
Down a Country Road II: More Stories from New Zealand's Back Country by Tony Ormon
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: very good
'Down a Country Road Volume II is an evocative return to a way of life that has largely disappeared. From the explorer pioneers of the nineteenth century to those who continue to inhabit the harsh inland environment today, the wry humour and staunchness, determination and other admirable qualities of th ...Show more
Crosstrees (Children of the Furnace #2) by Brin Murray
$26.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Children of the Furnace
`What we won was a small battle,' says Jace flat. `They'll be coming, fore we can turn this into a war.' Wil and Leah saved Jace from the Revout's Fires - but find out now, that was just the beginning. The Revelayshun's soldiers are riding to hunt down the Midwife. Only she can lead them to Wil's siste ...Show more
Pee Wee the Kiwi's Big New Zealand Adventure Sound Book by Blair Cooper
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
This story is a large hardback format with great quality sound buttons. It features my favorite friends from my first book plus a few new ones. The Sound bottoms have high quality sounds from real native birds.
Bite Times Solunar by .
$8.50 NZD
Category: NZ - Reference
Save precious time by knowing when to go fishing or hunting, or predict the movement and/or feeding patterns of your pets or livestock. The Solunar Tables forecast the times of the day when animals are most active. Proven overseas, they are finally available in New Zealand. One book covers 13 months. If ...Show more