Nature Guide To The New Zealand Forest by Rob Lucas, John Dawson
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: good
New Zealand's native forests are rich and fascinating ecosystems, and the interactions between the various plants and animals are as interesting as the individuals themselves. This book provides identifcation for a range of common plants and animals, as well as insights into the intriguing and vital int ...Show more
Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook by Ian Brodie
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Guidebooks | Series: Lord of the Rings Film Tie-In
Since the first screening of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 2001, New Zealand has become the embodiment of Middle-earth to millions of moviegoers and Tolkien readers the world over. This definitive full-colour guidebook, updated in 2011, showcases the principal movie-set locations ...Show more
Sam Hunt: Off the Road by Colin Hogg
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: near fine
Thirty years after Hogg and Hunt collaborated on the now-legendary Angel Gear: Off the Road with Sam Hunt, the pair have decided to throw caution to the wind and proceed without doctors' certificates, to create an older, possibly wiser twin to that earlier book. A backstage pass to the private side of ...Show more
Somewhere a Cleaner - Their voices in poems and prose by Adrienne Jansen et al (eds)
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Poetry / Plays | Reading Level: near fine
Somewhere a cleaner Poems by cleaners from around New Zealand During the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve all been thinking about essential services. Including cleaning. Cleaning is universal. It’s steeped in tradition and culture. It’s essential, it’s ordinary and it’s surprisingly poetic. Somewhere a cleaner ...Show more
Uprising: Walking the Southern Alps of New Zealand by Nic Low
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
This book is about walking as a form of knowing. Armed with Ngāi Tahu’s ancient oral maps and modern satellite atlas, I crossed the Southern Alps more than a dozen times, trying to understand how our forebears saw the land. What did it mean to define your identity by sacred mountains, or actually see th ...Show more
A World Full of Nature Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends by Angela McAllister
33.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Children - 5 to 8 | Series: World Full Of...
This beautiful book of stories takes readers on a journey with 50 tales, featuring themes of nature from all around the world. Sit back, get comfortable, and delve into this beautifully-illustrated collection of beloved nature stories from every corner of the globe. This rich resource collects toget ...Show more
Fishing the Tongariro by Grant Henderson
60.00 NZD
Category: Fishing
Since the 1900s the fly fisher’s mecca that is the Tongariro River has lured people from all over the world to cast a line on its wide waters. Author Grant Henderson tells the river’s angling story – tracing the rise of the Tongariro River’s popularity as a fishing destination, the creation of the trout ...Show more
Dame Suzy D: My Story by Susan Devoy
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
A four-time world squash champion, Dame Susan Devoy has led a remarkably varied life. She's been Race Relations Commissioner, a television star, a newspaper columnist, raised four boys and met Bill Clinton and King Charles. Fiercely driven and wildly competitive, her straight up style and hilarious turn ...Show more
Herbert the Brave Sea Dog by Robyn Belton
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Herbert was a small dog who lived in Nelson by the sea. Everybody liked him, but the person who loved him most was Tim. One fine day, an excited Herbert set off with Tim's father on a boat, heading for their cottage in the Marlborough Sounds. However, the weather soon turned rough and Herbert was catapu ...Show more
A Matter of Fact: Talking Truth in a Post-Truth World (BWB Texts) by Jess Berentson-Shaw
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Politics | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
We may be in the golden age of information, with access to more facts than ever before. Yet in the time of fake news and post-truth politics, it seems that conspiracy and rumour spread faster than ever and are even harder to debunk. Battling over facts can be exhausting and polarising. For those committ ...Show more
Shirley Smith: An Examined Life by Gaitanos Sarah
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: near fine
Shirley Smith was one of the most remarkable New Zealanders of the 20th century, a woman whose lifelong commitment to social justice, legal reform, gender equality and community service left a profound legacy. She was born in Wellington in 1916. While her childhood was clouded by loss - her mother died ...Show more
A First Book of Unique New Zealand Bird Songs by Fred Van Gessel
28.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
Whether you're 5 years old or 65, it's never too late to get to know the feathered friends in your backyard or your surroundings, and learning their songs will open your eyes to a whole new world. Therefore this beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults ...Show more