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
Vintage Aviators - Aircraft of the Great War by Gavin Conroy
80.00 NZD
Category: Aviation | Reading Level: near fine
Many New Zealanders do not realise that New Zealand is home to one of the most significant collections of World War One aircraft in the world. This is the work of Sir Peter Jackson's company The Vintage Aviator, who restore and build replicas and reproductions of Great War aircraft from their Wairarapa ...Show more
From the Pilot's Seat: Kiwi Adventurers in the Sky by Fletcher McKenzie
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
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
The Race to the Future by Kassia St Clair
40.00 NZD
Category: Cars
An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float th ...Show more
F1 Confidential Inside Stories from the World of Formula One by Giles Richards
40.00 NZD
Category: Cars
An access-all-areas look inside the thrilling world of Formula One. Formula One is one of the most intense, complex and secretive sports on the planet. Recent documentaries such as Netflix’s Drive to Survive series have given a glimpse of life inside the paddock, but there are so many more stories from ...Show more
Heron MJI: The story of a New Zealand supercar and the man who created it by Patrick Harlow
75.00 NZD
Category: Cars
Official New Zealand Road Code 2023
28.00 NZD
Category: Motorbikes
Official NZ Road Code contains : User-friendly explanations of NZ road rules A Step-by step guide to getting your driver licence The theory test questions
61 Lessons from the Sky - Military Helicopters by Fletcher McKenzie
35.00 NZD
Category: Military
Military HelicoptersRead the lessons learned from near misses by experienced military pilots. Their lessons could save your life.Get the lessons from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom with crews featured from the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, UK ARMY, USAF, USCG, USN, US ARMY, and USMC. Le ...Show more
A West Coast Engineman by Ian Tibbles
65.00 NZD
Category: Railways
Signing on at Greymouth's Elmer Lane depot in 1962, a young Ian Tibbles very quickly learnt the mysteries of "the dark shed". Graduating from labourer to cleaner and then fireman, his apprenticeship takes us on a journey about the West Coast in the 1960's, the golden age of steam. Starting on the wharf ...Show more
Assembly - New Zealand Car Production 1921-1998 by Mark Webster
50.00 NZD
Category: Cars
New Zealand’s car assembly industry began with the Colonial Motor Company piecing together Ford Model Ts in the early 1920s, and the first true production line came in 1926 with General Motors. For the next 70 years, the assembly industry directly employed thousands of New Zealanders and indirectly supp ...Show more
Can't Get There from Here: New Zealand Passenger Rail Since 1920 by Andre Brett
65.00 NZD
Category: Railways
Urban passenger rail patronage in Auckland and Wellington is now booming after many years of decline. Outside these two centres, however, the situation is quite different: intercity and regional passenger rail services are scarce, and no other city possesses suburban rail. Can't Get There from Here tra ...Show more
Cathedrals of Steam: How London's Great Stations Were Built - And How They Transformed the City by Christian Wolmar
25.00 NZD
Category: Railways
London hosts a dozen major railway stations, more than any comparable city. King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo, London Bridge, Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street--these great termini are the hub of London's transport system and t ...Show more