A Short History of New Zealand by Gordon McLauchlan
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of our most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succin ...Show more
A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
What would a history of New Zealand look like that rejected Thomas Carlyle's definition of history as 'the biography of great men', and focused instead on the experiences of women? One that shifted the angle of vision and examined the stages of this country's development from the points of view of wives ...Show more
Not in Narrow Seas: The economic history of Aotearoa New Zealand by Brian Easton
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Not in Narrow Seas is a major contribution to the history of Aotearoa New Zealand. It covers everything from the traditional gift-based Māori economy to the Ardern government's attempt to deal with the economic challenges of global warming, and is the first economic history to underline the central role ...Show more
Ask That Mountain: The Story of Parihaka by Dick Scott
$45.00 NZD
Category: Te ao Māori
Second hand. Parihaka has become a byword for Maori refusal to yield land, culture and dignity to New Zealand's colonial government. Well after the end of the New Zealand Wars, the people of this small settlement at the foot of Mt Taranaki held out against the encroachments of Pakeha settlers in a stru ...Show more
New Zealand Time Line by Murdoch Riley
$13.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
DoP October 2008 Wellington "From Kupe to the present day. History in a nutshell, with text, 114 drawings, paintings and photos."
Going by Train - The Complete New Zealand Railways Story by Graham Hutchins
$60.00 NZD
Category: Transport
Railways played a pivotal part in the development of New Zealand's economy, towns and cities, and helped shape a distinctive culture. This is a comprehensive account of our railways story, from the earliest days of the colony, through rail's growth and golden days, slow decline and recent resurgence. G ...Show more
Life on Muzzle: Three Generations on New Zealand's Most Remote Station by Fiona Redfern
$45.00 NZD
Category: Farming
Remote Muzzle Station in southern Marlborough has captured the hearts and minds of generations, including Fiona Redfern and her parents before her. Fiona grew up and thrived in the splendid isolation, and wouldn't have it any other way. Now Fiona and her husband Guy are running the station and raising t ...Show more
Diesel, Dust, Men and Machine by Kevin Freeman
$70.00 NZD
Category: Pukapuka Aotearoa
A pictorial history of the earthmoving contractors who worked on the New Zealand hydro schemes from Benmore through to Clyde.