The state of New Zealand's freshwater has become an urgent public issue in recent years. From across the political spectrum, concern is growing about the pollution of New Zealand's rivers and streams...
In 2013, there were over 66,000 more women between the ages of 25-49 living in New Zealand than there were men. This so-called 'man drought' is a hot topic for journalists and academics alike, who com..
New Zealand has been one of the world's heaviest users of pesticides, including some contaminated with dioxin, a notorious toxic chemical. In this BWB Text a leading epidemiologist uses the example of..
For novelist Stephanie Johnson, her relationship with Australia and Australians has been an ambivalent one. She has lived there for periods in her life, and her first book, a collection of short stori..
New Zealand's dairy industry is big business. But what are the hidden - and not so hidden - costs of intensive farming?Evidence presented here by ecologist Mike Joy demonstrates that intensive dairy f..
In an era of populist politics, Brexit, Donald Trump, 24-hour news cycles and perpetual election campaigning, how do we govern well for the future? How do we take the long view, ensuring that present-..
Data flows around the world as computers trade in 0s and 1s, silently making decisions that affect all of us, every day.
Meanwhile, we humans shout louder than ever before, spreading news and opinio..
30 years ago, Marilyn Waring's ground-breaking book Counting for Nothing was released. Waring explained, through meticulous economic analysis, how the success of the global economy rests on women's un..
"It is easy to look at the extremity of `post truth' politics in the US and conclude that we must be doing something ok in New Zealand. But in many ways, the foundations of our media system are in wor..
The world is heating up beyond the capacity of some countries to cope. Entire populations of Pacific Islands are at risk, jeopardising the sovereign rights of these countries and the security of the r..
In August 2016, 40 per cent of the residents of Havelock North were suddenly struck down by a serious bacterial infection. The outbreak of campylobacter, caused by the contamination of the water suppl..
Few books have had the global impact of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century. An overnight bestseller, Piketty's assessment that inherited wealth will always grow faster, on average, t..
In a book that is both deeply personal and highly political, Melani Anae recalls the radical activism of Auckland's Polynesian Panthers - the movement modelled on the US Black Panther Party 'but witho..
In the era of public choice and free markets, does the New Zealand state still have the best interests of its individual citizens at heart? Since 1984, as Margaret Wilson argues, the shift to a neo-li..
'The bottom line question is: what actions in this time period are truly vital, and will we take them?'Our climate is changing, in ways that will have long-term impacts for us and for our children. Ye..
2014 was the hottest year since record keeping began back in 1880. July 2015 was recently confirmed as the globe's hottest month ever recorded, both on land and in the oceans. This December a major in..
Two Hundred and Fifty Ways to Start an Essay about Captain Cook, No. 29:
With a Non-argument that’s Actually an Argument. Captain Cook? It’s all so very complex. I’m going to sit on the fence. (W..
The most recent NBR Rich List has revealed the biggest proportional increase in wealth since the list first appeared in 1986. But what do these figures mean and what else do we know about New Zealand'..
A young ceramicist's journey from apprentice potter to celebrated craftsman
Florian Gadsby has devoted his life to pottery, refining his technique towards the point of perfection - and as his ski..
A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation's earliest days, and a small-town murder in the '90s t..
Lord Byron was the most celebrated of all the Romantic poets. Troubled, handsome, sexually fluid, disabled, and transgressive, he wrote his way to international fame - and scandal - before finding a k..
In The Cabaret of Plants, Mabey explores the plant species which have challenged our imaginations, awoken our wonder, and upturned our ideas about history, science, beauty and belief. Picked from ever..
Help your students read their way to better English with this new edition of the world's best graded readers - now with a new range of World Stories, fully revised Factfiles, more audio, and new tests..
Try your hand at a beautiful, classic and modern style of writing! A basic, how-to book for beginners featuring 5 popular fonts or hands, Italic, Uncial, Foundational, Gothic, and Casual Pointed Pen, ..
In this extraordinarily compelling trans memoir, Avi, a bearish trans man and Psychology Professor, navigates sex and dating in a phallic-centric universe of men who love men. But something is missing..
Discover daily calm with the comforting quotes and peaceful practices found in this beautiful card deck and booklet, designed to alleviate stress and soothe your mind
We could all do with a..
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Get Your Sh*t Together, and You Do You
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When it comes to fighting anxiety, you have more control than you think: the power is at the end of your fork.
We're in the middle of a global anxiety epidemic, but in Calm Your Mind With Food, b..
"One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date." -The Washington Post
An illuminating and "wholly refreshing" (David Maraniss, New York Times bestselling author) biography of the..
Travel has become a little ... complicated over the past few years, and more and more of us are revelling in the simple pleasures of getting back to nature and the joys of the humble camping trip. Ent..
From psychotherapist and leading grief expert Meghan Riordan Jarvis comes answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about grief, offering hopeful real-world lessons and practical steps fo..
A timely meditation on the nature of conflict from world renowned spiritual thinker J. Krishnamurti.
Without the fundamental necessity of peace, we cannot possibly understand the greater things o..
From the expert who understands both sides of one of the world's most complex, controversial topics, a modern-day Guide for the Perplexed-a primer on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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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 passe..
When 22-year-old photographer Richard Blanshard arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975, he had no idea that he would become an official photographer for the UK and US film industry for the next t..
The world is encountering multiple crises - climate, droughts, floods, energy, food, and pandemics, to name a few. We have a problem, this is the solution.Capitalism and Crises is about how capitalism..
A nostalgic celebration of the golden age of aviation
The world's most iconic light aircraft, the DH60 Moth was the brain-child of Geoffrey de Havilland, genius son of an angry and disappoi..
In this magisterial study, Timothy Mitchell rethinks the history of energy, bringing into his grasp environmental politics, the struggle for democracy, and the place of the Middle East in the modern ..
Discover the power of one-card tarot readings and say goodbye to complicated, confusing, time-consuming spreads forever. A tarot practice is a great source for advice, insight, and spiritual connectio..
Former PepsiCo COO Grace Puma and former Nike President of Consumer Direct Christiana Smith Shi offer a groundbreaking, empowering guide for women that shows how to prioritize a career path, build pro..
'Before biography was fashionable, Antonia Fraser made the past popular' Guardian
'As a pure storyteller, Antonia Fraser has few equals' Sunday Times
CAROLINE NORTON, a nineteent..
The astonishing story of one of the most brutal and hard-fought battles of the Second World War in Italy, told by one of most reader acclaimed and insightful historians in the UK
'James Holland i..
Turn to your favourite kitty gurus for life-changing guidance and inspiration, with 50 cards featuring advice inspired by each cat's personal philosophy.
Money problems? Consult Blackie th..
From the author of the hit humor book Men to Avoid in Art and Life comes this tongue-in-cheek collection of cats' innermost thoughts. ? Cat people love their cats deeply . . . maybe a little too deep..
"Simultaneously hilarious, thoughtful, and bizarre." - Nathan W. Pyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet
The first collection from comic artist Hannah Hillam poses the ..
Catapults have traditionally been used for propelling arrows, darts, and stones, but this unique desktop game with a cat lover's twist allows you to launch three cats into the air and see if you can l..