'Tramping in Aotearoa' is New Zealand's best-selling tramping guide, written by this country's preeminent tramping author, Shaun Barnett. This fully revised edition features 45 of our most popular tra..
This book discusses traditional Maori uses of native plants of the South Island of New Zealand and traditions around them. The text describes the features and uses of each plant, listed alphabetically..
A short, balanced introduction to the nation's founding document. In plain language it covers the events around the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, and what has happened since. Also included is inf..
A practical, highly illustrated guide to planting and maintaining a vegetable garden that will become an essential reference for gardeners of all skill levels seeking to grow some, or all, of their ow..
What is a New Zealander? What does it mean to be a citizen of or a resident in this country? How do we understand what makes Aotearoa New Zealand complex and unique? And what creates a sense of belong..
"Tussock is the colour of my country. It is, for me, a coming home." Over the course of nearly 40 years, artist Bruce Hunt has explored the ridgelines, hills and valleys of Otago and Canterbury, photo..
Known and loved by her many New Zealand and Australian fans as a down-to-earth broadcaster, radio host and social media sensation, Bree Tomasel is an irrepressible force of nature.
But behind th..
The must-read book on what New Zealand's changing climate means for our everyday lives
A warmer world will change more than just our weather patterns. It will change the look of the land arou..
Explores every aspect of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the edge of the known Universe
Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this explo..
A serial rapist is stalking South Auckland in 1980s New Zealand and police are stumped - they can't seem to find the man they call "The Ghost" before he strikes again.
In this incredible memoir o..
The brilliantly funny, achingly nostalgic memoir of a life spent watching and writing, from the award-winning reviewer and bestselling author of Driving to Treblinka.
Born to a Polish Holocaust s..
WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN YOUR PASTAfter Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir The Forgotten Coast in 2021, he made contact with Pakeha with long settler histories who were coming to grips with the t..
The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audienc..
A riveting blend of nature writing, indigenous storytelling and great adventure in the NZ alps
This book is about walking as a form of knowing. Armed with Ngai Tahu's ancient oral maps and modern..
Dougal Rillstone was born in Gore, close to the Mataura River, over seventy years ago. The river was both swimming pool and playground during his childhood. One summer's evening, while he stood chest ..
'Despite our agrarian mythology, Aotearoa New Zealand is overwhelmingly a country of urban dwellers.'
Urban Aotearoa: The Future for Our Cities takes a critical look at the evolution of New Zeala..
After first occupying vacant spaces in post-stock-market-crash Auckland in the
mid-1990s, public art curators Letting Space re-emerged in the wake of the 2008
global financial crisis. Confronted b..
'Deeply thoughtful, unflinchingly honest and heartwarmingly original. Ben's unique creativity is clearly not limited to Attica.'
Hamish Blake
Chef and restaurateur Ben Shewry knows obsession..
Twenty-five years ago the Maori Language Act was passed, but research still finds that the Maori language is dying. This collection looks at the state of the language since the Act, how the language i..
Written by Lynely Hargreaves, this important new book describes New Zealand's glaciers, and how we have interacted with them. Glaciation has had a huge impact on the shape of the New Zealand landscape..
Vege Patch from Scratch is
an accessible gardening guide for new and less experienced gardeners who want
to establish a kitchen garden in their backyard, patio or windowsill.
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April 1864 Battle of Pukehinahina-Gate Pa resulted in the astonishing defeat of
a force of 1700 Imperial British soldiers, sailors and a few militia, who were
supported by the largest art..
The most capped All Black in history speaks for the record about his storied career, spanning three rugby world cup grand finals, nine super rugby finals, and 153 appearances in the black jersey.
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Vikings of the Sunrise ranks as a masterpiece of Pacific studies. From the pen of one of the greatest Maori thinkers and writers of his generation, the settlement of the Pacific Ocean comes to life.
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Where are we? How did we get here? Where do we go now? A provocative and insightful exploration of rebuilding our homes, communities and cities after their devastation. From nineteenth-century attempt..
Diagnosis and death; uncertainty and urgent laxatives; sleep deprivation and synthetic drawstring trousers: this debut work by Izzy Lomax-Sawyers chronicles her first year as a tired junior doctor at ..
'Welcome to our story, this history. Wherever in the world the bones of your ancestors lie, wherever their ashes may have been dispersed, here you will find traces of them, and of yourself....It is, o..
Volcanic Plateau Best Bike Rides includes 23 of the best cycle trails in New Zealand's volcanic lake region, from Rotorua to Taupo and beyond. This full-colour book has everything you need for an adve..
The extraordinary sixty-thousand-year history of how the Pacific islands were settled.
'Takes readers on a narrative odyssey' Wall Street Journal, Books of the Year
'Highlights a dizzying bur..
It's an inspirational book written over a several years as the Creator of the Universe dealt with heart issues on my
personal journey.
This 38-page adult, contemplative parable about the
mona..
From the best-selling author of Aroha and Wawata comes a new and inspiring journal to help you make deeper connections using the energies of Hina the Maori moon goddess and the power of aroha.
Ki..
In 2020 Richard von Sturmer spent twelve months exploring the Waikato region, this book is the record of his discoveries, reveries and experiences. It is a travel journal to some of the lesser visited..
Dr Hinemoa Elder, author of Aroha, New Zealand's top-selling non-fiction title of 2021, shows us how to reclaim intimacy with others, with ourselves, and with our planet using the energies of Hina, th..
This book presents a new way of leading by looking to traditional waka navigators or wayfinders for the skills and behaviours needed in modern leaders. It takes readers on a journey into wayfinding an..
We Will Not Cease is the unflinching account of New Zealander Archibald Baxter's brutal treatment as a conscientious objector during World War I. In 1915, when Baxter was 33, he was arrested, sent to ..
Comprehensively revised and updated in its second edition, The Weather and Climate of Australia and New Zealand provides an introduction to the basic concepts underlying the science of the atmosphere ..
Women's health issues are very different to those of men. Our hormones, our experience of pain (mental and physical), and the likely chronic health conditions we are likely to suffer are all different..
Polly and Wiki and all the other kuia ride on the roof of Kerry's Toyota Corona with its navy blistered bonnet . . . They do this for all the moko; they are everywhere and roam inside us as they keep ..
Anyone who has been welcomed on to a marae in New Zealand, will understand that whaikorero - oratory - is at the heart of Maori culture. Whaikorero: The World of Maori Oratory is the first introducti..
This book documents progress in Maori health development over the past century with a special emphasis on the last fifteen years. This second edition updates the first by five years and takes account ..
Kia ? ki te pai, kia whai hua ai.Hold on to what is good and good things will follow.
An inspirational, bilingual gratitude journal, based on the M?ori holistic approach to health, hauora.
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Understanding what drives enterprise within an indigenous cultural space is not widely understood in New Zealand. Whariki reveals how kin-based business ventures created by Maori have promoted social,..
This book is the ideal handbook for anyone who already has chickens or would really like them. Andrea Graves has a doctorate in animal behaviour science, and using this knowledge, as well as her pract..