SignedThe Chief and the Empire
The Chief and the Empire uncovers the extraordinary true tale of Te Tai Tokerau rangatira Te Pahi - the first influential Māori leader to cross the Tasman - whose curiosity about the Pākehā world forged alliances, saved lives, and ultimately cost him his own. On a visit to Sydney in 1805, Te Pahi was feted as a celebrity, building close...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayBanjara
A powerful literary debut from an astonishing new Kiwi voice, focusing on the Indo-Fijian indenture system and how it affected generations across the Pacific.Rajasthan 1888: Avani Rathod, a nomad of the Banjara community, is summoned to teach a blue-eyed colonial officer the trees of her region, but instead is misled into indenture to the sugarcane plantations of Fiji. While on...Paperback$3099Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
21% offSaving Elli
One child. Two years in hiding. Three lives in mortal danger. In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, near Anne Frank's house, another Jewish girl is hidden. Her name is Elli. Her father has been executed at Mauthausen concentration camp. Her mother is fleeing for her life. Elli is next. To save her, resistance couple Frits and Jo Hakkens must risk everything, concealing her...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Matariki: The Star of the Year
In mid-winter, Matariki rises in the pre-dawn sky, and its observation is celebrated with incantations on hilltops at dawn, balls, exhibitions, dinners, and a vast number of events. The Matariki tradition has been re-established, and its regeneration coincides with a growing interest in Māori astronomy. Still, there remain some unanswered questions about how Matariki was traditionally observed. These include: What...Paperback$3399Elsewhere:$3500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
10% offKeep Calm – We Are Coming
Keep Calm — We Are Coming briefly backgrounds the New Zealand Special Air Service deployment in Afghanistan — then goes into action. While primarily training Afghan forces, in Kabul the NZSAS had to respond to a series of ‘spectacular attacks’ by heavily armed Taliban fighters wearing suicide vests and determined to inflict major casualties. In the words of those who...Paperback$3600Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
New ReleaseGreat Tales of Aotearoa
Great Tales of Aotearoa uncovers the stories that helped build our collective history, from pioneering tales of New Zealand's first bank and company to stories of high treason, nautical disasters, courage and survival. For over 40 years, retired journalist Tom Clarke has compiled this collection of fascinating, entertaining and extraordinary tales from New Zealand's storied past.Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
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Serviceman J
A new edition of the bestselling 2024 memoir by a former NZSAS commander, on serving in Afghanistan over four deployments and operating at the edge of his limits. 'Frighteningly, devastatingly real.' - The Post In 2011, following the Taliban siege on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, an SAS soldier identified only as Serviceman J was awarded New Zealand's second highest military honour...Paperback$2499Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Tragedy at Pike River Mine
Updated Edition 2025 This new edition contains a completely up-to-date timeline. Winner of four major awards.Brilliantly written by award-winning journalist Rebecca Macfie. 'Devastating account of a needless tragedy' - Otago Daily Times'Lucid, exhaustive, enraging' - New Zealand Listener'Compelling account of what went wrong' - Weekend Herald'Highly readable, sometimes shocking' - The Press'Compulsory reading for directors, managers and business students' -...Paperback$4100Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Good Settler
‘Where once I saw a view as I drove around the Taranaki coast along State Highway 45, I now see confiscated land from an invasion road. The creation story I used to subscribe to, the one in which hard-working people came here and settled the land, now jars. Weirdly, even the lawn looks different. The form of things just won’t...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Toi Te Mana
He toi whakairo, he mana tangata. Through artistic excellence, there is human dignity. Toi Te Mana is a landmark account of Māori art from the time of the tupuna (ancestors) to the present day. In 600 pages and over 500 extraordinary images, this volume invites readers to climb onto the waka for a remarkable voyage—from ancestral weavers to contemporary artists...Hardback$8500Elsewhere:$9999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
18% offStruggle Without End
A revised edition of the best-selling book containing two new chapters covering the last decade and a half. Struggle Without End by Dr. Ranginui Walker is a compelling history of Aotearoa, New Zealand, viewed from a distinctly Māori perspective. Dr. Walker meticulously traces the journey of the Māori people from their Polynesian origins, through the arrival of European settlers in...Paperback$3100Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Pathway of the Birds
"Andrew Crowe has produced a masterful synthesis of the remarkable voyaging history of the Polynesians." Prof Patrick V. Kirch, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California at Berkeley. Pathway of the Birds casts light on a neglected epoch of world history, one that saw Polynesians expand their territory across the world's largest ocean....Paperback$5000Elsewhere:$5500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Ockham WinnerMr Ward's Map
Victorian Wellington street by street In 1891, a remarkable map of Wellington was made by surveyor Thomas Ward. It recorded the footprint of every building, from Thorndon in the north and across the teeming, inner-city slums of Te Aro to Berhampore in the south. Updated regularly over the next 10 years, it detailed hotels, theatres, oyster saloons, brothels, shops, stables,...Hardback$7999Elsewhere:$9000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
20% offThe Clean
Now, you said it was yesterday, yesterday’s another day Heading round in make believe, I don’t know if it’s you or If it’s me oh, I don’t know, I don’t know Tally ho, tally ho! In 1978 in Dunedin the Kilgour brothers, Hamish and David, and their schoolfriend Peter Gutteridge, got together to form a band called The Clean. When...Paperback$3500Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The Platform
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 without guns. The Polynesian Panthers was founded in response to the racist treatment of Pacific Islanders in the era of the Dawn Raids. Central to the group was...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$2000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
I Shall Not Die
"You were made a Pakeha, and the name of England was given to you for your tribe. I was made a Maori, and New Zealand was the name given to me. You forgot that there was a space fixed between us of great extent - the sea. You, forgetting that, jumped over from that place to this. I did not...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History
Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History is a landmark publication that meticulously portrays the extensive journey of Māori history from Pacific origins to the twenty-first century. Authored by Atholl Anderson, this richly illustrated book spans numerous generations, offering readers a vivid and comprehensive narrative that is anchored in specific localities and histories. The book unfolds across fifteen compelling chapters, each of...Hardback$9999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Ockham Winner13% offTe Ahua o nga Kupu Whakaari a Te Kooti
Ko Te Kooti Te Turuki Rikirangi tētahi o ngā maunga teitei o te wā – he kōkōrangi i ngā rā pōuri, he tokotoko i te awa kōpaka. I tū ia hei toa i te whare o Tūmatauenga, engari ki te Hāhi Ringatū, he poropiti – he matakite nāna i hāpai ngā moemoeā, ngā tūmanako, me ngā wairua o te iwi...Hardback$4200Elsewhere:$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
20% offThe Unsettled
The Unsettled explores what it means to own your past. After Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir The Forgotten Coast in 2021, he connected with Pākehā individuals possessing long settler histories. These individuals were beginning to confront the truth behind their families' 'pioneer stories', questioning the foundations of aggressive acts of colonisation and land confiscation upon which these narratives were...Paperback$3200Usually:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Imagining Decolonisation
Decolonisation is a term that scares some and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders, yet it is needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. Imagining Decolonisation sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating—through anecdotal, real-life examples—what decolonisation might...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$2000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Tikanga
An introduction to te ao Māori. The guide to understanding the Māori world from a 21st-century point of view. The book we've all been needing for decades – a unique explanation of the world of Māoridom for Pākehā, and all others disconnected from the Māori world. Told with simple lucidity and great expertise, Keri Opai shares the spirit and meaning...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Mark of the Lion: the Story of Charles Upham VC & Bar
Mark of the Lion: the Story of Charles Upham VC & Bar is an engrossing biography that explores the life of Charles Upham, one of the most astonishing war heroes of New Zealand. Authored by Kenneth Sandford, this monumental work delves into the extraordinary narrative of a man who displayed unparalleled bravery and strategic genius during World War II. Charles...Paperback$3400Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Chathams Resurgent: How the Islanders Overcame 150 Years of Misrule
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Speaking My Language Te Korero i Toku Reo
Well-known journalist and presenter Mike McRoberts opens up about his experiences of reconnection to te ao Māori and learning te reo, and encourages others to do the same. For much of his life, Mike McRoberts felt burdened by not knowing his own language - te reo Māori. Growing up at a time when te reo was scarcely spoken in daily...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo
Award-winning and best-selling, Mau Moko is the closest there has ever been to a 'complete' book on moko. 'Very likely to become the definitive work on the subject . . . a big, beautiful, important book.'— Warwick Roger, North and South Taia o moko, hei hoa matenga mou . . .Take your moko, as a friend forever . . ....Paperback$4400Elsewhere:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
An Island to Oneself
A South Seas classic since 1966, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing – live alone on a desert island. In his youth, Tom Neale was an ordinary seaman and for years a shopkeeper among the Cook Islands, but he was in his fifties when...Hardback$3800Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Leather & Chains
It is a dangerous thing to be a teenage girl.I never kept a diary, except for one year of my life. The year I turned fourteen. The year my parents divorced. The year I had sex for the first time. The year I learned to use the microfiche. In this unique follow-up to her memoir You Probably Think This Song...Paperback$3400Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Nga Iwi O Tainui
Nga Iwi o Tainui is a classic work of New Zealand and Maori history, first published in 1995. This bilingual collection, composed of 67 chapters, details the histories, genealogies, songs, and chants of the Tainui people. It marks the culmination of a life's work by the scholar and historian Dr Pei Te Hurinui Jones. The beautiful Maori text is complemented...Paperback$6999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Story of a Treaty | He Korero Tiriti
The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a central document in New Zealand history. This lively account tells the story of the Treaty from its signing in 1840, through the debates and struggles of the nineteenth century, to the gathering political momentum of recent decades. The third edition of The Story of a Treaty/He Korero Tiriti takes the narrative...Paperback$2900Elsewhere:$3500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Welcome of Strangers
'A signally important text in the canon of Maori history.' - Michael Stevens The dynamics of an evolving southern world are mapped by distinguished archaeologist Atholl Anderson in a new edition of his groundbreaking book from 1998. The Welcome of Strangers traces the early migrations of Waitaha and Kati Mamoe people and the later arrival and settlement of Ngai Tahu....Hardback$6500Elsewhere:$6999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Maori Tribes of New Zealand new edition
Beautifully illustrated, with maps of each tribal area, this book is ideal for those who want to know more about Aotearoa and the people who live here. Now with updated census data and information and designed & priced for the visitors' market, Maori Tribes of New Zealand New Edition combines great photos of scenic New Zealand with maps, Maori art,...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
A Short History of New Zealand
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!Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi, 1840
In 1840, over 500 Māori leaders put their names to a significant new document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi. Through their signatures, moko or marks, they were making an agreement with the British Crown, represented by Consul and Lieutenant-Governor William Hobson. At stake was the sovereignty of the country, the governance of the land. The meanings...Hardback$3500Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
11% offToitū Te Whenua
An accessible guide to significant places and people of the New Zealand Wars from a Māori perspective. This comprehensive guidebook journeys through the pivotal sites of the New Zealand Wars, from the Far North to the top of the South Island, offering a unique perspective on events that shaped Aotearoa New Zealand. With engaging and insightful commentary, Lauren Keenan (Te...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
22% offServiceman J
A gripping memoir by a former NZSAS commander on serving in Afghanistan over four deployments and operating at the edge of his limits. 'Frighteningly, devastatingly real.' - The Post In 2011, following the Taliban siege on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, an SAS soldier identified only as Serviceman J was awarded New Zealand's second highest military honour by showing outstanding gallantry in...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Eyes of Fire: the Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior
Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior by David Robie is a compelling narrative that delves into a poignant moment in history and its lasting repercussions. Set against the backdrop of Pacific activism, the book meticulously chronicles the ill-fated journey of the Greenpeace vessel, the Rainbow Warrior, in a vividly detailed account that captures the tension and...Paperback$9400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Relationships
Regardless of upheavals at the highest political level, the narratives and analyses in this book demonstrate that the Treaty relationships built on the ground may continue to develop and persist. This is the third volume by leading scholars and researchers in a series discussing the complexities of te Tiriti o Waitangi issues. Together, this group of essays takes a dynamic...Paperback$4500Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Greece Crete Stalag Dachau - A New Zealand Soldier's Encounters With Hitler's Army
In 1940, 28-year-old Jack Elworthy left to fight in Europe. He would return seven years later, changed forever. Like many soldiers, Jack had experienced the best and worst of human nature—from the kindness and bravery of Crete civilians to the unimaginable horrors of Dachau. He escaped from Greece as the Nazis rolled in, fought and was captured in Crete, and...Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
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Introducing The English Text Of The Treaty
Introducing the English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi provides a clear and accessible account of the research behind Ned Fletcher’s award-winning study of the Treaty’s English text. Drawing on the same careful archival work as the larger book, this short edition guides readers through the origins, intentions, and meaning of the English text, and the wider imperial context in...Paperback$3499Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Oct 2026Pre-order 
Central Otago History in Bite-Sized Chunks
Central Otago History in Bite-Sized Chunks offers an easy-to-digest history of Central Otago, New Zealand, presented in bite-sized chunks. Through the pages of this book, you'll be guided through many of the key events that have shaped our nation.Book$2799Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Worse Things Happen At Sea
MISHAP 1968 – Caught in a sudden violent storm, the Wahine ferry foundered after running aground on Barrett’s Reef, attempting to enter Wellington Harbour. Battered mercilessly by the elements, the Wahine was listing heavily to starboard when the order to abandon ship was given. The tragic events that followed became our nation’s worst modern maritime disaster. MISERY 1945 – Struck...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
Our Untold Stories
Our Untold Stories brings to light tales of human tragedies, bravery, and daring endeavours, famous firsts, and scandalous behaviour. These stories reflect the enormous changes that have occurred in the opinions, beliefs, and attitudes of New Zealanders over the years—stories that are hugely entertaining, enlightening, and educational. For over 40 years, retired journalist Tom Clarke has compiled this collection of...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Moko
Moko is written by Michael King, one of New Zealand's most celebrated historians, and photographed by Marti Friedlander, one of the country's most eminent photographers. One of New Zealand's iconic books, originally published in 1972, it was a milestone in New Zealand publishing. At that time, Māori subject matter was not thought to be of interest to the New Zealand...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Great Tales from Rural New Zealand
Gordon McLauchlan is a master storyteller adept at recognising a good yarn when he sees it. Following the success of his Great Tales from New Zealand History, his new collection leads us down uncharted country lanes and tempts us with many little-known tales from New Zealand's farming and rural past, and also explores many aspects of New Zealand and being...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Great Tales from New Zealand History
Gordon McLauchlan tempts our imagination with 46 little-known tales from New Zealand's past. Here you will discover that: Auckland applied twice to the Colonial Office to be a separate colony from the rest of New Zealand, more about the man who wanted to be James Cook, when drinking beer legally became an 'art' on the West Coast, whether Kupe was...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
A Short History of the New Zealand Wars
Following the ongoing success of A Short History of New Zealand, Great Tales of New Zealand History, and Great Tales of Rural New Zealand — all reprinted and still going strong — Gordon McLauchlan has turned his masterful storytelling skills to one of the most important periods in this country's history. Published to coincide with New Zealand's first national day...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Kate Edger
In 1877, Kate Edger became the first woman to graduate from a New Zealand university. The New Zealand Herald enthusiastically hailed her achievement as 'the first rays of the rising sun of female intellectual advancement'. Edger went on to become a pioneer of women's education in New Zealand. She also worked tirelessly to mitigate violence against women and children and...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
New Zealand history in bite-Sized Chunks
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Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet
These untold stories, that are absent from our history books, include New Zealand families refusing to let their boys be child soldiers, a Kiwi peacemaker guiding prominent adversaries away from the vicious cycle of revenge, and an entire culture practising non-violence. These are captivating tales showing the immense courage, strength, creativity, and discipline that peacebuilding demands. Hidden Stories of Heroism...Paperback$2500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Searching For Charlie
A paperback edition of the massive bestselling HB. Charles Upham was the most highly decorated soldier in the Commonwealth forces of WWII, and could arguably be called the bravest soldier of the war. An unassuming stock worker/ valuer at the beginning of the war, he stormed through Crete and the Western Desert amazing and confounding his comrades with his exploits....Paperback$3499Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru
Remarkable stories of twenty-four inspirational tupuna of Te Tai Tokerau.Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Shifting Grounds
In a city that has forgotten and erased much of its history, there are still places where traces of the past can be found. Deep histories, both natural and human, have been woven together over hundreds of years in places across Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, forming potent sites of national significance. This stunning book unearths these histories in three iconic landscapes: Pukekawa/Auckland...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today-
The Middle of Nowhere
For most New Zealanders, Manapouri is associated with the country's largest and most successful environmental protest, but there is another, less well-known narrative of this time. The struggle to drill a tailrace tunnel under a rocky mountain at Manapouri, blast out a cavernous machine hall at West Arm, and carve a road over the treacherous Wilmot Pass is a powerful...Paperback$5500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
100 Words That Make Us Kiwi
100 Words That Make Us KiwiHardback$3400Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Images of War
In a major research project, Glyn Harper and the National Army Museum combined official war photographs with more informal images to provide a moving visual history. Originally published in 2008, Images of War has now been beautifully redesigned as a stunning large-format hardback. While primarily drawn from the Museum's collection, many photographs from private sources were included. From more than...Hardback$9000Elsewhere:$9999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Shelter from the Storm
A fully revised edition of the landmark book that tells the story of our backcountry huts. One of the singular features of the New Zealand outdoors is the remarkable network of backcountry huts, and those who venture into our wild places often develop a strong attachment to these humble structures. Shelter from the Storm is a landmark publication, the first...Hardback$7200Elsewhere:$7999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Wars Without End
A captivating and incisive account of New Zealand's Land Wars - from a Māori perspective. From the earliest days of European settlement in New Zealand, Māori have struggled to hold on to their land. Tensions began early, arising from disputed land sales. When open conflict between Māori and Imperial forces broke out in the 1840s and 1860s, the struggles only...Paperback$3600Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Grid
This gripping biography of Air Commodore Keith 'Grid' Caldwell CBE, MC, DFC & Bar, Croix de Guerre, tells the story of his remarkable exploits during the First World War. Flying single-seat fighters against the best of the German air force, including the Red Baron's Flying Circus and airmen such as Werner Voss, Caldwell accumulated 26 victories in aerial combat. Over...Hardback$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo no nga Pakanga o Aotearoa
Welcome to our story, this history. Whichever part of 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 a story of colonisation and resistance – and a history that has never stopped repeating itself. The New Zealand Wars of the mid-nineteenth century...Paperback$4000Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Team That Hit the Rocks
In April 1968, the New Zealand interisland passenger ferry Wahine, a fast and modern ship for its time, hit Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in a cyclone, the worst storm ever recorded in New Zealand's history. Six and a half hours later, the ship heeled over and sank, with the eventual loss of fifty-three lives. Among the...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
The Great War for New Zealand
The Great War for New Zealand by Vincent O'Malley is an authoritative and stirring account of a pivotal chapter in New Zealand history. This monumental work delves into the Waikato War of 1863-64, a conflict that profoundly shaped the course of the nation. O'Malley meticulously chronicles the origins, impact, and aftermath of this significant war, providing readers with a comprehensive...Hardback$7200Elsewhere:$7999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
A Short History of Farming in New Zealand
A Short History of Farming in New Zealand by Gordon McLauchlan delves deep into the rich tapestry of New Zealand's agricultural heritage. This compelling narrative takes readers on a journey through the myriad transformations of the farming industry, from its earliest beginnings to its current standing as a global leader in agricultural exports. The book intricately details the farming methods...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
We will not cease
We Will Not Cease is the harrowing, true memoir of Archibald Baxter, a stalwart New Zealander who stood firm in his convictions during the brutal times of World War I. Arrested in 1915 at the age of 33 for his steadfast refusal to bear arms, Baxter's journey is one of relentless suffering, resilience, and unyielding spirit. Transported under confinement from...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Our Land in Colour
A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the rich story of Aotearoa through the restoration of images never before seen in colour. Two hundred images have been meticulously colourised, opening a window back in time with remarkable detail....Hardback$4600Elsewhere:$5500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
History of New Zealand and its Inhabitants
History of New Zealand and its Inhabitants offers an engaging and provocative narrative from the unique perspective of Dom Felice Vaggioli, an Italian Benedictine monk who was sent to Aotearoa New Zealand during the late 19th century. This English language translation captures Vaggioli's observations and reflections on the lifestyles, customs, and historical events he encountered while serving in Auckland, the...Paperback$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Between Worlds
An epic, award-winning account of Pakeha-Maori relations immediately following Captain Cook's voyages to New Zealand. 'Vivid, convincing and utterly memorable.' —Michael King, North & South Anne Salmond's extraordinary Between Worlds begins with the arrival of Cook's second expedition in 1773 and takes the story through to 1815, with the establishment of the first British missionary settlement in the Bay of...Paperback$5400Elsewhere:$6000Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid September
Ake Ake Kia Kaha E!
A truly unique insight into the impact the Second World War had on the iwi of the central North Island and Bay of Plenty districts (including Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Tuhoe, Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Maru and Ngati Paoa), focusing on the region's war effort not only overseas, but also at home and in government. Through personal recollections, eyewitness accounts, numerous anecdotes,...Hardback$4999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week-
Why Memory Matters
'Behind the foreground narratives of justification, real or symbolic wounds are stored in the archives of cultural memory.' From curriculum to commemoration to constitutional reform, our society is in the grip of memory, a politics and culture marked by waves of loss, grief, absence, and victimhood. Why are certain aspects of the past remembered over others, and why does this...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$2000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today 
Tuai
In early 1817, Tuai, a young Ngare Raumati chief from the Bay of Islands, set off for England. He was one of a number of Māori who, after encountering European explorers, traders, and missionaries in New Zealand, seized opportunities to travel beyond their familiar shores to Australia, England, and Europe in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. They sought...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Protest!
A selected history of the protests in New Zealand that shape modern day Aotearoa, starting with the early 1800s, through to anti-nuclear and land rights. Mandy Hager looks at the background, the structure of the protest and how it affected attitudes. Includes a brief look at the Pacific Islands claims for independence.Paperback$4000Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 1 week
Trial of Strength
The world’s subantarctic islands circle the lower part of the globe below New Zealand, Australia, Africa, and South America in the ‘Roaring Forties’ and ‘Furious Fifties’ latitudes. They are filled with unique plants and wildlife, constantly buffeted by lashing rain and furious gales, and surrounded by a vast, powerful ocean. New Zealand and Australian subantarctic islands in particular have a...Hardback$3600Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa
The New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa by Vincent O'Malley delves into one of the most significant series of conflicts in New Zealand's history. This comprehensive work meticulously examines the wars that were fought between the British Crown and various Māori groups from 1845 to 1872. Through vivid narrative and incisive analysis, O'Malley brings to life the battles...Paperback$3500Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Against the Odds
In 2025, the year in which the Otago medical school celebrates 150 years, 50 per cent of graduates are women. Back in 1891 when Emily Seideberg, who would go on to become the school’s first woman graduate, applied for entrance, it was not at all clear that it would be granted. There was active hostility in many quarters to the...Paperback$4499Elsewhere:$5500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Tatau
The Samoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practised with indigenous techniques: the full male tattoo, the pe'a, has evolved in subtle ways in its design since the nineteenth century, but remains as elaborate, meaningful, and powerful as it ever was. This cultural history is the first publication to examine 3000 years of Samoan tatau. Through...Hardback$6499Elsewhere:$7500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Good as Gold
In the 1980s, life in New Zealand became brighter, louder, faster and wilder. While the decade is remembered for its big hair, bright clothing and excessive shows of wealth, it was also a time of social upheaval, protest and political reform. These years saw Kiwis make their mark on the global sport and fashion scenes, while back at home, we...Paperback$4499Elsewhere:$4999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
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South by South
Joseph Kinsey is not a name many of us know— or not as well as we know the name Robert Falcon Scott. But from his base in Christchurch, Kinsey—book and art collector, philanthropist, science enthusiast, businessman—forged deep connections with the Antarctic expeditions and the explorers themselves through his tireless work as the agent for various expeditions. Two other New Zealanders...Paperback$4299Elsewhere:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Echoes of a Wendon Valley Boy
In the Wendon Valley of Southland, life in the 1950s and 60s was shaped by land, weather, family and community. It was a hard place to make a living, but a rich place to grow up. In Echoes of a Wendon Valley Boy, Doug Miller reflects on his childhood and teenage years with humour and affection. From farm work and...Paperback$3499Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
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