The Bikes We Built: A journey through New Zealand made bicycles by Jonathan Kennett
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Take a ride through the history of 61 New Zealand made bicycles from 1869 to the present day. From the velocipede to the penny farthing, to the Raleigh Chopper and the BMX, discover how Kiwis have reinvented the wheel over the last 150 years. Unearthing secrets from factories, garages, archives and mus ...Show more
Karearea ( Kārearea ) (BWB Texts) by Māmari Stephens
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction | Series: BWB Texts
My journey into law and mātauranga is one more defined by absence, understanding of loss, whakamā, accident and a sense of coming in from the cold, than by any programmatic acquisition of expertise. This collection of writing from Māmari Stephens (Te Rarawa) travels through introspection, loss and doub ...Show more
Encounters Across Time (BWB Texts) by Judith Binney
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Description: 'Story telling is an art deep within human nature.' A timely collection of writings on history, from one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most distinguished scholars. These essays bring forth important questions for New Zealand history about autonomy, restoration and power that continue to reverbe ...Show more
The Best of e-Tangata, Volume Two (BWB Texts) by Tapu Misa (ed.); Gary Wilson (ed.)
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction | Series: BWB Texts
A thought-provoking set of Maori, Pasifika, and tangata Tiriti writers combine in this celebration of some of the best writing from E-Tangata. Traverse a landscape of contemporary and historical issues through the lens of a mother's loss, a man's hard-won expertise, a homesick student abroad and with th ...Show more
Kiwi Garages by George Lockyer
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Ever wondered what Kiwis get up to in their garages? Kiwi Garages celebrates the can-do culture, lifting the doors of over 30 self-styled Kiwi garages from tinkerers and collectors to top-of-the-range techno dreamers. A modern take on Blokes in Sheds 30-plus Kiwi garages profiled from across provincial ...Show more
250 Years Of New Zealand Painting by Gill Docking; Michael Dunn; Edward Hanfling
100.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
This landmark book on New Zealand artists and their work was first written by Gil Docking, published in 1971, extended to 1990 by art historian Michael Dunn, and again to 2020 by art historian, writer and lecturer Edward Hanfling. New design, with additional text by Edward Hanfling, including an introd ...Show more
The Gosden Years - A New Zealand Film Festival Legacy by Bill Gosden
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Bill Gosden was at the forefront of Aotearoa film culture from 1980 to 2019. The Gosden Years is a record of his enormous legacy as director of the New Zealand International Film Festival—the country’s leading annual cinema event and a constant wellspring of film discovery and appreciation. Conceived by ...Show more
Tikanga - An introduction to te Ao Maori by Keri Opai
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
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 Pakehā, and all others disconnected from the Māori world. Told with simple lucidity and great expe ...Show more
Crimetime by Mark Van Leewarden
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
“We think you’re the type of joker who would suit working undercover. No controls, out there doing deals and drinking piss.” And with that the young beat cop shed what was left of his uniform and slid into the underworld of strippers, junkies, crooks and gangsters. Codename: Emu. Mission: to take out ha ...Show more
Invasive Predators in NZ: Disaster on Four Small Paws by Carolyn M King
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
The story of invasive species in New Zealand is unlike any other in the world. By the mid-thirteenth century, the main islands of the country were the last large landmasses on Earth to remain uninhabited by humans, or any other land mammals. New Zealand's endemic fauna evolved in isolation until first ...Show more
New Zealand's Wild Weather by Gerard Hutching; MetService
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing a sign of permanent change? A compelling, informative and highly illustrated series of investigations into the different types of weather events that occur in New Zealand. It covers the likes of cyclones, heat waves, snow and dr ...Show more
Voices of World War II - New Zealanders Share Their Stories by Renee Hollis (Editor)
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
Voices of World War II is a visually captivating compendium of photographs and written accounts, providing a snapshot of life during World War II from the point of view of those who lived through us. Fascinating and genuine, it shows the human side of war through dozens of first-hand accounts, memories ...Show more