Living Between Land & Sea - The Bays of Whakaraupo Lyttelton Harbour by Jane Robertson
$75.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
This superbly illustrated history of the people who settled in the many bays of Whakaraup/Lyttelton Harbour is full of finely observed insights into the challengesof living in small, remote communities. Acknowledging the rich history of Te Hapu o Ngāti Wheke and their guardianship of this place, the bo ...Show more
Gangster's Paradise by Jared Savage
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The much anticipated follow-up to the bestseller that exposed the escalation of organised crime in New Zealand. Gangster's Paradise is about drugs, guns, gangs and money. Lots of money. A gang which took over a small rural town. A police officer shot and killed in a routine traffic stop. A port-worker ...Show more
Meet You at the Main Divide - A family's story of life on Lake Hawea Station by Geoff Ross; Justine Ross
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Authors of Every Bastard Says No on giving up their city life for a high-country station in Central Otago In Meet You at the Main Divide, innovators, disrupters, and authors of Every Bastard Says No share the challenge of a lifetime: leaving behind their Herne Bay mansion to farm 10,000 merino sheep on ...Show more
The Forgotten Forest: In Search of the Lost Plants and Fungi of Aotearoa by Robert Vennell
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A guide to the spectacular oddities of the New Zealand forest, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees and Secrets of the Sea. Deep in the forest, in places you would never think to look, are some of the most remarkable creatures. Overlooked and unsung, this is the forgotten forest: a world ...Show more
New Zealand's Biggest Year by Harry Boorman
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand’s Biggest Year is an epic birding tale of how two friends become rivals and set out to break the all-time record for the most Aotearoa New Zealand bird species seen in one calendar year. Their rivalry results in more birds being spotted in a single year than ever before and two national reco ...Show more
Gordon Walters by Francis Pound; Leonard Bell (Foreword by)
$90.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The first substantial monograph on the art of one of this country's most influential artists, Gordon Walters. In this remarkable study by the late Francis Pound, author of the landmark Invention of New Zealand, we are introduced to the making of a New Zealand modernist - tracing the work of Gordon Walte ...Show more
Mainland : New Zealand's South Island
$70.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
From the snow-covered peaks and topaz blue lakes, through her deep, dark forests full of mystery, with valleys cut deep by rock strewn rivers, to her coastline edged with fjords worn smooth by glaciers amid miles of magnificent unspoilt coastline, this Mainland, the South Island of New Zealand, was sure ...Show more
A Vintner's Tale by Peter Hubscher
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Of modest stature, from Central European stock and born in West Auckland, Peter Hubscher first trialled as a winemaker in Hawke’s Bay in the 1960s. His apprenticeship completed, he returned to the Waitākere Ranges to begin his career with Montana Wines and put into practice his vision for the undevelope ...Show more
John Gillies - Skippers Canyon - History Art Adventure by John Gillies
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
Skippers Canyon is an artist’s paradise and one of New Zealand’s most stunning locations. This historic and scenic gorge, carved out by the Shotover River in Queenstown’s back country, has been a favourite destination and inspiration for artist John Gillies for some forty years. His love of Skippers and ...Show more
Our Land in Colour by Jock Phillips, Brendan Graham
$55.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
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 co ...Show more
Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story by Lynda Topp, Jools Topp
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
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 audiences in New Zealand and overseas for over 40 years. Jools and Lynda Topp aka The Topp Twins tell this sto ...Show more
Would that be funny?: Growing up with John Clarke by Lorin Clarke
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
A family memoir about the beloved comedian John Clarke by his daughter, writer Lorin Clarke. A warm, witty and uplifting book about how our families make us who we are. When satirist John Clarke died in April 2017, many people mourned his passing as if they had lost a friend or a member of the family. ...Show more