Shifting Grounds - Deep Histories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland by Lucy Mackintosh
$59.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
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 Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, forming potent sites of national significance. T ...Show more
Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: 1st
A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin BishopDiscover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bisho ...Show more
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated chi ...Show more
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
Iris and Me by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
One woman. One journey. One true friend. 'I reckon Iris would've approved' - Tina Shaw So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938 she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured ...Show more
Critters of Aotearoa: 50 Bizarre But Lovable Members of Our Wildlife Community by Nicola Toki, Lily Duval
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Meet some of our most curious critters, from the popular Radio New Zealand podcast with Nicola Toki and Jesse Mulligan.Slimy, stinky, creepy, crawly and gross . . . but also a little bit cute! Discover New Zealand's most curious creatures - from Smeagol the gravel maggot, to the walking worm and the dro ...Show more
Queen of the Cosmos - Beatrice Hill Tinsley by Maria Gill; Alistair Hughes (Illustrator)
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
Beatrice Hill Tinsley lived every day as if she was on borrowed time. Over her short time on Earth, she was determined to further the world's knowledge of the stars and galaxies. But it was not easy being a female scientist in those times. She would have to make a heartbreaking decision in order to foll ...Show more
Tuatara, A Living Treasure by Katie Furze & Ned Barraud
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Meet Tuatara, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure ... and survivor! Blinking, she pulls her scaly body into the light. She's as long as a finger, and with the row of spines on her back she looks like a baby dragon. Tuatara are survivors of an ancient era and sometimes referred to as living wonders - thei ...Show more
Mangō: Sharks and Rays of Aotearoa by Ned Barraud; Andrew Stewart
$34.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
The oceans surrounding Aotearoa New Zealand are home to over a hundred astonishing and strange species of sharks and rays. This fact-filled book takes you down into the fascinating underwater lives of these expert hunters, illustrates their evolution and explores their place in our culture. And it expla ...Show more
My Name Is Henry Fanshaw by Gillian Torckler
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Henry Fanshaw is no ordinary teddy bear. In fact, he travelled the world with the Royal New Zealand Air Force's No. 75 Squadron - one of New Zealand's most famous air force squadrons - which served around the world, in places like Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Before that, they had fought in the Se ...Show more
Oh Boy: A Storybook of Epic NZ Men by Stuart Lipshaw
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
There are many kinds of hero! OH BOY is a striking collection of true stories about amazing New Zealand men who busted stereotypes and broke through obstacles to follow their passion. Heroes can wear rugby boots or ballet shoes. They can go on adventures, build rockets, or save lives. They can change th ...Show more
Those Magnificent Voyagers of the Pacific by Andrew Crowe
$34.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
This epic story begins 5000 years ago, when the ancestors of Polynesians discovered ways to ‘see’ over the horizon to find and settle new islands. As their landfinding skills grew, these people took ever bigger strides across the vast Pacific until they reached South America. It was not until almost eve ...Show more