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The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary by Ross Calman; Margaret Sinclair
$25.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionaryis an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori. It features- clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections, with the Maori and English alphabets at the top of each page, all the words a learner is likely to encounter, including ...Show more
Collins Concise Dictionary
$45.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries
Pioneers in dictionary publishing for over 175 years, Collins are now proud to offer the Concise English Dictionary in print and online. The seventh edition of the groundbreaking Collins Concise Dictionary is the only dictionary in concise format with encyclopedic entries for people, places, and regions ...Show more
Collins Maori Phrasebook and Dictionary (revised edition 2006) by Patricia Turoa
$27.00 NZD
Category: Reference
First published in 1990, and reprinted steadily ever since, the first edition of the Collins Maori Phrasebook and Dictionary was an inaugural Silver Premier New Zealand Bestseller, and has sold over 30,000 copies. This revised edition includes an update of the original book to incorporate modern terms a ...Show more
Do One Thing Every Day to Change the World - A Journal by Robie Rogge; Dian G. Smith
$26.00 NZD
Category: General
Activism is on the rise. Consumers, shareholders, employees, students, and many other social groups want to get involved with political, environmental, and social issues. Do One Thing Every Day to Change the World is the ideal tool for turning those ambitions into positive change. This guided journal o ...Show more
He Puna Kupu, He Manawa Aa-Whenua by Waikato-Tainui
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
To know one's own language is to know oneself. So knowing your dialect is about knowing yourself, where you come from, how you are related to others and where you fit in the world. He Puna Kupu, He Manawa aa-Whenuais the first stop for lovers and learners of Maaori language, particularly those intereste ...Show more
Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins by A. W. Reed (Revised by Peter Dowling)
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Pronounce and understand Maori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to over 2300 of the most common and notable Maori names on our land. Why do ...Show more
The Godzone Dictionary - Of Favourite New Zealand Words and Phrases by Max Cryer
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
This concise A-Z dictionary, now updated in a new expanded edition, is a quick and easy reference to understanding the words and phrases that make the New Zealand language and speech patterns so different. Language expert Max Cryer not only provides helpful definitions for the various entries, but also ...Show more
The Language Wars: A History of Proper English by Henry Hitchings
$31.00 NZD
Category: Reference
The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been acrimonious, and those involved have always really been contesting values - to do with morality, politics and class. THE LANGUAGE WARS examines the present state of the conflict, its history and i ...Show more
The New Zealand Oxford Junior Dictionary by Dianne Bardsley
$26.00 NZD
Category: Dictionaries | Series: NZ Dictionaries/Thesauruses/Reference Ser.
The New Zealand Junior Dictionary 4th edition is written for 7-10 year olds and is the most comprehensive dictionary available for New Zealand students in this age range. With over six and a half thousand entries, this significantly updated edition contains over 400 colour headwords, with many new entri ...Show more
The Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs by Aw Reed et al.
$26.00 NZD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: Very Good
Proverbs (or whakatauki) express the wisdom, wit and commonsense of the Maori people. They are of great value and inspiration to writers, story-tellers and anyone speaking in a Maori setting. Several hundred proverbs are contained in The Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs, categorised under a large number of ...Show more
The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori: Revised 2009 Edition by P. M. Ryan
$32.00 NZD
Category: Reference
The Raupo Pocket Dictionary of Modern Maori is a portable reference source for speakers of English and Maori at all levels. This new edition has been fully revised by the author. It features: More than 20,000 entries divided into Maori-English and English-Maori sections -- The most frequently used words ...Show more
Walking - One Step at a Time by Erling Kagge
$24.00 NZD
Category: Travel writing
From the bestselling author of Silence comes an illuminating examination of the joy of walking. From those perilous first steps as a toddler, to great expeditions, from walking to work to trekking to the North Pole, Erling Kagge explains that he who walks goes further and lives better. Walking is a bo ...Show more