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Letters of Denis Glover by Sarah Shieff (editor)
$79.95 NZD
Category: NZ History
Oh Christ, a bloody ½ witted student, for purposes of an essay, has just come in to ask me what I and Baxter write verse for, and if we mean what we say, or is there something deeper; could we write better verse in England, or here; or do the critics and professors just read a lot into what’s said that ...Show more
When Darkness Stays: Hohepa Kereopa and a Tuhoe Oral History by Paul Moon
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
This extraordinary book – unsettling, harrowing, and ultimately redemptive – is based on the time the author spent with the Tūhoe tohunga, Hōhepa Kereopa. It plunges deep into a cultural landscape that has almost vanished, bringing to light insights that are enriching and sometimes shocking. The work ...Show more
Great Tales from New Zealand History by Gordon McLauchlan
$30.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: Very Good
An intriguing collection of tales plucked from the byways of our country's history by a master storyteller who recognises a good yarn when he sees it. 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 ...Show more
New Myths and Old Politics : The Waitangi Tribunal and the Challenge of Tradition (BWB Texts) by Tipene O'Regan
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: BWB Texts Ser.
Negotiating a claim before the Waitangi Tribunal can involve troubling challenges to an iwi's legitimacy, sometimes from unexpected places. In this unique behind-the-scenes account of the negotiation of Ngai Tahu's Waitangi Tribunal claim, Sir Tipene O'Regan describes what happened when claims of New Ag ...Show more
Rebuilding the Kainga - Lessons from Te Ao Hurihuri (BWB Texts) by Jade Kake
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
Home can and should be a source of wellbeing, a place that connects us to our whanau, community, land, culture and history. Pre-nineteenth-century Maori society was complex: rich tribal economies were built and flourished, and there was a focus on valuing the whenua and resources that supported all. The ...Show more
With A Suitcase of Saris: From India to Aotearoa Stories of Pioneer Indian Women by Compiled by Vasanti Unka
$34.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Stories of some of the first Indian women in New Zealand. Written by their daughters and granddaughters. These women left the warmth of their close-knit village communities to live in these faraway, isolated, alien-cultured islands. Many of them came—often with young kids in tow—to live with husbands t ...Show more
The Stolen Island : Searching for 'Ata by Scott Hamilton
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: Very Good
One day in 1863 a strange ship stopped at 'Ata, a tiny island in the wild seas between Tonga and New Zealand, and sailed away with one hundred and forty-four men, women, and children. The 'Atans were never heard from again, and in Tonga their fate became the subject of legends and superstitions. Uncover ...Show more
The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi: an Illustrated History (2021) by Claudia Orange
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Claudia Orange's writing on the Treaty of Waitangi has played a central role in national understanding of this foundational document. This fully revised and updated edition (previously entitled An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi) brings the Treaty's history to life with a richly informativ ...Show more
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