Instant Kiwi: New Zealand in a Nutshell by Rosemary Hepozden
$19.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A short and snappy overview of God’s Own Country (Godzone) for New Zealanders, overseas visitors and new immigrants, this book takes a light-hearted look at what it means to be Kiwi. In a quirky humorous fashion, with short entries, bullet-pointed lists and text blocks, the author provides detail about ...Show more
Into the Wider World: a Back Country Miscellany by Brian Turner
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: Very Good
Brian Turner is one of this country's best known and best-loved poets and also one of its most determined conservationists. In this beautifully illustrated anthology he brings together both old and new essays, columns, articles and poetry that concentrate on the wild places and outdoor pursuits he loves ...Show more
Introducing He Whakaputanga (BWB Texts) by Vincent O'Malley and Jared Davidson
$17.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Series: 1st
The content of this short book is derived directly from the larger illustrated publication, foregoing all illustrations to suit the BWB Texts format. He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It wa ...Show more
Invisible Wounds: a Self-help Guide for New Zealand Women in Destructive Relationships by Kay Douglas
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
This compassionate and practical self-help guide has helped thousands of New Zealand women to identify verbal and emotional abuse in destructive relationships, and to make changes. This is one of the first books written for women suffering from emotional abuse rather than physical abuse at the hands of ...Show more
Is It Bedtime Yet? by Emily Writes
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A collection of writings on being a parent in Aotearoa - from hilarious to heart-breaking. The experience of parenthood is different for everyone. And every day can be different too. Read a hilarious and moving collection of perspectives from the well-loved Emily Writes and her friends. Some of them are ...Show more
Island Notes by Tim Higham
$38.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
An off-grid house on Aotea Great Barrier Island promises to fulfil one man’s dreams, but he discovers to his cost that nothing can be taken for granted.
Island Nurses: Stories of Birth, Life and Death on Remote Great Barrier Island by Leonie Howie; Adele Robertson
$36.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
Second hand. Leonie Howie and Adele Robertson live and work on remote Great Barrier Island-so called because it faces the full brunt of the wild Pacific weather and acts as a barrier for the mainland about 100 kilometres away. With a population of about 1000, no reticulated electricity, no ATM machine, ...Show more
Island Time - New Zealand's Pacific Futures (BWB Texts) by Damon Salesa
$14.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand is a nation that exists on Pacific Islands, but does not, will not, perhaps cannot, see itself as a Pacific Island nation. Yet turning to the Pacific, argues Damon Salesa, enables us to grasp a fuller understanding of what life is really like on these shores. After all, Salesa argues, in man ...Show more
Islands: A New Zealand Journey by Bruce Ansley
$39.00 NZD
$80.00 (51% off)
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
"A journey to New Zealand's most fascinating, wild and isolated islands. Following on from their non-fiction book-of-the-year winning Coast, this is the next epic journey from writer Bruce Ansley and photographer Jane Ussher. New Zealand is surrounded by hundreds of islands, mainly remnants of a larger ...Show more
Islands in the Ocean by Joan M. Leaf
$26.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
Islands in the Ocean looks back through history in an attempt to trace the ancient origins of the Maori people. It considers where they may have come from, and how they journeyed across the Pacific to a new land they called Aotearoa. 150pages 210 x 148mm
It's in the Post: The Stories Behind New Zealand's Postage Stamps by Richard Wolfe
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
Stamps are more than just a payment for postage. The best and most memorable are gems of graphic design and encapsulations of our history. They celebrate landmark events, famous New Zealanders, sporting and creative achievements; our natural heritage, enterprising spirit and ingenuity. Looking back at m ...Show more
Jacinda Ardern - A New Kind of Leader by Madeleine Chapman
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction | Reading Level: good-very good
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern is a leader for a new generation, one tired of inertia in the face of pressing issues such as climate change, immigration and the rise of far-right terrorism. Ardern was catapulted onto the international stage with her grace and compassion following th ...Show more