Fifty Years a Feminist by Sue Kedgley
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: very good
A pioneering New Zealand feminist reflects on fifty years of feminism. In 1971 Sue Kedgley and a group of other young feminists carried a coffin into Auckland’s Albert Park to protest against decades of stagnant advancement for New Zealand women since they won the right to vote in 1893. From that day, s ...Show more
ANZAC Day: The New Zealand Story by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Every year on the 25th of April, thousands of New Zealanders get up very early in the morning to join dawn parade ceremonies around the country. Later, many more people attend Anzac Day services to commemorate the soldiers who died at Gallipoli in 1915 and to celebrate the spirit of the ANZACs.A rich hi ...Show more
The Theatre Royal: an Illustrated History to Mark the Centennial of the Third Theatre of This Name, 1908-2008 by Howard McNaughton
$50.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: Very Good
Since February 1908 Christchurch's Theatre Royal has been the venue for thousands of plays, recitals, operas, operettas, musicals, magic shows, rock concerts, wrestling matches, public lectures- in short, almost anything that needs a stage on which to perform and seats for an audience. 'The Theatre Roya ...Show more
Rampant Dragons - New Zealanders in Armour in World War 2 by Jeffrey Plowman
$49.99 NZD
$75.00 (33% off)
Category: Military History | Reading Level: near fine
A ‘gritty’ history of the 4th New Zealand Armoured Brigade, from its formation in New Zealand through to its final campaign in Italy in 1945. Author Jeffrey Plowman is a well-established ‘armoured’ buff who has specialized in studying the history of New Zealand armoured fighting vehicles and units tha ...Show more
Stand for All Time: The Marquette Sinking and the Nurses' Memorial Chapel by Anna Rogers
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
Among the thousands of New Zealand deaths in the First World War, the 32 caused by the 1915 sinking of the Marquette were particularly poignant, shocking – and scandalous. Along with a British ammunition column, No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital sailed from Egypt bound for Salonika on 19 October. No ...Show more
Pakeha Ta Moko by Trevor Bentley
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Views on Pakeha receiving Moko have changed over the centuries. While today it is generally considered to be taboo, through the 19th century, Moko were often given to "Pakeha-Maori" - Pakeha men and women who lived within Maori tribes. A Moko on a Pakeha could be a sign of allegiance and belonging. Base ...Show more
From Crime to Care: The history of abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand by Felicity Goodyear-Smith
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
This book gives a chronological history of abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand from pre-European times to the present. It includes key events including legislative changes, anti-abortion protests, lobbying by various factions, development of funded abortion services for women throughout New Zealand, and re ...Show more
Good as Gold: New Zealand in the 1980s by Matt Elliott
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
In the 1980s, life in New Zealand became brighter, louder, faster and wilder. While the decade is remembered for its big hair, bright clothing and excessive shows of wealth, it was also a time of social upheaval, protest and political reform. These years saw Kiwis make their mark on the global sport and ...Show more
Women of the Catlins: Life in the Deep South by Diana Noonan
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
A haunting, off-the-beaten-track destination, the little-known Catlins region of New Zealand is as mysterious today as it ever was. In this first in-depth look at the lives of its inhabitants, award-winning writer Diana Noonan and photographer Cris Antona collaborate to capture the thoughts and feelings ...Show more
Chathams Resurgent: How the Islanders overcame 150 years of misrule by Hugh Rennie
$60.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
In 1990 those living on Chatham Islands/ Rekohu/ Wharekauri faced crisis. Annexed to New Zealand by a London proclamation, the Islands had experienced 150 years of New Zealand control. Years of muddlement, some good intentions, financial waste exploitation and theft, and failure to deliver democratic ri ...Show more
Commune: Chasing a utopian dream in Aotearoa by Olive Jones
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
In 1979, teenager Olive Jones was one of a group of hippies, idealists, and subsistence farmers that set up an alternative community on a farm in the Motueka Valley near Nelson. Influenced by the countercultural movement sweeping the country during the 1970s and 80s, they were part of a widespread inter ...Show more
Traditional Lifeways of the Southern Maori by James Herries
$60.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Journalist James Herries Beattie recorded southern Māori history for almost fifty years and produced many popular books and pamphlets. Traditional Lifeways of the Southern Māori is his most important work. This significant resource, which is based on a major field project Beattie carried out for the Ota ...Show more