The Bikes We Built: A journey through New Zealand made bicycles by Jonathan Kennett
$49.90 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Take a ride through the history of 61 New Zealand made bicycles from 1869 to the present day. From the velocipede to the penny farthing, to the Raleigh Chopper and the BMX, discover how Kiwis have reinvented the wheel over the last 150 years. Unearthing secrets from factories, garages, archives and mus ...Show more
Encounters and Collisions by Gordon McLauchlan
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
It was widely reported, when he died earlier in 2020, that Gordon McLauchlan’s last book was "Stop the Clock" but, in fact, he was finalising details of Encounters until several days before his death in January. In 26 engaging and provocative essays, Gordon McLauchlan writes about people, illustrious an ...Show more
Epic: Adventures Across Aotearoa (HB) by Ray Salisbury
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
New Zealand is a country synonymous with epic adventure. Over the years, countless sea kayakers, climbers and alpine trampers have attempted journeys across its stunning landscape, and many more dream of following in their tracks. In Epic, the stories of a dozen memorable Kiwi explorers are brought toge ...Show more
The Official New Zealand Road Code for Motorcycling 2023
$25.50 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Official New Zealand Road Code For Motorcycling 2023
Mana Whakatipu - Ngāi Tahu Leader Mark Solomon on Leadership and Life by Mark Solomon; Mark Revington
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
In 1998, just as South Island iwi Ngāi Tahu was about to sign its Treaty of Waitangi settlement with the government — justice of sorts after seven generations of seeking redress — a former foundryman stepped into the pivotal role of kaiwhakahaere or chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, the tribal council of ...Show more
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
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
Life on Muzzle: Three Generations on New Zealand's Most Remote Station by Fiona Redfern
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Remote Muzzle Station in southern Marlborough has captured the hearts and minds of generations, including Fiona Redfern and her parents before her. Fiona grew up and thrived in the splendid isolation, and wouldn't have it any other way. Now Fiona and her husband Guy are running the station and raising t ...Show more
Which Native Tree? by Andrew Crowe
$26.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Which...? | Reading Level: very good
A simple, illustrated guide to common New Zealand native trees, including identification, ecology and uses, by best-selling author Andrew Crowe. A simple, illustrated guide to common New Zealand native trees, including identification, ecology and uses, by best-selling author Andrew Crowe. Use Crowe's ...Show more
Mountains, Volcanoes, Coasts and Caves: Origins of Aotearoa New Zealand's Natural Wonders by Bruce W. Hayward
$69.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
From Whakaari / White Island and Huka Falls to the Moeraki Boulders and Milford Sound, Aotearoa New Zealand overflows with extraordinary landforms and other natural features.This is not a random quirk of nature, but a result of the unique and complex geological history of this part of planet Earth. In t ...Show more
New Zealand's Endangered Dolphins by Maria Gill; Marco Ivancic
$27.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
From award-winning writer Maria Gill, and illustrator Marco Ivancic, comes New Zealand's Endangered Dolphins. The North Island New Zealand dolphin (Popoto or Maui dolphin) is the most endangered dolphin in the world. The South Island New Zealand dolphin (Pahu or Hector's dolphin) is the smallest dolphin ...Show more
Parallel Lines : Riding the Central Otago Rail Trail by Annie Villiers (poetry); & John Z Robinson (paintings)
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
'This is the place where souls come To be mended' Every year thousands of people travel to Central Otago to ride, or walk, the rail trail. Formally completed in 2000, the rail trail now hosts visitors and cyclists from all over the world. Its scenic and varied route stretches from Middlemarch to Hyde, a ...Show more
Scarfie Flats of Dunedin by Sarah Gallagher; Ian Chapman
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
In April 2018 the stars aligned and Sarah Gallagher, of the Dunedin Flat Names Project, and Dr Ian Chapman, Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts at the University of Otago, teamed up to create Scarfie Flats of Dunedin – a highly colourful and pictorial work featuring a fine, witty, sometimes edgy, selecti ...Show more