Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand: Understanding the Culture, Protocols and Customs by Buddy Mikaere
$34.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
Starting with the beaching of his Mataatua Bay of Plenty ancestral canoe, Buddy Mikaere provides a highly readable historical overview of Maori in New Zealand and goes on to examine the impact of a changing urban world on the traditional way of life. He describes the renaissance of Maori culture and the ...Show more
New Zealand Secondary Schools and Your Child by Bali Haque
$34.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
This is a book for parents and caregivers of students about to attend or who are currently attending a secondary school. Its central purpose is to provide simple no nonsense, jargon-free information to help the challenges of navigating this rite of passage. It draws on Bali Haque's experience as a teach ...Show more
Persona Non Grata: Breaking the Bond - Fiji and New Zealand 2004-2007 by Michael Green
$37.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
This is the account by (the late) Michael Green, NZ High Commissioner in Fiji, of his years and role in Fiji until the surprising announcement of his change in diplomatic status to "Persona Non Grata" (unwelcome person) in 2007, a status that prevented any further diplomatic activities or role for him i ...Show more
Point of Order, Mr Speaker: Modern Maori political leaders by Selwyn and Rahui Katene (eds)
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs | Reading Level: very good
Eight current or former Maori politicians from different political parties recount their leadership experiences, and describe the significant events in their journeys from their early lives to Parliament. Paula Bennett, Te Ururoa Flavell, Hone Harawira, Tau Henare, Shane Jones, Nanaia Mahuta, Hekia Para ...Show more
Fierce Hope - Youth Activism in Aotearoa by Karen Nairn, Judith Siglo, Carisa R. Showden, Kyle R. Matthews, Joanna Kidman
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs | Reading Level: good-very good
Youth activism has been a defining feature of Aotearoa's recent political landscape. Amidst these unsettling political times haunted by climate change, colonisation, ongoing inequality and the upheaval of the pandemic, the political actions of young New Zealanders are a source of inspiration, challenge ...Show more
Ice, Mice and Men + DVD by Geoff Simmons and Gareth Morgan
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs | Reading Level: Very Good
Our Far South is packed with history and wildlife, and is renowned for its breathtaking and photogenic beauty. But does our appreciation of the region run more than skin deep? Do Kiwis really understand how important the region is and what issues are facing it? In February 2012, Gareth Morgan trapped te ...Show more
The Best Country to Give Birth? by Linda Bryder
$59.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
'In 2012, following his investigation of the deaths of two babies in childbirth at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton coroner Gordon Matenga asked, ' Does New Zealand have the safe, world-leading system the Government says we do, or are we losing babies because the balance has swung too far towards the idea tha ...Show more
Tragedy at Pike River Mine: 2022 Edition - How and Why 29 Men Died by Rebecca Macfie
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
Winner: Post Book Award, Best First Book, Non-fiction. On a sunny afternoon in November 2010, a massive explosion rocked the underground Pike River coal mine, deep in a mountain range in New Zealand's South Island. More than an hour and a half later, two ashen men stumbled from the mine's entrance to re ...Show more
The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock and Its Implications for New Zealand and Beyond by Sarah Miles
$37.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
There has been much media activity both in the press and on Radio since the Canterbury earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011. The two-year aftermath of those earthquakes offered the Author a rare opportunity to examine aspects that the media did not cover, such as the national policies and eff ...Show more
Women and Work in Asia and the Pacific - Experiences, Challenges and Ways Forward by Jane Parker (Editor); Marian Baird (Editor); Noelle Donnelly (Editor); Rae Cooper (Editor)
$55.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs
Working women everywhere face discrimination. Inequality and lack of inclusion isreinforced through regulation, policy, behaviours and attitudes. Although there hasbeen progress in some countries, gender equality has yet to be achieved by anynation.This in-depth study examines the challenges faced by wo ...Show more
The 9th Floor - Conversations with Five New Zealand Prime Ministers by Guyon Espiner; Tim Watkin
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs | Reading Level: very good
What does government look like from the ninth floor of the Beehive? The 9th Floor collects together interviews with five former Prime Ministers of New Zealand: Geoffrey Palmer, Mike Moore, Jim Bolger, Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark.
Fear - New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists by Byron C Clark
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Current Affairs | Reading Level: near fine
This must-read new book maps New Zealand's alt-right underworld and unearths the roots of the occupation that ended in a violent protest on the grounds of Parliament. Speaking after the chaos of the protest that stopped the nation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told a press conference, 'One day, it wil ...Show more