The Great War For New Zealand - Waikato 1800-2000 by Vincent O'Malley
$79.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
A monumental new account of the defining conflict in New Zealand history. It was war in the Waikato in 1863-64 that shaped the nation in all kinds of ways: setting back Maori and Pakeha relations by several generations and allowing the government to begin to assert the kind of real control over the coun ...Show more
The Kiwi Pacific Records Story by Tony Vercoe
$29.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
These interviews trace Kiwi Pacific Records from its beginnings as a division of publishers AH & AW Reed Ltd, through its period as the subsidiary Reed Pacific Records Ltd, to its independence as Kiwi Pacific Records, all under the direction of Tony Vercoe. At the age of 70, when he sold the company ...Show more
Maori Weapons in Pre-European New Zealand by Jeff Evans
$34.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Here is a full inventory of traditional Maori weapons with all the available written information about traditional weapons collected into one concise volume. Maori Weapons provides complete cultural and technical information on the handmade weapons used by Maori, along with photos and line drawings. Fro ...Show more
Te Ara: Maori Pathways: Past, Present, Future: 2016 by Paul Tapsell
$12.99 NZD
$21.99 (40% off)
Category: New Zealand Historical
From one of the leading Maori scholars of his generation and one of New Zealand's leading photographers comes a beautifully illustrated work that serves as a concise, colourful overview of the past, present and future issues for Maori. After a general introduction to Maori history, Te Ara focuses on the ...Show more
To the Gateways of Florence - New Zealand Forces in Tuscany 1944 by Stefano Fusi (editor)
$44.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: Very Good
From 21 July to 4 August 1944, New Zealand soldiers were at the front line as Allied forces pushed forward across the heartland of Tuscany to wrest Florence from German hands. First published in Italy in 2009, To the Gateways of Florence preserves the core of the Italian book, with the addition of new m ...Show more
Wild Wind from the North by Stafford Don
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Hongi Hika's invasion of the Rotorua area in 1823 is one of the most dramatic and daring assaults in New Zealand history. Armed with muskets, Hongi's forces had roamed the North Island seeking utu (revenge) for past slights. Te Arawa, inland and with their island stronghold of Mokoia on Lake Rotorua, fe ...Show more
Treaty of Waitangi by Calman Ross
$25.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
A short, balanced introduction to the nation's founding document. In plain language it covers the events around the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, and what has happened since. Also included is information on the key personalities, a wealth of illustrations, and the full text of the treaty, in Englis ...Show more
The Summer Ships by Colin Amadeo
$69.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
Four Sons of Skye : A History of a Tolmie Family From Skye, Scotland to Otago, New Zealand by James G.H. McKay.
$54.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
This fully indexed book of 272 pages with End Notes and a Bibliography, maps, charts and photos is in two sections. The first section briefly traces Tolmie history from the MacLeods of Lewis and later the MacLeods of Gairloch who were banished to Skye in the 1500s and their resulting name change to Tolm ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars and the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict by James Belich
$85.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Latching On: 50 Years of Breastfeeding Support - La Leche League in New Zealand 1964-2014 by Louise Shaw
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
During the 1960s, as breastfeeding rates plummeted, a group of mothers began a quiet revolution that was to change the way New Zealand babies were fed. Following the lead of an American voluntary organisation, the women set up a remarkable mother-to-mother support group, which met for the first time on ...Show more
Wimpy - A Detailed Illustrated History of the Vickers Wellington in Service, 1938-1953 by Steve Bond
$69.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every theatre; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin; the first type to drop ...Show more