Canterbury Country Houses V by Tessa Ward (Text by); Rodney Wells (Illustrator)
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Canterbury has a rich tapestry of country homesteads - all with their own unique stories to tell. There is an interesting variety of architectural styles and interiors chosen for the homes. All the homesteads and the families who have occupied them during many decades, are a wonderful part of Canterbury ...Show more
New Zealand's First World War Heritage by Imelda Bargas
$24.99 NZD
$59.99 (58% off)
Category: New Zealand Historical | Series: First World War Centenary History
Throughout New Zealand you can see the First World War. This book, which can be enjoyed by armchair readers and as an active travel guide for all the family, gives the home story of New Zealand at war. The living history of the NZ home front in World War I is brought alive here with vivid text, words, p ...Show more
Outcasts of the Gods?: The Struggle Over Slavery in Maori New Zealand by Hazel Petrie
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: Very Good
Tracing ideas of freedom and unfreedom in Maori society, this book is the first history of Maori war captives. 'Us Maoris used to practise slavery just like them poor Negroes had to endure in America...' says Beth Heke in Once Were Warriors. 'Oh those evil colonials who destroyed Maori culture by ending ...Show more
Devils on Horses: In the Words of the Anzacs in the Middle East 1916-19 by Terry Kinloch
$19.99 NZD
$39.99 (50% off)
Category: New Zealand Historical
Reunited with their horses in Egypt after the shattering experience of Gallipoli (a story recounted in Terry Kinloch's earlier book, Echoes of Gallipoli), the Anzac mounted riflemen and light horsemen were initially charged with the defence of the Suez Canal, then with the clearance of the Sinai peninsu ...Show more
Art Thieves, Fakers and Fraudsters - The New Zealand Story by Penelope Jackson
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: good-very good
Art crime is soaring. Every year as much as $10 billion worth of artworks are stolen. Many more are vandalised, damaged or destroyed. Added to this is a flourishing world of fakes and forgeries, often sold for millions of dollars and hanging in the world's most prestigious galleries. If you think this i ...Show more
Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand Fully Revised Edition by George Gibbs
$59.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's plants and animals are so different from those in other countries? Why kakapo is the only parrot in the world that cannot fly, or why the kiwi lives here and nowhere else? New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on earth, and the remarkable story of how and ...Show more
What Happened to Haystacks and Horses? by Garrick Batten
$35.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
New Zealand agriculture has seen huge changes in the period from the end of WWII to the 2000 Millenium. Mechanisation, new products, new plants and animals, and changing financial fortunes. Technical and management changes on farms and political and economic influences off it. Horses were replaced by tr ...Show more
Skippers: Triumph and Tragedy by Danny Alan Knudson
$48.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Traces the settlement of Skippers Canyon from when the promise of gold first attracted people to live, work, play and provide schooling in this harsh but scenic setting. It also serves as a companion guide for those venturing into the district and highlights points of interest along the way, entertainin ...Show more
Partisan: The Incredible True Story of a New Zealand Soldier Behind Enemy Lines by James Caffin
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
The gripping story of a New Zealand solider who escaped the clutches of a prisoner-of-war camp to join the Yugoslav freedom fighters during the Second World War After a daring escape from a prisoner-of-war camp in occupied Yugoslavia, John Denvir reached the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, where he join ...Show more
The Hero from Nithdale Station by Dick Tripp
$24.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Be inspired by the courage of this hard-working Southland farmer who led the First Commando Fiji Guerrillas in World War II. My parents were an exceptional couple. Their characters and influence in the local community, the farming world and in a much wider sphere were significant. My father's contributi ...Show more