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
Leading the Way: 100 Years of the Tararua Tramping Club by Shaun Barnett; Chris Maclean
$59.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
Leading the Way celebrates the centenary of New Zealand's first tramping club, established in 1919, and places its achievements within the evolution of tramping, our most popular sporting activity. The TTC inspired the formation of other tramping clubs throughout New Zealand and has also fostered climbi ...Show more
It Doesn't Take a War: A Life Forever Changed by the Hyde Railway Crash by Elizabeth Coleman
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
Elizabeth Coleman's father and eldest brother were killed in the Hyde railway disaster, another brother was injured, and the resources of their small community severely strained. From then on, life for Elizabeth and her family was forever changed.
Forgotten Philanthropist - The Life of Robert McDougall 1860-1942 by Jennifer Haworth
$49.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
`Forgotten Philanthropist¿ ¿ these two words summarise this book. Robert McDougall was one of Christchurch¿s most generous benefactors. His gift to Christchurch in autumn 1928 of the art gallery that bears his name is, in today¿s monetary terms, the largest gift ever given to the city, yet today he and ...Show more
He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui: A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha
$59.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
A biography of Te Rauparaha by his son Tamihana, published for the first time in a bilingual Māori/English edition. Kaore kau he kaumatua hei rite ma Te Rauparaha te mahio ki te whawhai, me te toa hoki, me te tino tangata ki te atawhai tangata. There has never been a man equal to Te Rauparaha in terms o ...Show more
Why Memory Matters: 'Remembered histories' and the Politics of the Past (BWB Texts) by Rowan Light
$17.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Series: 1st
Why Memory Matters
A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects by Jock Phillips
$55.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand history through a new lens - 100 objects offer 100 entry points into the powerful, captivating stories of our shared past. Authored by award-winning historian Jock Phillips, The History of New Zealand in 100 Objects is gripping, inclusive, often revelatory and deeply human. A colourful and c ...Show more
A Bloody Difficult Subject - Ruth Ross, te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Making of History by Bain Attwood
$59.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical | Reading Level: near fine
One historian's research and the transformation of te Tiriti in New Zealand life.
War Blacks: the Extraordinary Story of New Zealand's WWI All Blacks by Matt Elliott
$36.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Historical
War Blacks is the extraordinary story of New Zealand's national sport and The Great War, and the effect each had on the other. Rugby and war have played major roles in the forging of a national New Zealand identity. This is the story of where both met, on the hot sands of Egypt and the muddy fields of B ...Show more