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9781877448362

Ka Mate Ka Ora! The Spirit of Te Rauparaha

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NZ$ 40.00 each

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Author: Heni Collins

Published by: Steele Roberts & Associates Ltd

In Stock: 3

The story of Te Rauparaha and his times continues to intrigue, provoke and inspire Maori and Pakeha alike. Heni Collins describes Te Rauparaha's life from the time his birth was foretold, through inter-tribal conflict, migration, settlement in the south (Kapiti Island), and into the period of colonization. Te Rauparaha and his nephew Te Rangihaeata welcomed Europeans living among them in the 1820s and 1830s, for the trade and technology they brought. But they never gave up their rangatiratanga or mana whenua. They tried European systems of justice such as the courts and the Land Commission, but were soon frustrated by the ponderous processes and toothlessness of these bodies. To retain their independence and authority, Ngati Toa eventually turned to military resistance. Reappraising original material, including sources in te reo, Heni Collins enlivens events and adds cultural understanding and authenticity to a dramatic story of ... more

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9781877378386

The Mackenzie Country: a fine plain behind the snowy range

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NZ$ 55.00 each

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Author: David Relph

Published by: David Ling Publishing Limited

In Stock: 1

The Mackenzie Country is a book for not only those who already know and love the region, but also for those who have just glimpsed the area and are prepared to be seduced by it. This spectacular region is regarded by many as an iconic part of New Zealand and this beautifully illustrated book is a wide-ranging look at its landscape, history and people.
Author Biography:
David Relph grew up in the late 1930s and 1940s on a sheep run in the central Canterbury high country. He attended the University of Canterbury, obtaining an MSc in Geography befor embarking on a teaching career in secondary schools, mostly in the Auckland region. Over the past 30 years he has written a large number of secondary school textbooks on science and biology and on conservation issues. He has also published occasional articles in a variety of journals and magazines. His passion for the Canterbury high country led to the release in 2007 of From Tussocks to ... more

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9781742373904

Cleo : How a small black cat helped heal a family

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NZ$ 29.00 each

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Author: Helen Brown

Published by: Allen & Unwin

In Stock: 2

Helen Brown wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year-old son Sam was. So when Sam heard a woman telling his mum that her cat had just had kittens, Sam pleaded to go and see them. Helen's heart melted as Sam held one of the kittens in his hands with a look of total adoration. In a trice the deal was done - the kitten would be delivered to them when she was big enough to leave her mother. A week later, the family suffered a terrible tragedy. Totally traumatised by it, Helen completely forgot all about the kitten until a little black bundle of fur was delivered to her doorstep. Helen was ready to send the kitten back, but it wasn't long before Cleo's zest for life made the grieving family laugh again. Cleo went on to become the uppity high priestess of the household, vetoing visitors (in an uncannily spot-on way), terrifying dogs and building a very special bond with her human servants (aka the family).

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780143204077

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NZ$ 40.00 each

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 1

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9781869418960

The Road to Castle Hill : A High Country love story - Booksellers Book of the Year 2008

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NZ$ 40.00 each

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Author: Christine Fernyhough with Louise Callan (photography John Bougen)

Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd

In Stock: 12

Christine Fernyhough is well known as a leading Auckland philanthropist, having set up Books in Homes and then the Gifted Kids Programme for high achieving children in low decile schools. In 2004 she was a recent widow when she spied an advertisement for the sale of the legendary Castle Hill Station, near Porters Heights in the Canterbury alps. A woman of energy and enterprise, she bought it and so began a new life learning to run a high country farm at some of the highest elevations in the South Island. This joyful book tells of the trials, tribulations and triumphs of high country life. Christine has thrown herself into station life with gusto, learning to ride so she can join musters in the back country, feeding out to her stock during the disastrous snowstorm of 2006, training a sheep dog, buying stock with her manager at the sales and getting on famously with the colourful local characters who are her neighbours, and diversifying ... more

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9780143204152

Arse-up Creek

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NZ$ 37.00 each

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Author: Al Lester

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 1

Another collection of outrageous hunting yarns from the master of the genre,'Big Al' Lester. A jetboat trip gone disastrously wrong, kamikaze deer, the Hermit of Fiordland, a pigeon called Tegal, the sacred eel - these are just some of the rollicking stories told by 'Big Al' and his mates. Plenty of laughs for the hunting mad, hard case and hare-brained among us!

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9780473167110

Spitfire: Return To Flight

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NZ$ 70.00 each

Hardback

Author: Brendon Deere

Published by: ITL Aviation

In Stock: 7

Return To Flight is a Spitfire enthusiasts dream. It covers the people associated with the Spitfire; the history of Spitfire PV270; the career of New Zealand Spitfire Ace, Al Deere; and the experiences of the pilots who flew these fighter planes. It also includes a detailed look at the first restoration of a Spitfire PV270 in New Zealand and photographs of it in action.
304 pages
372 colour & 121 b/w illustrations

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9780143011385

The Tasman : Biography of an Ocean

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NZ$ 60.00 each

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Author: Neville Peat

Published by: Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd.

In Stock: 2

"I had the ambition to not only go as far as anyone had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go." - Lieutenant James Cook, 1771. The mighty Tasman Sea casts a spell on all who venture into it. Here, for the first time, is a book that tells its remarkable life story, from its early origins to the multi-layered human experience of it ...whenever people interact with a sea of the Tasman's nature, there is bound to be drama. The Tasman describes life of all kinds, from first exploration, shipping disasters, heroic crossings and strange marine creatures, to the many colourful coastal communities in New Zealand and Australia. With an unerring eye for detail, noted travel and natural history writer Neville Peat has crafted a compelling, visually stunning account of all things Tasman.

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9781869711429

Strictly Kiwi

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NZ$ 30.00 each

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Author: Graham Hutchins

Published by: Hodder Moa

In Stock: 3

From Kiwifruit and L&P to jandals and swanndris; bungy jumping and marching girls to buzzy bees and the A&P show. This book looks at the history and amusing stories behind our national icons and favourite things.

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9781869711931

Mark Ellis' Good Fullas : A Guide to Kiwi Blokes

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NZ$ 40.00 each

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Author: Marc Ellis & Charlie Haddrell (illustrator Donovan Bixley)

Published by: Hodder Moa

In Stock: 1

On the back of his enormously successful biography - Crossing the Line - Marc Ellis presents a tongue-in-cheek look at the Kiwi male. Ellis will look at all species of Kiwi maledom - the archetype, the stereotype and the type(s) he has only just invented (but ones that many of us, albeit secretly, already knew existed). Marc Ellis remains New Zealand's most popular male television presenter and was recently voted our favourite New Zealand male. His humour is unique and his innate ability to thumb his nose at The Establishment and all things P.C. will mean no group - no matter how seemingly untouchable - will be spared the Ellis invective. It will also ensure that this book will not lack attention from fun-loving Kiwis, especially those of us who don't take ourselves too seriously. Twenty-five categories of quintessential Kiwi maledom feature, including: the Ginga (redhead), the Cardycrat (bureaucrat), the Bogan, the Big Fresh (new ... more

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