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Drawing upon first-hand accounts and linking them to classic theories of public policy-making, Mazey and Richardson explain in an accessible way why government 'stuff-ups' happen, and suggest practical steps the policy establishment could take to improve policy-making in New Zealand.

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Freshly updated in 2019, the third edition of Politics in the Playground: The world of early childhood in Aotearoa New Zealand is a lively history of early childhood education and care in Aotearoa New Zealand in the postwar era. This latest edition brings the story right up to date with developments under the Labour coalition government.

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Provides descriptions and illustrations for the most important and numerous group of New Zealand's indigenous flowering plants, the dicotyledons. The book serves as a reference for those interested in pollen analysis.

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Polly Plum is a biography of one of New Zealand's earliest feminists, Mary Ann Colclough, whose publicly voiced opinions saw her described in the nineteenth century as 'our own little stray strap of a modern female fanatic'.

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A concise introduction to the history of South Polynesia during the period typically defined as the 'Middle Ages' by western historians, focusing on Aotearoa, Rekohu, and Rapa Nui. Written in response to a wider global approach to medieval history, it offers a fresh perspective on the history of the region during that period.

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In this captivating and beautifully illustrated memoir, John Gillies vividly recalls his months as a member of the Otago University Medical Company on an active service tour of duty in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Gillies takes us behind the scenes and records the people and places he saw when not tending to the wounded.

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Power to Win tells the story of the living wage movement in Aotearoa New Zealand, documenting the movements efforts to lift the wages of the most disadvantaged people in our workforce. Here, McIntyre provides a window into the lives of these workers and those committed to ending in-work poverty.

(Hardback, Fifth Edition)

For more than 25 years Practical Beekeeping in NewZealand has been the bible for New Zealand beekeepers. The only comprehensive guide to keeping bees in NZ, it provides beekeepers with details on honey bee management throughout the year, advice on handling hive products and information about many other beekeeping subjects. Now in full colour.

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One of the most influential Czechs living abroad, New Zealand author Jindra Tichy's fascinating memoir is one of exile and survival, of distance and painful longing. It depicts in a moving way the pain and confusion of banishment from home, family and friends into an exile removed from everything familiar.

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Drawing from a rich collection of archival material and oral interviews, Preachers, Pastors, Prophets is the story of the Dominican friars of Aotearoa New Zealand and their impact on the communities and churches they served in New Zealand.

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In 'Preposterous Proverbs', Max Cryer looks at a vast array of proverbs from around the world. Proverbs on birth, food, women and love rub shoulders with others on money, animals, sin and death. He has chosen some of the most interesting and perplexing, and with his wry wit he analyses their meaning and truth. A great book to dip into.

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A magnificent profile charting New Zealand's geography, ecology, social and cultural history, economy and politics enriched throughout by historical artworks, maps and archive photography.

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Pretty Ugly by Kirsty Gunn is the inaugural title in a new series of short story collections celebrating the art of short fiction in Aotearoa New Zealand. These 13 stories, set in New Zealand and in the UK, are a testament to Gunn's unrivalled ability to look directly into the troubled human heart and draw out what dwells there.

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Living on the isolated D'Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds, Jeanette Aplin writes about the challenges of daily life - no electricity, no roads to the door, and a solar-powered computer. Pigs are the focus of this book - this is the story about the dilemmas which face Jeanette as she raises kunekune pigs.

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A collection of extracts and full texts of papers presented at a two-day workshop hosted by Landcare Research at Ilam, Christchurch, New Zealand, in February 1995. The objectives of the workshop were to address various scientific issues in the field of ecological restoration.

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Promoting Health in Aotearoa New Zealand is the first comprehensive text on health promotion in New Zealand.

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Comparative analysis of 20 intimate partner rape trials (both with a jury and judge-alone) provides the basis for wide-ranging proposals to reform law and practice with the aim of improving complainant trial experience.