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A thorough, non-governmental review of the workings of New Zealands Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act, this book provides expert scrutiny of important legislation governing one of the most vulnerable sectors of society. It offers a rounded portrait of the implementation of the countrys compulsory assessment and treatment regime, set within its wider legal context.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

kei ttahi wharekura i te papakinga o Baile Beag, i ttahi hapori krero Airihi i te whaitua o Tonekra i te pito o te marama o kuhata, i te tau 1833, ng mahi o te whakaari nei.

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Contains more than 2,500 pepeha, or sayings of the ancestors, that were gathered and compiled from all over New Zealand over a 20-year period. More than just proverbs, pepeha include charms, witticisms, figures of speech, and boasts, and they are featured in the formal speeches heard every day on the marae and in oral literature.

(Paperback, 2nd New edition)

Part ecology, part history, part personal odyssey, Nga Uruora offers a fresh perspective on our landscapes and our relationships with them

(Paperback, New edition)

First published in 1993, Ruka Alan Broughtons book on Ngti Ruanui leader Tiitokowaru is one of a small number of histories or biographies written in te reo Mori.

(Paperback)

A powerful intellect is brought to bear on a world of continual change and curiosity in this luminous poetry collection.

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(Paperback)

In her first book, Nikki-Lee Birdsey takes readers from a remote sheep station in the South Island to the neon signs of Queens;

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In these new poems about friendship, mortality, and home, Brian Turner asks how we can face the truths and uncertainties of our experiences and how we can live with them. Night Fishing is defined by Turner's unmistakable wit and feeling, precision and insight.

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Investigating the role of sisters as one of support and obligation in traditional family models, this book reveals the complexities of sisterhood that have long been simplified by traditional commentators.

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One of the most influential figures in the history of New Zealand theatre, Nola Millar was an director and teacher and the founder of Toi Whakaari, New Zealands premier drama school. This biography explores the full story of her career, her work as reference librarian at the Turnbull library, and the social contexts in which she worked.

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Not in Narrow Seas is a major contribution to the history of Aotearoa New Zealand

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Its 1994. Peggy and Greta are learning how to live sober. They go to meetings and they ring their support person, Diane. They have just enough money for one Tom Yum between them, but mostly they eat carrot sandwiches.

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The experiences of a representative sample of public servants, members of Parliament, and informed observers of the control systems of New Zealands public management model adopted in the early 1990s are examined in this book.

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From the picket lines of industrial conflict and the occupied ground of Maori land-rights campaigns to the stormy skirmishes of womens liberation and disputed histories of the New Zealand Wars, this discussion describes how documentary filmmakers have helped forge a sense of national identity among native New Zealanders.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Within this collection, images of the natural world and the fusion of ecological and spiritual concerns are vivid and moving.

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(Paperback)

Clearly demonstrating how her poetry is drawn from personal experience, this bold and innovative collection of new poems exemplifies characteristic themes of the authors work: personal responsibility, social justice, and living in the natural world.

(Paperback)

Focused on the theme of a well-lived life, Other Animals is the powerful and provocative first book from one of New Zealand's most exciting new poets. With a uniquely lyrical voice, these works find their ways towards ideas of beauty, wisdom, and, ultimately, to a sense of joy in the world that only poetry can bring.

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Our Future is in the Air is a captivating work about the invisible forces that make us who we are: science, politics, power - and our hoped-for futures.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Palemia tells the story of how a boy from an isolated village grew up to become Prime Minister of Samoa. It follows his journey from Lepa to Apia, Wellington, Brussels, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, London, New York and many other international destinations, always returning to Lepa and the Fa'asamoa that shaped him.