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This book looks at the elaborate French government-backed plans to settle and annex 'Southern New Zealand' - and at what the French did when they found the British had got there first. The lives of the French (and German) men, women and children who ended up creating little settlements in Akaroa Harbour is a major focus of this fascinating book.

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This volume is the culmination of a comprehensive survey of New Zealands CretaceousCenozoic strata, begun in 1978, and presents an up-to-date synthesis and interpretation of regional sedimentary information from a variety of sources; the study has been expanded to include large areas of the continental shelf and beyond.

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Presents a selection of 30 objects from the James Logie Memorial Collection of Classical Antiquities at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch. Each of the items in this selection of highlights from the Logie Collection is illustrated and expertly described, providing the reader with an opportunity to see and understand the work of craftsmen

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Providing both an overview of the concept of He Awa Whiria and real world case studies, this new volume illustrates the importance and value of drawing on two rich streams of knowledge mtauranga Mori and Western science.

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This landmark publication draws together all that has ever been written about the role of freshwater fishes in the lives of early Maori.

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This book records the results of research comparing jury trials and judge-alone trials to examine whether judges sitting alone perform better in rape trials in terms of decreasing the negative impact on the complainant as a witness in the trial process.

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in the cracks of light shows one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most prolific and versatile writers at his best. The seventy-three short poems here challenge our conceptions of poetic form. They are minimalist in construction but ambitious in emotional impact. They expertly inhabit both the natural and the political worlds.

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In this book, speaking eloquently for themselves, are more than 60 images of work by 15 top New Zealand artists with links to the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts. They include painters, sculptors, a printmaker and digital artists.

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Traversing the significant changes that have occurred in the working lives of seamen and in union practices, this comprehensive history details the New Zealand Seamen's Union's past. Arguing that the union has been moderate in its activity, this account offers a better understanding of New Zealand's political and industrial history and where the N

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An engaging personal account of life in an environment with temperatures as low as -57oC, months of continual darkness and isolation, and daunting logistical challenges.

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Drawing on military documents and photographs, this record gives an account of New Zealand's role in the Spanish civil war that lasted from 1936 through 1939. It tells the all-but-forgotten stories of the remarkable heroes who chose to enter into a crucial conflict that became a ruthless rehearsal for World War II.

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Davey Gunn lived 30 years in Fiordland's rugged Hollyford Valley, where he had one of the most isolated cattle runs in New Zealand. Although quiet and modest by nature, Davey became known throughout New Zealand. The Land of Doing Without brings to life the memories of many of Davey's contemporaries, and explores the man behind the legend: his quir

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This is the story of Holmans search for his great-aunt Lily who married and moved to Germany at the turn of the 20th century, and was later caught up in the Nazi web spun by Adolf Hitler. Those who love Holmans poetic writing will enjoy accompanying him on his search as he learns German and travels to Berlin, Hamburg and Dresden.

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This is the first full English translation of the surviving Mangakhia journals and letters of French Marist priest Father Antoine Garin. Frank, open-minded and often humorous, Garins diary is a major contribution to the early history of European settlement in Aotearoa and a compelling insight into Mori customs, values and beliefs of the time.

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Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including newly commissioned images of Summers works, Llew Summers: Body and Soul is a joyful record of a life in sculpture and a testimony to the value of public art.

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In this insightful and compelling biography, Maureen Birchfield peels back the layers of the public firebrand to find an ordinary woman who negotiated enormous personal obstacles to raise four children while striving tirelessly to improve the world around her.

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Richly illustrated and deeply researched, 'Merchant, Miner, Mandarin' is both the compelling biography of one of the most distinguished figures of New Zealand business and an intriguing account of late 19th-century society, industry and race relations.

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Mt John University Observatory is New Zealands only professional research observatory for optical astronomy. Today it is both a research observatory and a mecca for stargazing astrotourists, who come to see the pristine landscape and the amazing dark night skies. This richly illustrated account follows the development of this iconic New Zealand scientific institution.

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Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, including little-known original accounts, Murder on the Maungatapu tells the fascinating full story of a dark episode in New Zealand's history. It is a superbly written tale of blood and gold, of betrayal and vengeance, which draws some startling conclusions about New Zealand's crime of the nineteenth century.

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Presents a concise and up-to-date summary of Banks Peninsulas landscape, vegetation and wildlife. The text is accompanied by stunning photographs and charming drawings, as well as by figures, tables and full checklists of species.

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John Hellemans looks back on his long career in triathlon, initially as a successful competitor, and subsequently as a coach and sports medicine doctor for some of New Zealands best-performing triathletes.

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The account of the 1956 visit to the People's Republic of China by a group of prominent New Zealanders. At the centre of the book is the diary kept by Canterbury Museum director Roger Duff, detailing his efforts to bring to Christchurch the collection of antiquities gifted to the museum by Rewi Alley.

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This is the first of two volumes of a full-colour identification guide to 1496 species of marine invertebrate found around the coasts of New Zealand. It is intended for divers and naturalists as well as professional scientists.

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This volume is the second of three that provide a complete review and inventory of New Zealand's entire living and fossil biodiversity - an international effort involving more than 220 New Zealand and overseas specialists and the most comprehensive of its kind in the world.