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In Dead People I Have Known, the legendary New Zealand musician Shayne Carter tells the story of a life in music, taking us deep behind the scenes and songs of his riotous teenage bands Bored Games and the Doublehappys and his best-known bands Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer.

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The knowledge of everyone theyre about to hurt is not an element easy to breathe in. Theyre the lovers. You can blame them now, if you want to. Thats your choice: this is the directors cut. Seventeen powerful stories of contemporary New Zealand life from a writer whose penetrating gaze reveals the full experience of her characters' lives - tragic, comic, rich.

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A survival guide to democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand, this book aims to unravel the mysteries of our political system and show how ordinary people can navigate the political world and influence decisions made by our government.

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Thirty-one exhilarating new stories from the acclaimed author of deleted scenes for lovers:

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First published as a special issue of Robin Duddings literary magazine Islands (Vol. 5, No. 2, Winter 1976), Dick Seddons Great Dive won the 1977 New Zealand Book Award for Fiction, and was republished in The Shirt Factory and other stories by VUP in 1981.

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The short history of the Disinvent Movement is told by its creator as she looks back on her life in New Zealand, France, Switzerland and other countries. Intertwined with the movement are her efforts to find a way inside' - an entry point to the system in which so many others seem to be living happily.

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Alice wants a heart-shaped bed. Mary, Genevieve and Angelica want to know the future. June says she wants Lena to rescue her from a rat, but really she wants Lena to make out with her. Eve wants to get Wallace alone at the strawberry farm. Olivia just wants to leave the haunted boarding school and go home.

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Ranging across literature, music, film, and fashion, these essays do more than examine the contemporary and historic Australasian perceptions of China and its people; they also discuss the sometimes repressive treatment of emigrants in Oceania and the contributions made by China and people of Chinese descent to the history of both countries.

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essa may ranapiri's second poetry collection follows the story of Echidna, their own interpretation of the Greek Mother of Monsters, as she tries to figure out life and identity living in a colonised world.

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Daily rhythms and family tales dominate this quietly impressive book of poems, which examines domestic life in order to reconfirm its virtues. Though the subject matter is uncompromisingly orthodox, the writing uses undeniable grace and exactness to cut to the heart of what truly matters in life.

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Presents a selection of Eileen Duggans poetry. Her best known poems are accompanied by many previously unpublished pieces. There is also a selection of her autobiographical and literary prose writings.

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Embracing Multilingualism Across Educational Contexts brings together researchers, practitioners, and community stakeholders from around the world to present international case studies of multilingualism in education.

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Traces the history of Wellington, from the middle of the 19th Century to the present day. Stories are told through song, text, paintings and photographs and offer a creative insight into the history of life in the capital city. The book includes a CD with original songs by Andrew Laking, and features a number of exceptional guest artists.

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From the author of the acclaimed short story collection Bird North, Empty Bones is a novella accompanied by five equally raw, intense, and comical short stories.

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Greatly influenced by happenings in poet Louise Wallaces life, this collection encompasses themes of location and family, and of the various journeys people take both geographically and emotionally. The poems span a range of formats and forms, from lines of verse to small prose pieces like miniature stories, and all are told through a clear, direct voice that is both accessible and relatable.

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A drunken poet obliged to choose between Art and Love. What could possibly go wrong John Newton's verse novel Escape Path Lighting is a throwaway epic, a romp, a curmudgeonly manifesto.

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Drawing on papers from the Ethical Foundations of Public Policy conference held in Wellington in December 2009, this book covers topics such as ethics in decision making and advice giving, sustainability, equality and justice, and measuring progress.

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This collection of short stories depends on exquisitely crafted surfaces that conceal shocking emotional force. Three of the stories are obliquely connected and feature young women on the edge.