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The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nation's history. This book by leading historian Vincent O'Malley provides an accessible introduction to their causes, events and consequences.

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The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a fully revised and updated edition of An Illustrated History of the Treaty of Waitangi, including new material. It brings the Treaty's history to life with a richly informative narrative and a wonderful range of photographs, maps and illustrations (now in full colour).

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A timely and perceptive memoir from award-winning author and academic Alison Jones. As questions of identity come to the fore once more in New Zealand, this frank and humane account of a life spent traversing Pakeha and Maori worlds offers important insights into our shared life on these islands.

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'Presently, someone in the wealthiest 1 per cent of adults - now a roughly 40,000-strong club - has a net worth 68 times that of the average New Zealander.' Too Much Money is the story of how wealth inequality is changing Aotearoa New Zealand.

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2014 was the hottest year since record keeping began back in 1880. Against this historic backdrop, acclaimed Radio New Zealand science writer Veronika Meduna explores our future in a warmer world.

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Poverty is not the result of individual failure or misfortune. It is a productof the design of our economic and institutional systems. Pakukore bringstogether leading thinkers and practitioners to expose the systemic nature ofpoverty in Aotearoa and explore pathways for change.

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Aotearoa New Zealand is grappling with tough economic questions.Inequality is rising, the cost of living is biting, and many feel left behind.Despite talk of recovery and progress, theres a growing sense that thesystem isnt working at least, not for everyone.

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What happens when a leading New Zealand scientist (and frequent traveler) rules out flying for a year From overnight buses to epic train journeys, Shaun Hendy's experiences speak to our desire to do something - anything - in the face of growing climate anxiety.

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Between 130,000 and 285,000 New Zealand children live in poverty: these alarming figures are widely discussed, yet often poorly understood. Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple look hard at the questions, and identify some real options for action.

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Fair Borders draws together academic and nonacademic writers to discuss whether New Zealand's immigration policy offers a 'fair go' to those just arriving, and to those who arrived a long time ago.

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Are our governments living up to the promises they make when they ratify human rights treaties Do all New Zealanders get to fully enjoy the rights they're entitled to Much as we may not like to admit it, the answer in many cases is no.

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In this book ten women, who have come to New Zealand through three decades from the 1960s, speak in depth about growing up in their first countries, and their lives in New Zealand.

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Award-winning New Zealand writer Paula Morris talks about coming home and being home, of nostalgia and memory and belonging.

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Where we live impacts our wellbeing - and so is a crucial element in public policy. This book provides an analysis of the research thus far and points to ways in which we can improve everyone's wellbeing through an awareness of the influence of geography.

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Battles over oil and mining developments in New Zealand are fierce and polarised.

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One of the most urgent questions in contemporary New Zealand: how should we transform the welfare state The answer, Jonathan Boston argues, lies in a comprehensive package of reforms covering the benefit system, family assistance, child support, housing, and health care.

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Exploring the wellbeing economics concept of 'value-added growth', this analysis spans from personal to national growth, calling for New Zealand's transformation from the traditional 'welfare state' to a progressive 'wellbeing state'.

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In this timely BWB Text, Nicola Gaston scrutinises the sexism afflicting the discipline of science.

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Judith Binney's work spans nearly forty years of historical endeavour that began with the award-winning biography of the missionary Thomas Kendall, The Legacy of Guilt (1968). This collection of 'stories without end', are from a writer who is also one of New Zealand's greatest scholars.

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Tangata Ngai Tahu remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngai Tahu.