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Evidence presented in this BWB Text by ecologist Mike Joy demonstrates that intensive dairy farming has degraded our freshwater rivers, streams and lakes to such a degree that we face an environmental crisis.

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'The idea of Maori privilege continues to be deployed in order to constrain Maori aspirations and maintain the power imbalance that colonisation achieved in the nineteenth century.' The 'idea of Maori privilege', is deeply embedded in New Zealand culture.

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Kake charts the recent resurgence of contemporary papakainga on whenua Maori. Reframing Maori housing as a Treaty issue, she envisions a future where Maori are supported to build businesses and affordable homes on whanau, hapu or Treaty settlement lands.

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In the wake of Covid-19, this timely edited collection emphasises the importance of nurturing and fortifying emotional, social and societal connections in contemporary Aotearoa.

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This is the history of a sport told through its communities. Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's History tells the story of a game and its supporters thriving against the odds.

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In a city that has forgotten and erased much of its history, there are still places where traces of the past can be found. Deep histories, both natural and human, have been woven together over hundreds of years in places across Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland, forming potent sites of national significance.

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As governments in New Zealand and abroad continue to explore how best to tackle major social problems, this book is essential for people seeking to understand social policy in the twenty-first century.

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Today, many people hope that the shift to a wellbeing approach - moving beyond narrow economic indicators when assessing New Zealand's progress - will mean women's work is finally valued fairly. But what does Marilyn Waring make of it This short book provides an essential assessment of wellbeing economics from a leading feminist scholar.

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Tangata Ngai Tahu, Volume Two remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngai Tahu. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring Ngai Tahu into the present.

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Tangata Ngai Tahu, Volume Two remembers and celebrates the rich and diverse lives of the people of Ngai Tahu. Spanning time, geography and kaupapa, some fifty biographies bring Ngai Tahu into the present.

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Tangata Whenua: A History presents a rich narrative of the Maori past from ancient origins in South China to the twenty-first century, in a handy paperback format, drawn directly from the award-winning Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History.

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This landmark publication, places Maori at the centre of this country's story. It portrays the sweep of Maori history from Pacific origins to the present. Narrative and images offer a striking overview, grounded in specific localities and histories.

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Drawn from the landmark publication, Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History (2014), Te Ao Hou covers the Mori history of the nineteenth century.

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Drawn from the landmark publication, Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History (2014), Te Ao Hurihuri brings the history up to the present.

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This ground-breaking book explores the emergence of Te Hahi Mihinare - the Maori Anglican Church.

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'Awe-inspiring collective wisdom and a snapshot into the current state of Maori leadership' - this extraordinary book of interviews and photographs created by rangatahi enriches our understanding of what it means to be a leader. Featuring in-depth interviews with more than 100 Maori leaders spanning the length and breadth of Aotearoa.

(Hardback)

This stunning book examines how five interconnected carved panels, Te Motunui Epa, have journeyed across the world and changed international law, practices and understanding on the protection and repatriation of stolen cultural treasures.

(Hardback, New edition)

In 1840, over 500 Maori leaders put their names to a significant new document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi. Through their signatures, moko or marks, they were making an agreement with the British Crown. At stake was the sovereignty of the country, the governance of the land.

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Based on the acclaimed RNZ podcast series, and including new material, The 9th Floor by journalists Guyon Espiner and Tim Watkin presents in-depth interviews with five former Prime Ministers of New Zealand.

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The celebrated digital magazine e-Tangata is home to some of the most incisive and profound commentary on life in New Zealand. The best of these are collected together here into this BWB Text by the magazine's editors, Tapu Misa and Gary Wilson.