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The 30 stories in this book describe some of the most devastating accidents and tragedies in New Zealand history, some famous the Wahine disaster, Erebus and Tangiwai but many now forgotten. Fires, tornados, earthquakes, drownings, rail and air crashes all feature in these dramatic retellings, as well as the sometimes heroic acts of rescue.

(Paperback)

This is the essential reference work to the traditions of Maori canoes that voyaged to New Zealand - including lists of the waka, names of crew members and vessels, karakia and waiata, and maps. A must for lovers of history, students of Maori and nautical enthusiasts.

(Paperback)

Okay, Boomer: New Zealand in the Swinging Sixties looks at Politics, Sport, Wining & Dining, fashion, night life and everything sixties in a highly illustrated format. This title will take us on a nostalgic trip down memory lane!

(Paperback, Revised edition)

A magnificent profile charting New Zealand's geography, ecology, social and cultural history, economy and politics enriched throughout by historical artworks, maps and archive photography.

(Paperback)

Selwyn Muru is a key figure across many forms of modern Maori art. This full-colour hardback pays homage to his work as visual artist, writer, translator and orator, with contributions by esteemed commentators and colleagues, collated by artist and academic Moana Nepia.

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(Hardback)

Tells the stories of unknown settlers alongside the drama of Niel Black's journal. This title includes the story of a mother of a six-week-old baby perched on a wagon in the middle of the bush journeying out to her husband's station. It includes women chased down by Black on horseback and also Aboriginal warriors who threaten from forest.

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

By the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Alexander Turnbull Library, this glorious, fully illustrated discovery of New Zealands key times brings history to life. Each day of the year features a story ranging from the nation-forming to the quirky. Born on this Day boxes scattered throughout provide details on around 100 significant figures.

(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

A short, balanced introduction to the nation's founding document. In plain language it covers the events around the signing of The Treaty of Waitangi, and what has happened since. Also included is information on the key personalities, a wealth of illustrations, and the full text of the treaty, in English and Maori.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

*Epic story of the massive Ngapuhi invasion of Rotorua in 1823 *Eminent historian Don Stafford's last book in an elegant facsimile edition *Requested by schools for use in the Maori History Project

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Part history, part travelogue, part memoir, this book tells the inspiring story of how a one time British colony of convicts turned itself into a prosperous and confident country. This book describes Australia's journey through the eyes of ordinary people, from the trauma of the WW-I to the decline of the relationship with Britain, and more.

(Paperback)

Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of the most forbidding places in the world. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death.

(Paperback)

The controversial account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skies

(Paperback, Main)

A classic book from the brilliant travel writer.

(Paperback, First published in 1793 by G. Nicol and J. Sewell)

Watkin Tench served as a captain of marines on one of the vessels of the First Fleet and recorded his observations of the voyage in A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay. Tench also wrote of the subsequent settlement in New South Wales in A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The Anzac Legend is examined here as a media-based phenomenon. Using newspaper reports of the Great War from Australian, British, French, and German sources, John Williams reveals how the media operated during that first experience of total war

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

The years 19972001 were eventful ones for the Howard Government. This second volume of the Howard Government series explores these tumultuous years. In Back from the Brink politicians, commentators and scholars take a critical look at the Howard Government's performance, and analyse landmark events.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback, First published in 1968 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson)

Charco Harbour is the story of Captain James Cook's first Pacific voyage in 1768, a journey into a world to which Europeans had never been and reported back before, a journey which leads to shipwreck at Charco (near Cooktown in Queensland). At a time when Australia was terra incognita, a great navigator like Cook still displayed human failings.