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'Mana of the Pacific: Wisdom from across Oceania' brings you inspirational proverbs and beautiful photographs from the Pacific Islands, that highlight the strength, resilience, wisdom and innovation of the Pacific Island people. Written in each national language as well as English, this book speaks to the importance of Pacific culture and customs.

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Ngai Tahu leader Sir Tipene O'Regan reflects on what happens in Treaty settlement negotiations behind the scenes, and clashes between current ideologies and Maori identity.

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Hannah August integrates interview material, statistics, science and cultural commentary in order to demonstrate why we need to talk differently about the 'man drought'.

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K. Emma Ng shines light onto the persistence of anti-Asian sentiment in New Zealand. Her anecdotal account is based on her personal experience as a second-generation young Chinese-New Zealand woman and those of other young Asian-New Zealanders.

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Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture showcases breakthrough sneaker's from the mid-nineteenth century for sports performance to present day cultural icon.

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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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An engaging, modern, and revelatory account of imperial Germany's terrifying U-boat campaign along the North American coastline in the summer of 1918

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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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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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Recovery-based support services are now fundamental in mental health service delivery. This book fills a gap, presenting applied knowledge and skills for supporting people whose lives are adversely affected by mental illness to live in recovery.

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Te Awa Atua has been described as groundbreaking, timeless and incendiary scholarship. It recovers traditional Tangata Whenua menstruation ceremonies, stories and attitudes that have been largely censored from the historic record. Based on a Masters thesis.

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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.

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In this richly illustrated book, Maori scholars and writers share the traditional knowledge passed down the generations by word of mouth. It provides a unique window on the relationship of the people of this land with their environment, as well as the profound knowledge and necessary skills they needed to survive here.

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On 15 October 2007, 300 hundred police officers dressed in full riot gear raided the township of Ruatoki, which lies at the northern end of the Ureweras. At the same time Ruatoki was being locked-down, police raids were taking place.

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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.

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The Big Smoke is the first comprehensive history of the pursuit of city life in New Zealand, presenting a dynamic and heavily illustrated account from 1840 to 1920.

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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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A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers and activists. Attempts to confront racism and racial violence often stall against a failure to see how power works through race, across our modern social worlds.