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Everyone with sight knows the pleasure of colours, the fascination of faces and bodies, the subtle forms of nature, and the curious patterns of art. This book is for everyone who would like to delve deeper into their experience of seeing. Richly textured and profoundly engrossing. Murray Edmond. Fresh and lively.Linda Tyler

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This wayfinding set of essays explores the overlap of being Samoan and a woman, as experienced 'from diaspora', by acclaimed writer and critic Lana Lopesi.

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This small volume, by architect, inventor and world-famous crop circle commentator Michael Glickman, tells the central tale of the evolution of design and form within this beautiful and quintessentially British mystery.

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This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past!

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First peoples in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. The first migration, the first exploration, the discovery of landscapes without the footprint of humankind. These stories, drawn from submissions from new writers and cast alongside ancient stories and traditions from around the world brings fresh perspectives to the legacy of first nations.

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Chronological history of abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand from pre-European times to the present. Finally, after 180 years, abortion is considered to be a health rather than a criminal concern.

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In From Paper to Platform, prominent New Zealand media scholar, Merja Myllylahti, scrutinises how major digital platforms exert ever-growing influence over news, journalism, our everyday lives, personal rights and access to information.

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The history of women striving to share in governing the country, a neglected footnote in the nation's electoral history, is now captured in this essential work by Jenny Coleman. She has drawn on a wide range of sources to create a rich portrayal of a rapidly evolving colonial society.

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What would it mean, this far-sighted book asks, for New Zealand to recognise its Pacific talent and finally act like a Pacific nation

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Kainga Tahi, Kainga Rua surveys the many ways Maori experience home and housing across Aotearoa New Zealand. These accounts range from the broader factors shaping Maori housing aspirations through to the experiences of whanau, hapu and iwi that connect to specific sites and locations.

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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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More than a roof is about housing - nostalgia, anger, contentment, longing, fear and much more. It includes voices from those with no homes, in emergency housing, caravans, cars, boats, rentals, in their own homes. With well-known writers and first time poets, it's a unique and timely collection.

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In My Body, My Business, 11 former and current New Zealand sex workers speak frankly, in their own voices, about their lives in and out of the sex industry. Their stories are by turns eye-opening, poignant, heartening, disturbing and compelling.

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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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Why are public toilets so crappy An eye-opening look at how public toilets are letting us all down and why this is a political, not just personal issue.

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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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This new interpretation of Maori urban migration is told through the stories of the people of Panguru. For them, the shift to the city was more a matter of a 'coexistent home-place' than of leaving the past behind.

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How a meat-eating fourth-generation farmer was tipped into the joys of being a vegan. A guide to becoming healthier, improving the environment and animal wellbeing.

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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.