Category: New Zealand Non-fiction | Reading Level: very good
In 1881, colonial troops invaded the village of Parihaka on the Taranaki coast. In an attempt to quell the non-violent direct action taken by the community against land confiscations, the government sent over 1500 troops into the village. Many people were expelled, buildings destroyed, and chiefs Te Whi ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
In this new book, celebrated artist Ruby Jones shares dozens of luminous, heartfelt, hand-lettered artworks and messages. Life can be a bit overwhelming sometimes, but Ruby's witty, compassionate, beautifully observed drawings never fail to bring a smile of recognition, while her practical words of advi ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
Six centuries ago Polynesian explorers, who inhabited a cosmos in which islands sailed across the sea and stars across the sky, arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand where they rapidly adapted to new plants, animals, landscapes and climatic conditions. Four centuries later, European explorers arrived with map ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
In 1980, pre-eminent New Zealand landscape photographer Craig Potton, traversed the Southern Alps, a three-month tramping and mountaineering trip that started at Milford Sound and ended in Nelson Lakes National Park. Now, over 35 years later, Craig Potton recounts the experience in So Far, So Good. In p ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
Parihaka has become a byword for Maori refusal to yield land, culture and dignity to New Zealand's colonial government. Well after the end of the New Zealand Wars, the people of this small settlement at the foot of Mt Taranaki held out against the encroachments of Pakeha settlers in a struggle that swap ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
Green issues are hot, and they are here to stay. But where can New Zealanders find an authoritative yet neutral voice that is packed with the facts they need to make informed life-changing decisions? Living Green is a 'bible' for every New Zealand family: an assiduously researched and effortlessly reada ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
Gordon McLauchlan continues his bestselling Short History series with an in-depth look into the history of the farming industry in New Zealand. From the early migrant farmers and regional produce trading, to the revolution of refrigeration - opening up global opportunities for our fast-growing export ma ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
More laid-back Kiwi humour from the team that devised the bestselling Sh*t Towns of New Zealand.
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
A photographic exploration of the life of one of New Zealand’s favourite native birds, the tūī. Rex Auty has captured the tūī in his garden as they eat, fly, play and fight, and has a section dedicated to the beauty of their feathers. There are images of birds of all ages, from the time of their v ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
The highs and lows, joy and heartache of owning a dog are told in this beautifully written story of life in and around a dog park. 'This wryly affectionate portrait of dogs and their people is a tail-thumpingly delightful read.' Jane Clifton 'So charming and funny and sincere - this is dog lit at its b ...Show more
Category: New Zealand Non-fiction
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated chil ...Show more
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