ANZAC Ted (PB) by Belinda Landsberry
$14.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Anzac Ted is the powerful, poignant story of a little boy's teddy bear that was passed down to him from his grandfather. Battered, torn, missing an eye and an ear, he might look scary but he's got a great story to tell. For Anzac Ted went to war, keeping soldiers company and giving them comfort. And whi ...Show more
Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands by Maria Gill
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
More than 300 years ago, a young Dutch sailor named Abel Tasman stood on the prow of a ship he and his crew had sailed across wild, uncharted waters. In the distance, through a shroud of mist, the rugged outline of steep hills rose from the ocean waves. Could this be Terra Australis, the great southern ...Show more
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: 1st
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenous civilisations that flourished in Oceania, to the colonial encounters that shaped Samoa's history, and ...Show more
Anzac Boys by Tony Bradman
$21.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
A powerful and moving World War One story about ANZAC soldiers and the disaster of the Gallipoli landing.
Anzac Day: The New Zealand Story: What It Is and Why It Matters by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
This book exposes the rich history behind Anzac Day, seeking to answer the many questions children often ask their parents and teachers around the 25th of April every year. It covers all aspects of Anzac Day, from the Gallipoli Campaign and the Great War, right through to the format of the commemorative ...Show more
Armistice by Ruth Starke
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
In this companion to the award-winning My Gallipoli, many voices will recall the day the Great War ended and the months that followed before peace rang out around the world. On 11 November 1918, after four years of fighting, the Allied powers signed an agreement with Germany to end the Great War and to ...Show more
Auckland Zoo: 100 Years, 100 Stories by Sarah Ell, Aja Pendergrast, Jane Healy
$55.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
This beautiful book packed with fantastic photography, tells the fascinating story of how the Zoo has evolved from its early days as a 'living museum' into a modern zoo that takes an active role in conserving wildlife in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world. All profits from the sale of this book w ...Show more
Ballin' in Black: Our Tall Blacks Test Centurions by Huw Beynon
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
When Tom Abercrombie was presented with his 100th cap ahead of the FIBA World Cup in 2019, he joined an exclusive club. He became the 11th player to reach a century of tests for the Tall Blacks. Standing at his side was Pero Cameron, the first man to achieve the feat. These players, and the nine between ...Show more
Brave Bess and the ANZAC Horses by Susan Brocker
$11.99 NZD
$19.99 (40% off)
Category: NZ History
Every year we celebrate our ANZAC heroes and commemorate the fallen at Gallipolli, wearing poppies in their memory every ANZAC Day. But there were other heroes and heroines of the First World War whose stories have remained largely untold - the horses shipped to the Middle East to carry our troops who f ...Show more
Chronicles of Paki Series 3
$64.90 NZD
Category: NZ History
Series Three of The Chronicles of Paki begins with the extraordinary changes in thinking that took place in Britain during the abolition of the slave trade. This thinking, combined with the request from Maori for British intervention in New Zealand, created a truly remarkable event. A treaty was put in ...Show more
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: 1st
The narrative of the Parihaka community sheds light on a critical period in Aotearoa’s colonial past. As the government seized their land, Māori communities across the region engaged in non-violent resistance, with Parihaka emerging as a powerful symbol of defiance under the leadership of Te Whiti o Ron ...Show more
Echoes from Hawaiki by JENNIFER. CATTERMOLE
$70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
Echoes from Hawaiki is a comprehensive account of taonga pūoro ancestral musical traditions and instrument-playing techniques. In this thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated book, Jennifer Cattermole traces the origins and development of taonga pūoro, the stories they carry and how they conne ...Show more