The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond

$25.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good

This text provides an account of Cook's South Sea voyages, in which Cook plunged south to discover Antarctica and then veered north to discover Hawaii. In Anne Salmond's narrative, Cook's ships, far from remaining little wooden islands of Englishness in a Polynesian sea, become ever more tangled in the worlds they encounter, leaving Cook's tattooed, dazzled sailors just as altered as the Polynesians themselves. ...Show more

Deadline: The Gripping Memoirs of a Pioneering Newsman by Alan Sayers

$16.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

If all the world's a stage then Alan Sayers has met most of the cast - from miscreants and murderers to hobos and heroes. His career as a ground-breaking photo journalist has led him to dive the depths for gold and scale the heights for survivors...

Uncommon Heart by Anne Audain and Jon L. Parker

$16.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

A woman born with deformed feet, put up for adoption as an infant, grows up to become a runner who thrives despite an abusive, maniacal coach. After setting a world record and becoming a highly successful professional runner on the US road racing circuit, she eventually located her birth parents in her native country, New Zealand. ...Show more

Spy: A former SIS officer unmasks New Zealand's sensational Cold War spy affair by Kit Bennetts

$14.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

In 1975 the author was the youngest ever officer to serve in the SIS. Not long after he finished his training, he was on surveillance duty one night, followed a big Russian Mercedes from the Soviet embassy, and witnessed a meeting between a (then) unknown elderly man and another man known to be a KGB ag ent. That man turned out to be Dr William Sutch, one of New Zealand's most eminent economists. Four months later, after more surveillance and a major sting in the Aro Valley, Sutch was arrested and charged with passing information to the Russians. A spectacular trial ensued at which Sutch was acquitted. He died a year later. Thirty years on, fascination with the case and speculation about whether Sutch was a KGB mole endures. This book marks the first time an SIS officer has ever gone public. It's written in a fast-paced, humorous style, and is full of spycraft secrets. The author, after whom Operation Kitbag, the operation to track Sutch, was named, has had a colourful career and is now a policeman in Queensland. He details how he and his fellow surveillance officer came upon Sutch that night, how the SIS followed Sutch and the KGB over a period of months and how they got their man, only to lose the case against him in court. Wellington is the star of this book: a city of dark alleys, winding streets, shadowy rendezvous points, through which the Russians raced in their big European cars, followed by the SIS in hot pursuit. First published October 2006. ...Show more

Beyond the RMA: An In-Depth Exploration of the Resource Management ACT, 1991conference Proceedings

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

When the Resource Management Act 1991 came into force it was generally recognised as a world-leading piece of legislation. But is the Act able to address the significant environmental issues facing New Zealand sixteen years later? In May 2007, the Environmental Defence Society hosted a conference which focused on answering this question. These proceedings of the conference bring together a considered body of thought on the performance of the Resource Management Act. They include a wide range of high quality papers from both international and local commentators. The proceedings should be of considerable interest to everyone concerned with the effective design and implementation of environmental legislation in New Zealand. ...Show more

The Supreme Court of New Zealand, 2004-2013 by Mary-Rose Russell; Matthew Barber

$20.00 NZD

Category: Law | Reading Level: near fine

Hinepau by Gavin Bishop

$14.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine

Maori folktale for children.

Piglet the Great Of Karaka Bay by Tony Watkins

$15.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good

Piglet was born in the Hokianga and went to live in Auckland's Karaka Bay. When Piglet came to Karaka Bay an exploration began of the relationship between two questions relating to sustainability. Firstly, is it possible for a city to be sustainable, and secondly is it possible to renegotiate the tradit ional relationship between urban areas and rural areas? Karaka Bay explores and enshrines some of the changes of attitude which will be needed if cities are to become more sustainable. This book is a celebration of Piglet's life and explores the meaning and diversity of sustainability. ...Show more

My Indian Kitchen - Delicious Recipes for New Zealand Cooks by Ashia Ismail-Singer

$25.00 NZD

Category: Cooking | Reading Level: very good

My Indian Kitchen features recipes for well-known traditional Indian dishes alongside a range of new and exciting Indian tastes and textures, all of which are easy to make in your own home kitchen. Ashia Ismail-Singer¿s recipes aren¿t just a list of ingredients and measurements. For her, t hey are memories of childhood, food experiences that have been passed down through generations, and which connect her back to her family overseas. With chutneys and bites for grazing, light lunches, mains, desserts, home baking and more, this book brings you a collection of recipes inspired by Indian food culture, but made with ingredients that are easy to access in New Zealand. The recipes in My Indian Kitchen have been designed to simplify complex traditional processes, and to inspire all New Zealanders to try Indian cooking at home. ...Show more

The Aunt Daisy Cookbook by Barbara Basham (ed.)

$15.00 NZD

Category: Cooking

Aunt Daisy was one of New Zealand's best-loved radio personalities. Many remember her cheery voice at 9am every day calling "Good morning, everybody". While her nationwide broadcasts ended more than 40 years ago, her legacy lives on. The Aunt Daisy Cookbook was first published in 1968 and has been repri nted more than 20 times since. Containing over 700 recipes, it is a great collection of classic New Zealand dishes. Aunt Daisy's recipes are simple, practical, economical and as useful today as when they were first published. Now, home cooks can once again be helped and encouraged by Aunt Daisy's know-how, practicality and unwavering optimism. First published 1968; this edition 2009. Spiral bound 224pp h234mm x w153mm ...Show more

Observations of a Rural Nurse by Sara McIntyre (Photographer)

$35.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

Sara McIntyre, the daughter of the artist Peter McIntyre, was nine years old when her family first came to Kākahi, in the King Country, in 1960. The family has been linked to Kākahi ever since. On the family car trips of her childhood, McIntyre got used to her fathers frequent stops for subject matter f or painting. Fifty years on, when she moved to Kākahi to work as a district nurse, she began to do the same on her rounds, as a photographer. This book brings together her remarkable photographic exploration her observations of Kākahi and the sparsely populated surrounding King Country towns of Manunui, Ohura, Ongarue, Piriaka, Owhango and Taumarunui. ...Show more

Annette King: The Authorised Biography by John Harvey; Brent Edwards

$20.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine

Annette King is New Zealand's longest-serving women MP - 1984-2017 less three years in the wilderness from 1990-1993. In her 30 years in Parliament, she spent 15 in government (10 as a cabinet minister) and 15 in opposition. She is a former deputy leader of the Labour Party, and held a number of senior cabinet portfolios. This book will take a dual approach to her life and political career. Annette's career embraces a tumultuous time in New Zealand politics and Labour politics . . . Rogernomics and Lange's independent foreign policy; the 1990s and advent of MMP; the refinement of Rogernomics under Ruth Richardson etc; the rise and nearly fall of Helen Clark; the Clark government (where Annette served as Health, Food Safety, Police, Transport, Justice and Racing Minister); the subsequent 9 years of difficult and troubled opposition for Labour; and eventually the rise of Jacinda Ardern. Annette played pivotal roles in all these eras, often as the peacemaker or as Auntie Annette. She became a mentor for many of the prominent members of the Ardern government and, of course, played a lead role in the 2017 election campaign and subsequent negotiations. The book will give rein to Annette's voice, but also feature other prominent figures including Jacinda. The book will open with the 2017 campaign. ...Show more