The Musket Wars 1806-1845 by R D Crosby

$75.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: near fine

Notes on the Art of War by Elsdon Best

$60.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: near fine

Best?s ?notes on war customs, practices and ceremonies of the Maori? were published as nine articles and supplementary notes in the Journal of the Polynesian Society between 1902 and 1906. Based on his research among the Tuhoe people, these notes on war ?As conducted by the Maori of New Zealand, with ac counts of various customs, rites, superstitions, etc.? represent one of the most detailed studies of warfare as practised by Maori society. ...Show more

Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders from Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century by James Belich

$45.00 NZD

Category: History | Reading Level: very good

This volume, the first in a two-volume work, looks at the history of New Zealand covering the period from the Polynesian settlement to the end of the 19th century.

Alternating Currents or Counter-Revolution?: Contemporary Electricity Reform in New Zealand by Lewis T. Evans and Richard B. Meade

$35.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine

Lewis T. Evans and Richard B. Meade place New Zealand’s current institutional arrangements for its electricity sector within the context of successive waves of economic reform. They compare these arrangements with developments internationally, drawing together lessons for future policymaking both i n New Zealand and overseas. Alternating Currents or Counter-Revolutioni is a work of political economy – and the book carefully analyses the interplay between technology, economics and politics that has at different times driven the sector. Controversially, the authors argue that the market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s provided greater supply security than the more centralised arrangements prevailing in the past – and that New Zealand’s reversion to more centralised and political control since the late 1990s has resulted in an unsustainable half-way house that hinders private electricity investments and reinforces this trend. First published March 2006. The authors Lewis T. Evans is a professor of economics at Victoria University of Wellington and was the first executive director of the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation Inc (ISCR). He is a senior consultant for Charles River Associates (Asia Pacific) Limited. At ISCR he supervised research into aspects of the New Zealand electricity industry. Richard B. Meade is a research principal of ISCR, and as principal of Cognitus Advisory Services Limited advises clients on strategic and analytical problems drawing on the tools of economics, corporate finance and quantitative analysis. He also lectures in corporate finance, corporate governance and Maori/tribal governance at Victoria University of Wellington. ...Show more

Maori Moko or Tattoo by Pita Graham

$15.00 NZD

Category: Maori & Pacific | Series: Discover New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Tangata Whenua: A History by Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, Aroha Harris

$25.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: good-very good

Tangata Whenua: A History presents a rich narrative of the Māori past from ancient origins in South China to the twenty-first century, in a handy paperback format. The authoritative text is drawn directly from the award-winning Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History; the full text of the big hardback i s available in a reader-friendly edition, ideal for students and for bedtime reading, and a perfect gift for those whose budgets do not stretch to the illustrated edition. Maps and diagrams complement the text, along with a full set of references and the important statistical appendix. Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History was published to widespread acclaim in late 2014. This magnificent history has featured regularly in the award lists: winner of the 2015 Royal Society Science Book Prize, shortlisted for the international Ernest Scott Prize, winner of the Te Kōrero o Mua (History) Award at the Ngā Kupu ora Aotearoa Māori Book Awards, and Gold in the Pride in Print Awards. The importance of this history to New Zealand cannot be overstated. Māori leaders emphatically endorsed the book, as have reviewers and younger commentators. They speak of the way Tangata Whenua draws together different strands of knowledge – from historical research through archaeology and science to oral tradition. They remark on the contribution this book makes to evolving knowledge, describing it as ‘a canvas to paint the future on’. And many comment on the contribution it makes to the growth of understanding between the people of this country. ...Show more

Weavers of Song: Polynesian Music & Dance by Mervyn McLean

$120.00 NZD

Category: Maud’s Picks | Reading Level: very good

This book explores, in detail, 20 specific areas of the entire sweep of Polynesian music and dance. It descrives the musical instruments, the uses, performance, composition, teaching and structure of music across the entire region. Accompanied by a music CD sampler.

Te Toi Whakairo The Art of Maori Carving by Sidney Moko Mead

$55.00 NZD

Category: Maori & Pacific | Reading Level: very good

Andris, Where Are You? From Latvia to New Zealand: The Family Story of Andris Apse by Ron Crosby

$20.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

Andris, Where Are You? tells the family story of renowned New Zealand photographer Andris Apse, who when middle aged, discovered that his father Voldemars, believed to be dead for 40 years, was still alive in Latvia. Told largely through insightful pre-war diary entries by Voldemars Apse, as well as cor respondence between Voldemars and his wife Kamilla, both before and during the war, this book describes the horrendous effects of war and the Soviet and German occupation on an ordinary rural Latvian family. For years after the war Kamilla and her baby Andris lived in West Germany in a refugee camp, but came to understand that Voldemars had died in the war, or in the Soviet gulag prison camps. Consequently, Kamilla and five-year-old Andris emigrated to New Zealand as refugees. Over time Andris became one of New Zealand’s most successful landscape photographers, and raised his own family. Following the breakdown of the Soviet Union, Kamilla and Andris miraculously discovered that Voldemars was still alive in Latvia. Andris arranged to take Kamilla, who was now in her seventies, back to Latvia. When they reunited in Riga, husband met wife, and son met father for the first time in over 40 years. This story of heart-rending separation and joyful rediscovery will touch a chord with all parents and everyone with a sense of history and the importance of family. Andris’s remarkable tale was first published as a large format photographic book, which was serialised by National Radio, and his life and photography has also featured in a 2010 TVNZ documentary ‘Through My Eyes’. ...Show more

Kim Workman : Journey towards justice by Kim Workman

$25.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

Kim Workman is a central figure in the ongoing discussion of justice and prison policy in New Zealand. This memoir presents his rich narrative of a life lived through periods of personal and political change and upheaval. It tells his remarkable story: from early years growing up in the Wairarapa to wor king as a police officer during the 1960s and 70s, from his public service roles that included being head of prisons in the early 1990s to his emergence as a passionate advocate for radical justice reform. Workman's story is fascinating and insightful, but above all it is honest, dealing with struggle, spirituality and questions of cultural identity. This is a powerful first-hand account of state and social forces that have helped shape contemporary New Zealand. ...Show more

Migrant Journeys: New Zealand Taxi Drivers Tell Their Stories by Adrienne Jansen; Liz Grant

$16.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

Migrant Journeys is about driving taxis in New Zealand cities - and it is about much more than that. Here fourteen migrant taxi drivers talk about their lives - where they came from and why they came here, what it was like to settle in New Zealand, how they got into the taxi business, and how they see t his country and its people. Some of the drivers came as refugees, others in the hope of making a better life for their families. They came from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Croatia, Fiji, India, Iraq, Samoa, Serbia and Somalia, and many have professional or skilled backgrounds, with qualifications and experience in their home countries. Although some speak of disillusionment and disappointment, others talk of new opportunities, or flexibility of being 'your own boss' as a taxi driver. And at the heart of these 'migrant journeys' lies the future of their family and children. ...Show more

The Fabric of Welfare: Voluntary Organisations, Government and Welfare in New Zealand, 1840-2005 by Margaret Tennant

$25.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

This rigorous analysis offers new perspectives on New Zealand history. It is also a history illuminated by stories about people - people who were moved to save, to care, to initiate, and to support, and people who needed that essential sustenance. These short illustrative accounts tell us much about the history of welfare. First published December 2007. ...Show more