New Zealand Birds Reed Reprint Library edition by W R B Oliver

$30.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Our Own Image by Barry Barclay

$25.00 NZD

Category: Film | Reading Level: very good

Rotorua 1880-1980 by Don Stafford, Roger Steel & Joan Boyd (eds)

$35.00 NZD

Category: Regional

Battle of Gate Pa 150th Commemoration Te Pakanga O Pukehinahina 29 April 1864

$10.00 NZD

Category: Maori | Reading Level: very good

The Southern Octopus: The Rise of a Shipping Empire by Gavin Mclean

$55.00 NZD

Category: Shipping | Reading Level: very good

The Era of Coastal Shipping in New Zealand: The Small Motor Ships by Murray Jennings

$45.00 NZD

Category: Shipping | Reading Level: very good

For many years the transport of goods between New Zealand towns was done by ships which would voyage from one port to another. Gradually as roads improved this trade died. The introduction of the inter-island roll-on roll-off ferries in 1962 finally killed most coastal trade. Many small ports simply cea sed to operate and with them went a whole era of New Zealand social and maritime history. This book presents the stories of some of those who worked on ships and the history of the port of Raglan is presented as an illustrative example of a coastal port that no longer exists as such. The bulk of the book is a presentation of all the motor ships that operated between 100 and 1600 tonnes with illustrations, specifications and a brief history. 192 pages in 260 x 190 mm format, hardcover. ...Show more

Treasures of the University of Canterbury Library by Chris JOnes, Bronwyn Matthews and Jennifer Clement (eds)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Books About Books | Reading Level: very good

The University of Canterbury is the guardian of a rich and varied inheritance, which is reflected in the diverse material held by its libraries. These collections enable us to discover not only the history of Christchurch, the South Island of New Zealand's largest city, but also into the history of an e merging nation and the broader Pacific region. This book presents reflections on some of the distinctive and exceptional items in the University's keeping. Written by Canterbury academics and members of the wider community, it considers material ranging from medieval European manuscripts to Maori whakapapa books. The items surveyed vary from an original printing of the 1611 King James Bible, to the papers of Karl Popper and the Pacific Leprosy Foundation Archive. Together these tell many stories. They offer insights into the minds of kings, intellectuals, musicians, artists and explorers. They chart the development of a university and the building of a community. They are a history of the written word, but also of a settler society. Canterbury's treasures offer fascinating windows onto the past and occasion to reflect on the present; they highlight many of the opportunities for future research opening up in an increasingly digital age. ...Show more

The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand by Trevor H. Worthy & Richard N. Holdaway

$150.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Series: Life of the Past | Reading Level: very good

This book investigates one of the richest and most unusual faunas in the world, one that thrived in isolation for 80 million years, but that over the past 2000 years has been reduced to a shadow of its former glory.

Pioneering in South Otago including the districts of Balclutha, Kaitangata, Clinton, Owaka and the Clutha Valley by F Waite

$25.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: good

The Right Honourable Sir Francis H D Bell - His Life and Times by William Downie Stewart

$55.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

A History of Gold-Mining in New Zealand by J H M Salmon

$75.00 NZD

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

Captain Cook in New Zealand. Extracts from the journals of Captain James Cook giving a full account in his own words of his adventures and discoveries in New Zealand by A. H. and A. W. Reed (eds)

$40.00 NZD

Category: Nautical | Reading Level: very good