Stories from Our Back Roads The North Island by Ray Stone

$30.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: near fine

This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, whether they choose to do it from behind the wheel of their SUV or the comfort of their sofa. Stories from our Backroads: North Island will introduce you to some fascinating stories of tracks, trails and back roads across the North Island. Many of them cross through forgotten parts of the country, and all of them have their own rich and exciting stories. Whether they follow the route of Maori foot trails or the path of early European settlers, each adds something to our history. For example, the track up the Kauaeranga Valley has seen Maori inhabitants, who named the place after the river in flood – Kauarenga means ‘no crossing here’ – then came the kauri fellers, who were followed by gold miners. All of them adding something new to the valley’s story. ...Show more

Stories from our Back Roads The South Island by Ray Stone

$30.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: near fine

This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, whether they choose to do it from behind the wheel of their SUV or the comfort of their sofa. Stories from our Backroads: South lsland will introduce you to some fascinating stories of, tracks, trails and back roads across the South Island. Many of them cross through forgotten parts of the country, and all of them have their own rich and exciting stories. Whether they follow the route of Maori foot trails or the path of early European settlers, each adds something to our history. For example, Ray drives the Danseys Pass Road before heading out onto the trails that cross the Oteake Conservation Park high above the Maniototo Plains. There he explores the huts and diggings left behind by the gold miners who flocked to the place in the 1860s, before heading back down to the old gold town of Naseby. ...Show more

The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook by Ian Brodie

$10.00 NZD

Category: Film | Reading Level: very good

Since the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in cinemas worldwide, to millions of moviegoers and Tolkien fans the world over, New Zealand is now the embodiment of ?Middle-earth?. To assist the army of The Lord of the Rings fans to explore ?Middle-earth?, The Lord of the Rings L ocation Guidebook was published by HarperCollins Publishers (NZ) in November 2002. This definitive guidebook to movie locations used in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers offers a unique insight into the landscape that helped bring JRR Tolkien?s epic tale to life. Author Ian Brodie is a devoted Tolkien fan, (he had read The Lord of the Rings 39 times at last count!), and is also director of the NZ Fighter Pilots Museum in Wanaka. With contributions from cast and crew and an article on location selection by illustrator Alan Lee, this guidebook offers unprecedented insights into the process of turning New Zealand into the embodiment of Tolkien?s intricate world. Ian Brodie has skilfully woven together local history, movie lore, Maori mythology and Elvish legend to provide the definitive guide for the practical traveller. And because every good Hobbit knows the importance of a comfortable bed and good food, accommodation and dining tips are included. Detailed maps and easy to follow directions are enhanced with GPS references to accurately pinpoint major locations. Website and tour company information is also provided to help those looking for specialist The Lord of the Rings activities and tours. This definitive guide is lavishly illustrated with photographs of the locations, and stunning movie stills provided by New Line Cinema. Paperback (A-Format) ...Show more

Travelling to New Zealand: An Oxford Anthology by Lydia Wevers

$35.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good

Illustrating the joys and tediums, perils and pleasures of travelling to and within New Zealand since the early 19th century, this is a collection of writing by travellers to New Zealand.

South Island Weekend Tramps by Nick Groves

$15.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Series: Bird's Eye Guides | Reading Level: very good

The reality for most trampers is that their trips usually have to fit into weekends. This revised and expanded edition of the bestselling South Island Weekend Tramps is a collection of the best of the South Island's two-and three-day tramping trips. Featuring 50 new maps in the popular Bird's Eye style, it includes: 50 tramps from around the South Island; 6 new tramps; Tramps ranging in difficulty, with something for every ability; Information on length, difficulty, time, huts, maps; Detailed description of the tramp and points of interest; Colour photographs throughout. The revisions, new tramps and userfriendly maps will ensure the latest edition of South Island Weekend Tramps continues to provide sound, up-to-date information for novices and experienced trampers alike. ...Show more

Huts: Untold Stories from Back-country New Zealand by Mark Pickering

$30.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good

In honor of the more than 1,500 huts that dot New Zealand's back roads, this guide provides a fascinating look at 15 of these iconic dwellings. Setting out to discover why and how these huts were builtand to learn something about the lives of the men who lived therethe book uses historical records to fi nd huts of hunters, shepherds, and boundary-keepers. As the years went by, the huts started to shelter drovers, roadmen, and gold miners, and in the 20th century the huts were used by climbers, skiers, and tourists. The result is a satisfying social and historical appreciation of New Zealand's glorious landscape." ...Show more

Mr. Explorer Douglas by John Pascoe (ed.)

$65.00 NZD

Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good

New Boots in New Zealand: Nine Great Walks, Three Islands & One Tramping Virgin by Gillian Orrell

$12.00 NZD

Category: Travel

An extended stay in New Zealand determined the content of Gillian Orrell's first book. This is a humorous, first-hand account of walking the nine Great Walks of New Zealand, encompassing many additional facts, anecdotes and insights about New Zealand's culture, history and peoples. Deciding to go solo, Gillian accomplished all nine walks in the space of a few months, not only learning all she needed to know about tramping but also a huge amount about New Zealand. This superbly written and hugely enjoyable book is the result of her efforts. It describes what tramping in New Zealand is really like, offering handy tips and wry observations that you won't find anywhere else. New Boots in New Zealand is aimed at both first-time and experienced trampers, anyone who intends to go on any of the Great Walks, as well as armchair travellers of all ages. ...Show more

101 Great Tramps in New Zealand by Mark Pickering & Rodney Smith

$14.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: goos

Mark Pickering's enthusiasm for New Zealand's great outdoors is infectious and evident in his writing. All the classic walks are here. This is the fifth edition. All of New Zealand's classic walks, from the internationally known tracks like the Milford Track and the Routeburn to well-known local walks s uch as Totara Flats in the Tararua Ranges and the Round-the-Mountain treck at Mt Taranaki. ...Show more

Walking the Milford Track by Rosalind Harker

$8.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: good

The Milford Track in Fiordland National Park is a four-day walk of diverse beauty, with lakes, rivers, waterfalls, snow-capped mountains, alpine flowers, ferns and forests. This informative guide will help walkers gain the most from their experience, with details on bird and plant life that walker s will encounter, a history of the track and full colour photographs. Walking the Milford Track is an ideal guide and souvenir of an incomparable wilderness adventure. ...Show more

75 Great Tramps for New Zealanders by Mark Pickering; Rodney Smith

$14.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good

One Lady at Wairakei by Rudyard Kipling

$20.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Literature | Reading Level: very good

A short story by Rudyard Kipling about New Zealand, written in 1891, edited by Harry Ricketts