Those Who Have the Courage - The History of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps by Matthew Wright
95.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
'Those Who Have the Courage will be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in the military and social history of New Zealand. It is a comprehensive history of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, the Mounted Rifles and predecessor units ¿' - Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, from the Foreword ...Show more
Te Ata o Tū: The Shadow of Tumatauenga by Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice (editors)
70.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
The New Zealand Wars of 1845-72 were a series of bitter and bloody conflicts between Maori and Pakeha that extended from Wairau to the Bay of Islands, and from Taranaki to the East Cape. They are as important to New Zealand as the civil wars were to England and to the United States. Land and sovereignty ...Show more
Abolishing The Military - Arguments and Alternatives by Griffin Manawaroa Leonard; Joseph Llewellyn; Richard Jackson
17.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: very good
Abolishing The Military
Towards the Mountain: A Story of Grief and Hope Forty Years on from Erebus by Sarah Myles
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
Marking the 40th anniversary of the Erebus disaster, this is the first book on that tragedy written by one of the affected families.
Sea Change: Climate Politics and New Zealand by Bronwyn Hayward
14.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: BWB Texts | Reading Level: Very Good
The scientific consensus is clear - our climate is changing and action is needed urgently. Yet at the same time, it can seem that the solutions needed are too large and the problem too insurmountable for New Zealand to tackle. Bronwyn Hayward is an international expert on sustainability, youth politics ...Show more
A Travel Guide To James Cooks New Zealand by Graeme Lay
14.99 NZD
32.99 (54% off)
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
New Zealand remained a special place during James Cook's epic voyages of discovery and exploration. He returned to the country several times, mainly to Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte sound, which became his favourite New Zealand anchorage. In his journals he comments on the great potential of the islands ...Show more
The Unsettled: Small Stories of Colonisation by Richard Shaw
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History
WHAT IT MEANS TO OWN YOUR PAST After Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir The Forgotten Coast in 2021, he made contact with Pakeha with long settler histories who were coming to grips with the truth of their respective families' 'pioneer stories'. They were questioning the foundation of aggressi ...Show more
The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Michael King
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. First published in 2003 and hailed as a triumph of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, it has been continuously in print for twenty years and has sold over 300,00 ...Show more
Chathams Resurgent: How the Islanders overcame 150 years of misrule by Hugh Rennie
60.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
In 1990 those living on Chatham Islands/ Rekohu/ Wharekauri faced crisis. Annexed to New Zealand by a London proclamation, the Islands had experienced 150 years of New Zealand control. Years of muddlement, some good intentions, financial waste exploitation and theft, and failure to deliver democratic ri ...Show more
Encountering China - New Zealanders and the People's Republic by Duncan Campbell (ed.); Brian Moloughney (ed.)
39.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: good
December 2022 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of diplomatic relationsbetween China and New Zealand. In 1972, when the communiqué was signed, itmarked the end of New Zealand's keeping China at arm's length, in deference to theUnited States' unwillingness to treat with it. In 2022, the Unite ...Show more
The New Zealand Wars (The New Zealand Series) by Matthew Wright
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ History | Series: The NZ Series
Why did the New Zealand Wars occur? Who fought them and how did they proceed? And where were these battles fought? In The New Zealand Wars, Matthew Wright answers these questions in probing text supported by fact boxes and illustrations that make navigating these protracted wars easy. Building on his 20 ...Show more