Dedicated By Blood is the result of four years of intensive collaboration between Steur and Hatfield. Their shared passion for the Maori culture resulted in beautiful photographs that not only uncover the soul of Ta Moko, but also the pride of a clan intimately revealing the artistry and essence of Gordon’s designs. The body became the ‘wood’ for the artist and a symbol of the history of the clan and culture. This book reflects the renaissance of the Maori culture... read more

The New Zealand high country holds a special place for us all: it's New Zealand's equivalent of the 'Wild West': a rugged, rustic, spectacularly beautiful frontier. The relationship we have with the hills, mountains and lakes resonants within us all when we hear the words HIGH COUNTRY. Its steep mountains, tumbling rivers, moss-bedecked beech forest, and snow and ice in high places speak of 'a mountain fastness and wilderness dramatically arrayed' - we call it 'Middle Earth'. The characters who roamed the hills, old prospectors lik... read more

Indian people in 'bi-cultural' New Zealand have long been an invisible minority, rarely mentioned in our history books. This volume is a second contribution to remedying this historical silence, following the publication of Indian Settlers: The Story of a New Zealand South Asian Community by Jacqueline Leckie.

Information and the technology that supports its collection, communication and analysis is a core concern of modern government, making e-government (meaning electronically enabled government) fundamental to the ongoing 'reinvention' of public administration. But the quest for e-government opens up a range of issues - whether to take a 'big bang' or an incremental approach to computerisation, how to deal with security and privacy concerns, how to reconfigure the machinery of government to fit ICT practices - and decisions - hardwa... read more

NINETEEN SIXTY-NINE was the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, the Beatles sang ‘Let it Be’ and the period known affectionately as the ‘swinging sixties’ expired. It was also the year English hitch-hiker, Jennifer Mary Beard, was murdered as she travelled a remote road near Arthur’s Pass. Armstrong, the Beatles and the 60s are famously remembered. But the murderer of Jennifer Beard is largely forgotten. He was never arrested, never charged, never judged and never gaoled. T... read more

This country is jam-packed with free activities, many of which you'd have to pay for overseas. Did you know you can do all this in New Zealand...for FREE? See live sea horses at a major airport; immerse yourself in a fern-ringed hot pool; camp on unspoilt beachfronts; send your children on a free scavenger hunt; beam a picture of yourself live around the world; walk inside a house of shells; touch a glacier; watch yellow penguins at play; New Zealand for free also tells you where to go, to experience: art; beaches; biking; brew... read more

A concise, user-friendly guide to this important legislation "The New Zealander's Guide to the Resource Management Act 1991", now in its third edition, is invaluable to anyone concerned with environmental management issues, such as planners and developers, landscape architects and farmers, local authorities and business, teachers and students, individuals and community groups. This revised edition first published July 2008.

This updated edition renders the topography of the country in even more striking contrast and detail. The legibility of place names is greatly enhanced, and changes in geographical detail, such as retreating glaciers, are brought up to date. The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand sets a new benchmark in atlas publishing, both internationally and in New Zealand. Over recent years map-maker Roger Smith, from Wellington company GeographX, has created cutting-edge digital relief maps from Land Information New Zealand's map data. The resul... read more

The sustainable development of communities, regions, nations and the planet has benn increasingly debated since the Rio Summit of 1992. Issues sucha s urban form, the relationship between urban areas and their rural hinterland, urban versus rural lifestyles, modes of transport, social justice, urban renewal and growing multicultural communities are all relevant. This book brings tohether the work of some of the people whose job it is to explore the concept of sustaianability and its application to New Zealand settlements.

Written by three graduate students and many academics and researchers, this collection of accounts talks about women immigrants to New Zealand. Covering the post-date World War II period, it considers the experiences of women from many backgrounds and countries, including Germany, China, Samoa, Ireland, and Maori migration to urban centres.

One of the largest European migrant groups to New Zealand, the Scots have contributed much to its evolving society. This book brings together essays on many aspects of Scottish settlement in New Zealand, including individual stories. It covers both nineteenth and twentieth-century migration, and includes chapters on the Scottish diaspora, bagpipes and Burns.

Tiger Moths and Butterflies: With the Airforce in War and Peace is the fascinating story of a schoolboy and his contemporaries during WWII. In 1942, Peter Norman and his friends were excited at the thought of escaping boyhood and getting into uniform to serve their country in the war. Desperate to take part in the action, they enlisted in the New Zealand Air Force, where unlike the Army, they would not need to wait until turning twenty-one before being sent overseas. In this beautifully written account, the reader is given an in... read more

Scales Corporation Limited is a major shipping agent, cool store operator, pet food processor and apple grower. But for most of its history, the core business, Geo. H. Scales Ltd., was a decidedly quirky venture. It began as a farmers

Throughout the Western world there is a growing interest in the role that evaluation can play in policy formation and decision making. This book deals with distinctive local considerations and the particularity of the New Zealand evaluation experience. For the first time, local evaluation practitioners and analysts have been brought together specifically to address pressing questions about the nature and role of evaluation in New Zealand, and about the changes facing evaluators. "Evaluating Policy and Practice: a New Zealand Reader... read more

It is over thirty years since the first civilian rescue helicopter in the world started operating from Piha beach near Auckland. Since then the various rescue services throughout the contry have come a long way and are now conducting thousands of missions every year. This book looks at some of the history, much of the current work carried out by these services and explores the reasons why the dedicated crews of these machines risk their lives time after time to bring swift medical help to where it is urgently needed. Trade Paperback

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The Waitangi Tribunal was established in 1975 to hear claims by Maori against the Crown arising under the Treaty of Waitangi. Today it sits at the heart of the Treaty settlement process, with a unique jurisdiction to investigate claims and make recommendations for a settlement. The Tribunal’s reports have come to stand at the centre of developing notions of 'justice' under the Treaty, and relay a version of our history previously ignored by the mainstream of New Zealand society. While the claims process has been... read more

Richly illustrated with Tui McLauchlan's impressionistic paintings, this book also features highlights from her writings, including her insights and approaches to art and life. Her belief in the value of the visual arts and her love of people have led to a lively involvement in the community, including teaching and the founding of two art societies in the Wellington region.

A collection of writing by 10 indigenous Pacific women. This book includes topics, such as: images of Maori women on New Zealand postcards; the interests and cultural identity of Maori women; education in Western Samoa; young Samoan women and sexuality; gender and work in Fiji; deconstructing the 'exotic' female beauty; and others.

The latest edition of the most respected and thorough price guide for antiques in this region.