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New Zealand has evolved into a highly complex multi-cultural society of the Asia-Pacific region. Its political framework, inherited from Britain, has endeavoured to keep pace with the needs of its citizens, with many interesting and unique features as a result." This book provides a comprehensive guide to that framework. It is designed for the general reader, students and anyone working in the public sector.

Chris Amon, Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren - three legends of New Zealand motor sport. Of them, Chris was always regarded as the unlucky one. Despite being described by Sir Jackie Stewart as one of the best racing drivers he ever knew or saw in action, Chris never won a Formula One Grand Prix.
Forza Amon! follows the career of this talented New Zealand driver from his first taste of power (he learned to drive at age six and was racing a Maserati by the time he was 17), through the CanAm days with McLaren, the penniless days at Fe... read more

Wild About Flying tells the story of flight, from the late 1800s, when men like Otto Lilienthal were hurling themselves off cliff-tops strapped into flimsy gliders, to the modern day, with John Glenn circling the earth in the Space Shuttle at age 77. In this unique book, the story is told through the men and women who were there: the aviators, navigators, fighter-pilots, designers, engineers, and test-pilots who changed the world forever.Here are the dramatic stories that are not generally known - the stories of the daring Harry Ha... read more

This is a book about nineteenth-century New Zealand writers, which presents in human terms what it meant to be a writer in a strange new land. Unexpected people took to the pen; travellers recorded their adventures; soldiers, judges, civil servants burst into print. The 20 writers include Joel Polack, William Colenso, Edward Jerningham Wakefield, Frederick Maning, John Logan Campbell, Samuel Butler, Lady Barker, and end with Blanche Baughan and Jessie Mackay. While the book required considerable research it is not an academic book ... read more

Albert Wendt is by far the most prolific and most influential contemporary Pacific Island writer. He has written four books of poetry, three collections of short stories, five novels and has edited three anthologies of Pacific writing. This is the first extended study of this writer.

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Worldwide cocaine sales generated US$92 billion, more than McDonald's, Microsoft and Kellog's combined. There is no sign that the trade is diminish. Dominic Streatfeild examines cocaine fro its first medical uses thousands of years ago to the worldwise chaos it causes today. From the arcane reached of the British Library to the isolation cells of America's most secure prisons; from the crack houses of New York to the jungles of Bolivia and Colombia. Along the way he speaks to those involved in the trade: economists, scientists, ... read more

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hardback, 256 pages Every major motorcycle manufacturer throughout the world is included in this fabulous book.

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The read behind the reads: discover why these books are the nations favourites. Includes author features, first manuscripts, original artworks, settings, celebrity favourites, facts and stats on the nations reading habits. Features lavish double-page spreads for each of the nation's top 20 books and packed with full-colour photographs. Perfect for any book worm!

Richard Restak explains, in layman's terms, how our brains are struggling to keep up with the world we've created. Computers, mobile phones, the Internet, violence on TV - the modern world is causing the human brain to evolve in ways that may prove irrevocable. Offering scientific proof, the author shows how the world we live in has affected our ability to focus, concentrate and respond effectively to the multi-tasking demands of modern life. At the same time research on the brain has moved away from the old emphasis on disease and... read more

Simon Morris has played in bands for decades to avoid getting a real job. Other displacement activities include producing rock shows on TV, writing soap operas, and reviewing movies on the radio. He has written a play for radio and is currently the producer of National Radio?s nightly arts programme, What?s Going On. He has most of his own teeth, one son, one cat and a 1973 Fender Stratocaster. A Montana estates essay series