Hine Toa: A Story of Bravery by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku
40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books
An incredible memoir by a trailblazing voice in women's, queer and Maori liberation movements. In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whanau dismiss her ...Show more
Evolving: Finding Health and Happiness as We Age by Judy Bailey
40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books
An inspiring and personal guide to ageing well and with happiness, by national treasure Judy Bailey. When beloved broadcaster Judy Bailey signed off her final news bulletin in 2005, she had no idea that retirement would bring some of the most fulfilling years of her life. Ever the journalist, Judy sea ...Show more
Don't Sweat It - How to make 'the change' a good one by Nicky Pellegrino
37.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books | Reading Level: very good
Forget the myths and misinformation, respected health writer Nicky Pellegrino has done the work for you in this empowering and honest book. It includes the latest research on everything from hormone replacement therapy to natural therapies and hot flushes, and the lowdown on how menopause can affect eve ...Show more
Foraging New Zealand: Over 250 plants and fungi to forage in New Zealand by Peter Langlands
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
New Zealand is full of incredible, edible wild foods - fruit, fungi and seaweed; berries, herbs and more - you only need to know where to look and how to do it safely. Foraging New Zealand is the ultimate guide to unearthing more than 250 of our tastiest wild plants. Packed with stunning photography, u ...Show more
The Meaning of Trees - The History and Use of New Zealand's Native Plants by Robert Vennell
55.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: very good
A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally uni ...Show more
From the Pilot's Seat: Kiwi Adventurers in the Sky by Fletcher McKenzie
40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books
Enthralling tales from New Zealand pilots - both men and women - who fly a variety of aircraft around the world in a range of situations, from the domestic to the heart-stopping. Aviation safety expert and keen pilot Fletcher McKenzie has interviewed 23 Kiwi pilots who have worked around the world and ...Show more
Nothing Significant To Report - The misadvenures of a kiwi soldier by Dario Nustrini
40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books | Reading Level: very good
Laugh-out-loud yarns from a soldier in the New Zealand Army. When new recruit Dario Nustrini's head was freshly shaved in preparation for the army, he knew nothing about what training to fight, kill and die for New Zealand would look like. Since leaving leaving high school the year before, he had been ...Show more
Beyond Hope: From an Auckland prison to changing lives in Afghanistan by Bariz Shah
40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books
What does it take to find hope in dark places and change the course of your life? When Bariz Shah's family immigrated to New Zealand, they couldn't have predicted that everything would change after 9/11. Still only a child, Bariz became the target of racist abuse and bullying, and responded the only way ...Show more
After the Tampa by Abbas Nazari
28.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Books
When the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland, or seek security for their young children elsewhere. The family's desperate search for safety took them on a harrowing journey from the mountains of A ...Show more
Gangster's Paradise by Jared Savage
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
The much anticipated follow-up to the bestseller that exposed the escalation of organised crime in New Zealand. Gangster's Paradise is about drugs, guns, gangs and money. Lots of money. A gang which took over a small rural town. A police officer shot and killed in a routine traffic stop. A port-worker ...Show more
Field Guide to New Zealand Native Trees (revised edition) by John Dawson; Rob Lucas
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
A companion volume to the award-winning and monumental 'New Zealand's Native Trees', this field guide is the perfect companion to take into the outdoors. Compact enough to fit in a day-pack, it contains detailed information on all native trees found on the main islands of New Zealand, including Steward ...Show more
Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager's Field Guide by Liv Sisson
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
The complete introduction to finding, identifying and using mushrooms and other fungi in New Zealand. Enter and explore the fascinating world of fungi. In this practical and up-to-date guide, forager and fungus enthusiast Liv Sisson shares her top tips and takes the reader on a journey to discover the ...Show more