Te Ata o Tū: The Shadow of Tumatauenga by Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald and Rebecca Rice (editors)
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
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
Life Done Differently: One Woman's Journey on the Road Less Travelled by Lisa Jansen
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
What do you do when everyone around you is embracing parenthood or focused on their careers, and you're not sure either path is right for you? Lisa Jansen decided to find out. At 33, Lisa had everything she ever wanted; A successful career in marketing, amazing friends, and the great outdoors of New Ze ...Show more
Patterson: Houses of Aotearoa by Andrew Patterson
Category: Architecture / Design
A selection of beautiful houses set amid the world's most stunning landscapes, designed by award-winning New Zealand architect Andrew Patterson. In Māori culture, architecture is approached as a construction of beliefs: a building must emulate and amplify personalities, hopes and aspirations, becoming ...Show more
Jane Campion on Jane Campion by Michel Ciment
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
Jane Campion on Jane Campion offers a unique perspective on the creative process of one of cinema's greatest contemporary film directors. Through a series of interviews from the early days of Campion's career to her most recent projects, conducted by Michel Ciment, each chapter contains the study of a f ...Show more
Titus Angus White & the Maori Captives on Waitemata Harbour 1863/4 by Barbara Francis
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
In November 1863 at the battle of Rangiriri, over 180 Māori defenders were taken prisoner. They were marched up the Great South Road to Ōtāhuhu, from where they were transferred onto the Waitematā Harbour. There they were held captive on the prison ship Marion for nearly eight months, supervised by thei ...Show more
Mainland : New Zealand's South Island
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
From the snow-covered peaks and topaz blue lakes, through her deep, dark forests full of mystery, with valleys cut deep by rock strewn rivers, to her coastline edged with fjords worn smooth by glaciers amid miles of magnificent unspoilt coastline, this Mainland, the South Island of New Zealand, was sure ...Show more
Mad on Meth - How New Zealand Got Hooked on P by Benedict Collins
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
The eye-opening evolution of crystal meth in New Zealand and what can be done about it Only fifty years ago in New Zealand, methamphetamine was a publicly prescribed drug used as widely as by housewives, shift workers, students, and anybody looking to party. Legal for decades, meth was about to undergo ...Show more
Excommunicated - A multi-generational story of leaving the Exclusive Brethren by Craig Hoyle
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
A heart-wrenching multigenerational family memoir by an excommunicated member of the Exclusive Brethren. After coming out as gay as a teenager, Craig Hoyle was excommunicated from the New Zealand Exclusive Brethren. The conservative sect was everything he'd ever known - a childhood where television, po ...Show more
Epic: Adventures Across Aotearoa (HB) by Ray Salisbury
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
New Zealand is a country synonymous with epic adventure. Over the years, countless sea kayakers, climbers and alpine trampers have attempted journeys across its stunning landscape, and many more dream of following in their tracks. In Epic, the stories of a dozen memorable Kiwi explorers are brought toge ...Show more
sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023 by Lana Lopesi
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
sis: Pacific Art 1980-2023 honours and celebrates the work and stories of women artists from across the Pacific, as told through the QAGOMA Collection. At a time when many art museums are dedicated to redressing their under-representation of women artists, sis: Pacific Art 1980-2023 speaks to the decade ...Show more
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
The narrative of the Parihaka community sheds light on a critical period in Aotearoa’s colonial past. As the government seized their land, Māori communities across the region engaged in non-violent resistance, with Parihaka emerging as a powerful symbol of defiance under the leadership of Te Whiti o Ron ...Show more
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of New Zealand (2nd ed.) by Oscar Thomas
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: Naturalists' Guides
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of New Zealand is an introductory photographic identification guide to 250 bird species, including the most commonly seen, unique and endemic species, and is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from one of New Zealand's youngest nature photo ...Show more