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: Sale Book
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
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
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
Continuous Ferment by Greg Ryan
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
The story of beer and brewing in Aotearoa from Speights to Parrotdog and beyond.
Ki Mua, Ki Muri: 25 years of Toioho ki Apiti by Cassandra Barnett, Kura Te Waru-Rewiri
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
This richly illustrated publication examines the last 25 years of the influential Toioho ki Apiti programme at Massey University, its global indigenous pedagogical reach, and its ongoing impacts on national and international contemporary art and cultural sectors. Toioho ki Apiti's transformative and kau ...Show more
Iconic Kiwi Pubs: From Mangonui to Bluff by George Lockyer
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
If you really want to know what makes a town tick, look no further than the local pub.To create this tribute to that integral part of our culture - the Kiwi pub - George Lockyer has travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand visiting the country's public houses, bars and hotels. Along the way, he h ...Show more