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Samuel Butler, born in England, lived in Canterbury, New Zealand, from 1860 to 1864. Hebecame a notable explorer and successful sheep farmer in a part of the Southern Alps now renowned for its use in the Lord of the Rings. His satiric fiction Erewhon and his autobiographical novel The Way of All Fle...

Len Lye, the artist and film-maker, wrote this colourful account of his early years in New Zealand. It covers his most intense experiences during the first two-dozen years of his life, including his childhood years at the Cape Campbell lighthouse, his passion for drawing, his exploration of sex, and...

uncovers the stories that helped build our collective history, from pioneering tales of New Zealand’s first bank and company to stories of high treason, nautical disasters, courage and survival.For over 40 years retired journalist Tom Clarke has compiled this collection of fascinating, entertainin...

There were two days to Christmas and Lewis felt like everything was spinning out of control. He wondered what he would say to the judge this time. His client, Rikihana, was already on multiple shoplifting charges. What’s a few more? Lewis thought. These supermarkets were still making a killing.It�...

‘The legitimacy of the state is at best questionable and certainly remains legally unsettled.’Legal scholar Claire Charters (Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi and Tainui) confronts the deeply rooted questions surrounding the legitimacy of the New Zealand state and its sovereignty over Māori...

This landmark collection presents fresh, progressive perspectives on what it means to be ‘Asian’ in Aotearoa.Te Papa curator Grace Gassin draws together journalists, researchers, activists, filmmakers and political commentators to relate experiences of living between cultures and to explore the...

As the effects of climate change intensify across Aotearoa New Zealand, securing home insurance is no longer a sure thing. Nor is it always affordable. In this clear-eyed work, public policy expert Jonathan Boston tackles one of the defining policy challenges of climate change: how can residential p...

A mainstream, accessible guide to learning the Samoan language, for everyone.Fun, user-friendly and designed for modern readers, Jason Tiatia's a first-of-its-kind resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Samoan Language. Based on the best-selling Maori Made Easy formula, empowers read...

In his debut essay collection, award-winning Filipino-Kiwi essayist Joseph Trinidad explores the lessons of his grandmother’s chicken farm and his grandfather’s lucky golden fish; the vibrancy of his home country and its rites of passage such as tuli, beauty pageants and national Boy Scout jambo...

The book frames and documents a series of paintings and collected associated writingsfrom John Reynolds’ Lost Hours project. This idiosyncratic investigation delves into themysterious 28-hour disappearance of Colin McCahon, a renowned New Zealand artist, inautumn 1984. The event occurred on the ev...

A darkly funny, sparkling follow-up to the author's bestselling memoir, Grand.You have to invite him in. You have to want the vampire's badness in the house with you.Growing up in Catholic Ireland, Noelle McCarthy is captivated by Bram Stoker's Dracula. The vampire is a risk-free fantasy, a suave al...

An off-grid house on Aotea Great Barrier Island promises to fulfil one man’s dreams, but he discovers to his cost that nothing can be taken for granted.Part "Man Alone" part love story, '" explores questions of belonging, loss and impermanence and whether the life, seas and forests of a wild islan...

The explosive, definitive book on how a far-right terrorist managed to escape detection and why we have failed to learn the lessons from Christchurch's shocking mosque murders.'Essential reading if we are to learn the lessons of 15 March, not by looking at what was known but at what could have been...

Professor Paul Moon is one of New Zealand's most prolific authors; his latest biography on photographer Ans Westra garnered glowing reviews. In this book his meticulous research shows, through selected art works, how imperial art became a form of colonisation by colour. He writes, 'artists in New Ze...

A country doctor's life in remote Hokianga, spanning more than 30 years.Clare Ward is a GP living and working in the Hokianga Harbour area in the far north of NZ, an area that is poor and sparsely populated.This restrained and thoughtful memoir tells the story of Claire's working life, focusing on t...

The life and letters of one of the first European women to settle in New Zealand.In 1822, Marianne Williams, with her missionary husband Henry and their three small children, left England forever. Their new home, in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, was a remote one-house settlement - the Church Mission...

A forgotten hero. A fatal misunderstanding. A story that shaped two nations.The Chief and the Empire uncovers the extraordinary true tale of Te Tai Tokerau rangatira Te Pahi - the first influential Māori leader to cross the Tasman - whose curiosity about the Pākehā world forged alliances, saved l...

40,000 Merchant Marine volunteers lost their lives in the two World Wars – 27-year-old Colin Watt from Mangere was one. Torpedoed, taken prisoner on the Altmark, rescued, then fatally torpedoed off Long Island, New York, by a German U-boat. But his rescued letters, snapshots, and journals survived...

one foot on the bottom is about childhood or the space that childhood once occupied. Using family Kodachrome slides from the 1950s and ’60s taken by her late mother Evelyn, and her contemporary photographs, Mary Macpherson creates a portrait of family holidays by the beach, lake and river. The boo...

Keep Calm — We Are Coming briefly backgrounds the New Zealand Special Air Service deployment in Afghanistan — then goes into action.While primarily training Afghan forces, in Kabul the NZSAS had to respond to a series of ‘spectacular attacks’ by heavily armed Taliban fighters wearing suicide...

In 1858 Canterbury settler Thomas Potts protested against the destruction of totara on the Port Hills near Christchurch. A decade later, as a member of Parliament, he made forest conservation a national issue. Through his writing he raised the then novel idea of protecting native birds on island res...

With inspiring stories and practical advice, Miriam shows how to become more self-reliant and independent. Whether you are an adventurer or just want to learn how to be better prepared for challenging situations, this is your guide to a freer life.'Miriam finds beauty in what lies beyond fear.' Ben...

The story of the helicopter deer recovery era in Fiordland is told through the lives of three brothers, Gary, Mark and Kim Hollows. A story of adventure, luck, and colourful characters, The Hollows Boys is, above all, about the true cost of the industry, of unfathomable loss and the legacy of that l...

The book follows the career of Guy Cotter, Kiwi mountaineer and mountain guide, who has been leading guided ascents of Mt Everest from the early 1990’s. Everest Mountain Guide is an authentic and riveting behind-the-scenes insight into what actually transpires on the mountain, the huge challenges...