Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story by Lynda Topp, Jools Topp
$50.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People
The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audiences in New Zealand and overseas for over 40 years. Jools and Lynda Topp aka The Topp Twins tell this sto ...Show more
Voices of World War II - New Zealanders Share Their Stories by Renee Hollis (Editor)
$69.99 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People
Voices of World War II is a visually captivating compendium of photographs and written accounts, providing a snapshot of life during World War II from the point of view of those who lived through us. Fascinating and genuine, it shows the human side of war through dozens of first-hand accounts, memories ...Show more
The Team That Hit the Rocks: The Inside Story of the Wahine Disaster by Peter Jerram
$40.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People
In April 1968 the New Zealand interisland passenger ferry Wahine, a fast and modern ship for its time, hit Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in a cyclone, the worst storm ever recorded in New Zealand's history. Six and a half hours later the ship heeled over and sank, with the eventual ...Show more
Finding Frank: The lfife of Frank Erceg - New Zealand dear hunter, mountaineer, photographer by Louise Maich
$50.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People
By 1965 at the age of thirty, Frank Erceg had established an impressive reputation as a marksman, mountaineer and photographer, with his work widely published in newspapers and magazines of the day. That same year, Frank and his mate Johnny Cumming were killed in New Zealand’s first helicopter hunting ...Show more
Who Lived There? The Stories Behind Historic New Zealand Buildings by Nicola McCloy; Jane King
$45.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People | Reading Level: very good
You can't help but wonder about the stories behind the unusual buildings you see around New Zealand - from cute colonial cottages to abandoned industrial buildings or ghost towns. Nicola McCloy went looking to find out ... who lived there? From basic stone cottages in barren-looking countryside to prett ...Show more
Central Otago History in Bite-Sized Chunks by Nicola McCloy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People
Marae: The Heart of Maori Culture by Brian James Bargh and Malcolm Mulholland
$22.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People
This book is a comprehensive, concise guide to the marae, including the space and how it is arranged, the buildings on a marae, the functions of and gatherings held at marae, and the cultural understandings and values underpinning marae custom and protocol.
Pounamu Treasures - Ngā Taonga Pounamu by Russell Beck; Maika Mason
$35.00 NZD
Category: Our Place, Our People | Reading Level: very good
Pounamu, or jade, is one of New Zealand's most treasured natural resources, celebrated for its rich beauty and significance to the Māori people. Pounamu Treasures - Ngā Taonga Pounamu is a simple and stylish collection of object photographs that honours the stone in its many forms. Respected pounamu spe ...Show more