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123 in English and Maori (Hairy Maclary and Friends) by Lynley Dodd
Category: Board Books | Series: 1st
A boisterous bilingual board book that introduces littlies to counting with the help of Hairy Maclary and his friends! A gorgeous board book with pictures of Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw and other favourite characters created by Lynley Dodd to help children learn to count from 1-10 in Maori and English ...Show more
A Kind of Shelter Whakaruru-taha by Witi Ihimaera (Editor); Michelle Elvy (Editor)
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
Sixty-eight writers and eight artists gather at a hui in a magnificent cave-like dwelling or meeting house. In the middle is a table, the tepu korero, from which the rangatira speak; they converse with honoured guests, and their rangatira-korero embody the tahuhu, the over-arching horizontal ridge pole ...Show more
An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
In this captivating collection of essays, acclaimed Pacific scholar Damon Salesa takes us on a journey through the rich cultural and historical tapestry of the Pacific. From the far-reaching indigenous civilisations that flourished in Oceania, to the colonial encounters that shaped Samoa's history, and ...Show more
Architect of the Angels: the Churches of Frederick De Jersey Clere by Susan McLean
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
More than 100 churches - most still in use- and many secular buildings were built to Frederick de Jersey Clere's designs. His legacy extends through much of the North Island and south to Kaikoura. In this book lucid descriptions of Clere's churches are complemented by generous illustrations. They will o ...Show more
Blood & Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand by Jared Davidson
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
'Picture, for a minute, every artwork of colonial New Zealand you can think of. Now add a chain gang. Hard labour men guarded by other men with guns. Men moving heavy metal. Men picking at the earth. Over and over again. This was the reality of nineteenth-century New Zealand.' Forced labour haunts the ...Show more
Butter On Toast The Next Morning by Renae Williams
Category: Poetry | Series: 1st
Butter On Toast The Next Morning
Colouring My Soul by Kat Maxwell
Category: No Category | Series: 1st
"I write because I find it cleansing. Writing stories is easier for me than regaling them, setting them down on paper makes sure their content doesn’t get mixed up when someone else repeats them. "I write because my stories bruise my brain until they’re written. They fell out of my fingers one day after ...Show more
Colours in English and Maori (Hairy Maclary and Friends) by Lynley Dodd
Category: Board Books | Series: 1st
A boisterous bilingual board book that introduces littlies to colours with the help of Hairy Maclary and his friends! A gorgeous board book with pictures of Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw and other favourite characters created by Lynley Dodd to teach children their colours in Maori and English. This speci ...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
Ford: A Kiwi Obsession by Steve Holmes
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: 1st
Ford A Kiwi Obsession, describes the history of the Ford Australia motor company, from its early beginnings, its production of the Falcon model, expansion into New Zealand, right through to the final Falcon to roll off the assembly line. It features stories on several interesting Fords and their proud K ...Show more
Four Comic Novellas by Bob Jones
Category: NZ Fiction | Series: 1st | Reading Level: new
"Four brilliant, original and funny novellas that will outrage and provoke readers' thoughts about modern life. Designed to be collected and for gift giving, this collection of sharp-witted tales on modern life will entertain and enthrall in the manner that only best-selling author Bob Jones can do and ...Show more
Introducing He Whakaputanga (BWB Texts) by Vincent O'Malley and Jared Davidson
Category: NZ Non-Fiction | Series: 1st
The content of this short book is derived directly from the larger illustrated publication, foregoing all illustrations to suit the BWB Texts format. He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni/The Declaration of Independence of New Zealand was signed by fifty-two rangatira from 1835 to 1839. It wa ...Show more