The Seaweed Forager by Rebecca Gouldhurst
$46.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Step into the enchanting world of The Seaweed Forager, your guide to the treasures of the coastal shores. Learn to identify, harvest and prepare a myriad of seaweed species found along the stunning coastlines of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Uncover the astonishing nutritional properties of seaweed and the rema ...Show more
New Zealand's Biggest Year by Harry Boorman
$40.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
New Zealand’s Biggest Year is an epic birding tale of how two friends become rivals and set out to break the all-time record for the most Aotearoa New Zealand bird species seen in one calendar year. Their rivalry results in more birds being spotted in a single year than ever before and two national reco ...Show more
Deep Sea: 10 Things You Should Know by Jon Copley
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Uncover what lies at the deepest depths of our oceans...In ten brief and informative essays, marine biologist and TV science advisor Professor Jon Copley journeys to one of the most mysterious and fascinating environments on Earth, the deep sea. Discover what makes this unique habitat such a challenging ...Show more
Trees: 10 Things You Should Know by Carolyn Fry
$30.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Discover the wonders at the centre of our planet's ecosystem.In ten short and accessible essays, science and nature writer Carolyn Fry takes us on an awe-inspiring journey of the Earth's lungs. From what makes a plant a tree and the incredible impact of forests, to how trees are under attack and what we ...Show more
Days of Darkness: Taranaki, 1878-1884 by Hazel Riseborough
$50.00 NZD
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
The Book Lover's Joke Book by A. Johnson
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction
How many crime writers does it take to change a light bulb? A. Two. One to screw it most of the way in, and the other to give it an astonishing twist at the end. I slipped over in the library this morning. It was the non-friction section. Peter: What are you doing in that wardrobe? Lucy: Narnia busine ...Show more
The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Michael King
$38.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. First published in 2003 and hailed as a triumph of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, it has been continuously in print for twenty years and has sold over 300,00 ...Show more
Secret History: State Surveillance in New Zealand 1900 -1958 by Richard S. Hill; Steven Loveridge
$80.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
The first volume in a history of spies and spying in New Zealand.In 1900, a handful of New Zealand police detectives watched out for spies, seditionists and others who might pose a threat to state and society. The Police Force remained the primary instrument of such human intelligence in New Zealand unt ...Show more
Mad on Meth - How New Zealand Got Hooked on P by Benedict Collins
$40.00 NZD
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
The 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in New Zealand by Liz Light; Oscar Thomas
$40.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
Aotearoa New Zealand has a diverse range of bird species but is especially renowned for its seabirds. Fifteen of the world's 18 penguin species have been recorded in the New Zealand region. Nine of these species breed here. Of petrels, 40 of the world's 127 species breed in the New Zealand region, some ...Show more