Rambling Man - My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly
$45.00 NZD
$55.00 (18% off)
Category: Biography | Series: Father Anselm Novels Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
In my fantasy of the Rambling Man who is something of a hobo, walking - or maybe jumping into the car of a moving train - is what he does. He slings his guitar or banjo over his shoulder and strides out along the road to the next town. There he plays a few songs at a local gig and meets a beautiful woma ...Show more
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
$15.00 NZD
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Category: YA Fiction
Someone is stripping Europe’s most haunted city of its spirits. When self-destructive, 16-year-old seer, Charlie Frith, realises that one of his own ghostly friends has gone missing, he must put aside his own safety—and reclusive existence – if he is to find them. Charlie reluctantly teams up with Sam H ...Show more
Olive Oil the New Zealand Way : The joys and challenges of leaving city certainty for the unknown world of olive growing by David Walshaw
$30.00 NZD
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Category: NZ Biography | Reading Level: very good
Told with candour and humour, Olive Oil: The New Zealand Way is part inspirational memoir, part case study in how to make a go of lifestyle farming and a must-read for anyone nuts enough to give growing olives in the New Zealand situation a go.
Around and About Aotearoa by Dave Gunston
$20.00 NZD
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Category: Children's Non Fiction
Who built New Zealand's first car? Or our first aeroplane? Where was our first bread baked? Ever wondered which pie is Aotearoa's favourite? Or our favourite ice cream? Which lake could swallow the Auckland Sky Tower with plenty of room to spare? Where's our longest bridge? Or our shortest river? What d ...Show more
Livestock Production in New Zealand [Revised edition] by Nicholas Sneddon
$40.00 NZD
$65.00 (38% off)
Category: Animals
This comprehensive book is an indispensable guide to the management of dairy cattle,beef cattle, sheep, deer, goats, pigs, poultry, horses and farm dogs in New Zealand.It has been written mainly by experts from Massey University who are actively engagedin research to improve both the performance and imp ...Show more
Missionaries, Wives & Roses by Ann Chapman
$25.00 NZD
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Category: NZ History
Roses bred by Ken Nobbs and named after the early Far North pioneers - generally the wives of missionaries, but includes a few others also. Pictures of most roses, and a biography of the person the rose is named after.
One of Those Mothers by Megan Nicol Reed
$28.00 NZD
$37.00 (24% off)
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A raw domestic thriller for fans of Liane Moriarty and The Slap. If you were gripped by Big Little Lies, you'll love One of Those Mothers. The residents of Point Heed keep nice houses and sign up as parent help at the local school. Occasionally they cheat on their taxes. Sometimes they fantasise about ...Show more
Pīpī Kiwi (Pipi) by Helen Taylor
$15.00 NZD
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Category: Paperback
Ahea RAWA pao ai te hua? This Maori-language story is for all children eagerly awaiting a new sibling.'Kia oho a Pipi,ka pekepeke ia?''E kao, Kiwi Iti,taria te wa.'He korero ataahua mo te tatari kia puta, kia tupu te pepi hou. Ma nga tama me nga kotiro nohinohi e tatari ana kia tae mai to muri iho.Also ...Show more
Tawhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod (Tāwhaki) by Hirini Moko Mead
$17.00 NZD
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Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12)
Tāwhaki: The Deeds of a Demigod recalls the miraculous life of Tāwhaki. Similar to Māui, Tāwhaki was a demigod who possessed mighty powers. Tāwhaki almost died at the hands of his brothers-in-law but was found by his wife Hine-piripiri and revived. This near-death experience revealed Tāwhaki’s status as ...Show more
Te Hiakai Tangata: The Taniwha of Tuarā-Rangaia by Hirini Moko Mead
$17.00 NZD
$25.00 (32% off)
Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12)
This is a story of a taniwha that lives beside a track between villages and menaces travellers and the surrounding iwi. When a chief’s son is taken by the taniwha, Te Hiakai, the people devise many plans to trap and kill the taniwha, but each time Te Hiakai outwits them. In the end, Pōhutukawa, a chief’ ...Show more
Unseasoned Campaigner by Janet Newman
$18.00 NZD
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Category: NZ Poetry | Reading Level: very good
Unseasoned Campaigner is a layered collection exploring the complexities of farming life in Horowhenua. Poet Janet Newman uncovers territory ripe for exploration as she juxtaposes the often troubled aspects of commercial farming –the life and death of animals – with loving family relationships. The coll ...Show more
A Definitely Different Summer by Elizabeth Pulford
$15.00 NZD
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Category: Middle Fiction (Ages 8-12) | Reading Level: very good
Junior mystery/adventure fiction from talented children's writer weaves in NZ history with contemporary themes: A kid dealing with the boredom of school holidays, discovers outdoor adventure, mystery and unexpected friendship. When 12-year-old Kathleen O'Donnell (known as Cricket) and her parents head t ...Show more