Aotearoa New Zealand Books

A sumptuous full colour tribute to one of our great winemaking families. In 1916 Josip Babich aged 20 made his first wine from his own grapes at Ka...

Dealing with a relationship breakdown, custody dispute or other family or whanau crisis can be an overwhelming, emotional and stressful experience....

The impossible becomes possible ...In Maurice Shadbolt's only known children's story, published here for the first time and delightfully illustrate...

When the class visits the marae they have lots to learn and lots to do. And they have lots of fun. This is a wonderful story about what to expect w...

Illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, the book describes the basic methods for smoking a variety of foods, including handy suggestio...

Hey, there's no denying it: student life can be tough. Staying on top of your classwork and passing exams can be challenging enough, let alone figu...

In August 2016, forty per cent of the residents of Havelock North were suddenly struck down by a serious bacterial infection. The outbreak of campy...

The connection between a colony and its founder, centre and margin, is always paradoxical. Where once Britain sent colonists out into the world, no...

The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explore...

This series of photographic, bilingual first word vocabulary books is designed for early childhood and junior level at primary school. The series a...

From 1906 to 1925 Quail Island was the site of New Zealand's leprosy colony. The colony began by accident, as it were, after the discovery of a lep...

The world is heating up beyond the capacity of some countries to cope. Entire populations of Pacific Islands are at risk, jeopardising the sovereig...

The Child Poverty Debate: Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings

Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too? The talented Jordan Rondel, aka The Caker, has crafted delicious recipes that are as artful as th...

The pursuit of city life is one of the most important untold stories of New Zealand. The Big Smoke is the first comprehensive history to tell this ...

Te Ao Tawhito: The Old World contemplates Maori origins in the `blue continent', the vast Pacific Ocean across which the earliest ancestors travell...

Taupo Blows

Tamatea Dusky: Conservation and history in Fiordland's Dusky Sound

This is a book about New Zealanders and their deep connection to swimming in the outdoors. Every neighbourhood has its swimming hole up the river, ...

Student Political Action in New Zealand

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, a wave of state-sponsored 'national ftness' programmes swept Britain and its former colonies. Following revelati...

This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, wheth...

This book is for people who enjoy driving and exploring the stories of our back roads, but most of all it is for people who love New Zealand, wheth...

Petr Hlavacek is a photographer with a strong affection for the landscape of New Zealand's South Island. Based at Franz Josef in South Westland, he...