History & Archaeology

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....

Summary Specs Award-winning and best-sellling, Mau ...

A truly unique insight into the impact the Second World War had on the iwi of the central North Island and Bay of Plenty districts (including Te Ar...

Following the ongoing success of A Short History of New Zealand, Great Tales of New Zealand History and Great Tales of Rural New Zealand - all repr...

Author Description Specs Trevor Bentley researches, writes and teaches about 19th ce...

Summary Author Description Specs This comprehensive history of Aotearoa New Zeala...

The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that profoundly shaped the course and direction of our nation's history. Fought between the Crown a...

New Zealand's history is peppered with mysterious tales of otherworldly beings, strange sightings, inexplicable disappearances and unusual crimes. ...

Gordon McLauchlan tempts our imagination with 46 little-known tales from New Zealand's past. Here you will discover that: Auckland applied twice to...

Summary Reviews Author Description Specs ‘Derek Leask’s Atlas is a magnificen...

Summary Author Description Specs Some of the most interesting and important even...

Summary Specs Our Untold Stories brings to light tal...

In 1840, over 500 Maori leaders put their names to a significant new document: Te Tiriti o Waitangi or the Treaty of Waitangi. Through their signat...

* Little known story from after WW1, when NZ troops waited months in Sling Camp in southern England after the war ended to get a ship home. * Rioti...

The fascinating story of C Company, Maori Battalion told through personal recollections, eyewitness accounts, numerous anecdotes and fantastic phot...

Gordon McLauchlan is a master storyteller adept at recognising a good yarn when he sees it. Following the success of his Great Tales from New Zeala...

Bushido: The Samurai Code of Japan is one of the most influential books ever written on "the way of the warrior." A classic study of Japanese cultu...

Summary Reviews Specs The pivotal year of 1870 brought down the curtain on the re...

Summary Specs When European settlers first arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, they bro...