Social Sciences

Youth activism has been a defining feature of Aotearoa's recent political landscape. Amidst these unsettling political times haunted by climate cha...

"It is easy to look at the extremity of `post truth' politics in the US and conclude that we must be doing something ok in New Zealand. But in many...

Robbie Burton is a tramper, mountain-lover and book publisher, who has had a life-long infatuation with the wild places of New Zealand. In this mem...

In 2012 when acclaimed artist Dick Frizzell moved into a brand-new, large, white studio he created a huge, 2.5m x 7.2m four-panel canvas, onto whic...

A thought-provoking set of Maori, Pasifika, and tangata Tiriti writers combine in this celebration of some of the best writing from E-Tangata. Trav...

Story of the America's Cup: 1851-2021 Author: Ranulf Rayner ISBN: 9781776890156 Dimensions: 254mm x 328mm Book Type: Hardback

Written by Lynely Hargreaves, this important new book describes New Zealand's glaciers, and how we have interacted with them. Glaciation has had a ...

Acclaimed classical music composer and director Jonathan Besser's career has been colourful and experimental, immersed in the burgeoning New Zealan...

Nock an arrow or load your rifle and get set to experience some old-school hunting tales told by a real character who has devoted his life to hunti...

Kainga Tahi, Kainga Rua surveys the many ways whanau, hapu and iwi experience housing and home across Aotearoa New Zealand. Arriving at a time of p...

Text Pesticides and Health How New Zealand Fails In Environmental Protection Author: Pearce Neil ISBN: 9781990046889

Many of today's digital technologies inadvertently amplify the power structures and prejudices of wider society. By examining the way digital tools...

Between the 1980s and 2015, Dave Vass became one of New Zealand's leading mountaineers. In 'Not Set in Stone' he recounts the beginning of his outd...

'What a nation or society chooses to remember and forget speaks to its contemporary priorities and sense of identity. Understanding how that proces...

The first New Zealand woman to win an Olympic gold medal, a feat not repeated for forty years. Ideals Are Like Stars is the remarkable true story o...

Neville Peat has been a New Zealand writer for over 50 years, and during his working life has visited many of the islands within Aotearoa's marine ...

A search for new ways to talk about race in Aotearoa New Zealand brought together this powerful group of scholars, writers and activists. For these...

Stirring writings on life, law and culture from Mamari Stephens (Te Rarawa), one of New Zealand's most perceptive legal minds.

Ray Ching is internationally recognised as one of the world's greatest living wildlife artists. Born in New Zealand, he established himself as an a...

'Bloody Woman gives voice to my lived experience, to the overlooked, to the underrepresented and to the exceptionally complex, multifaceted and con...

'The creation of new science requires moving beyond simply understanding one another's perspectives. We need to find transformative spaces for know...

'Above the Treeline' is an essential publication for anyone interested in the natural world of alpine New Zealand, a guide not only to the plants, ...

Presently, someone in the wealthiest 1 per cent of adults - now a roughly 40,000-strong club - has a net worth 68 times that of the average New Zea...

The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially defiant freedom affected every aspect of NZ culture: theatre, the v...