Rangiwaea, Bell's Junction School 1905-2005 by Gordon Collier
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Rangiwaea School and a reunion of the Bell's Junction schools.
Pahoia School Jubilee 1927-1977 by Ernest E. Bush
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. There are two distinct parts to this publication. Part One is a history of Pahoia School including staff, committees, pupils alongside highlights, incidents memories and recollections. Part Two is a history of the district - it includes some of the Maori history of settlement, an unusual i ...Show more
Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939-45 by Gerald Hensley
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ & World War II | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Beyond the Battlefield by Gerald Hensley is the dramatic unknown story of New Zealand's involvement in World War II told for the first time, here in an accessible, popular and enjoyable read. Savage, Nash, Fraser, Freyberg, Churchill, Roosevelt, Menzies, all great names from New Zealand and ...Show more
Touching on Deaths: A Medical History of Early Auckland Based on the First 384 Inquests by GLUCKMAN, Laurie
$30.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Auckland psychiatrist and medical historian, Laurie Gluckman, Discovered the only remaining record of the Auckland Coroners reports from 1840-1864 whilst searching through a garage sale. Laurie's transcription of the records is supplemented here by a wealth of historical data providing a va ...Show more
The Correspondence School Silver Jubilee 1922-1947
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A booklet about the early history of The New Zealand Correspondence School (NZCS).
Maori Slade A Novel by Christopher P Tobin
$25.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ
An iconic story of a man battling stereotypes and prejudices, struggling to fit in.
Kiwis in Conflict: A History of New Zealanders at War Revised and Updated by Christopher Pugsley; Laurie Barber; 93299210342009329921034200
$60.00 NZD
Category: NZ & World War II
Kiwis in Conflict is the story of New Zealand and New Zealanders at war from the mid-19th century to the present day. Originally published as Scars of the Heart, this new revised and updated edition examines the impact of war through the eyes of those involved using photographs, paintings, letters and d ...Show more
Adventures and Experiences of a Pioneer Colonist by Captain Barry
$95.00 NZD
Category: Early NZ | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Other title: Glimpses of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand: A Thrilling Narrative of the Early Days: Embodying the life-history of Captain William Jackson Barry Who Arrived in New South Wales in 1829. Includes history of Maori with reference to New Zealand Wars. Illustrated with b/w ...Show more
Gallipoli Diaries : The Anzac's Own Story Day by Day by Jonathan King
$22.50 NZD
Category: NZ & World War I | Reading Level: very good
For the first time the full story of what happened at Gallipoli is told in the words of the soldiers fighting in the trenches. Starting with the landing right up until the last day of the campaign, this is a daily account in the world of the Gallipoli soldier taken from letters and diaries of the men wh ...Show more
The Plough, The Chalice and the Sword by Hugh McBain
$135.00 NZD
Category: NZ History
The Plough, the Chalice and the Sword tells stories of the Williams family from their arrival in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1823. It tells the story of the family's involvement with agriculture and horticulture - through all the changes that have taken place over 200 years. It tells the story of those who ...Show more
Victory at Gate Pa? The Battle of Pukehinahina 1894
$39.99 NZD
Category: Early NZ
Victory at Gate Pā? examines, in exquisite detail, the historical background to the battle, the battle itself and the subsequent Battle of Te Ranga. The aftermath that saw 50,000 acres of prime land confiscated and a people driven into poverty and despair. The 29 April 1864 Battle of Pukehinahina-Gate ...Show more