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AUCKLAND
: City Panoramas 360°
[Helga Neubauer]
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 360° panoramic photographs by Thorsten Tiedeke. Breathtaking images, which can be unfolded to a width of over one metre, captivate the beholder.
{
160pp,
350x210mm,
August 2008;
HB,
£34.99,
1877339253:9781877339257
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
CHRISTCHURCH
: City Panoramas 360°
[Helga Neubauer]
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of 360° panoramic photographs by Werner Weiler. Breathtaking images, which can be unfolded to a width of over one metre, captivate the beholder.
{
160pp,
350x210mm,
August 2008;
HB,
£34.99,
1877339261:9781877339264
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
CHRISTCHURCH -- POCKET EDITION
: City Panoramas 360°
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
The fascinating world of 360° panoramic photographs by Werner Weiler in convenient pocket format.
{
32pp,
250x135mm,
August 2008;
PB,
£4.50,
187733927X:9781877339271
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
TARARA
: The Cultural Politics of Croat & Maori Identity in New Zealand
[Senka Bozic-Vrbancic]
Questions of identity and belonging have been in the spotlight in New Zealand in recent years, and TARARA investigates these through the history of Maori and Croatian communities in the far North. In the early twentieth century, both were dislocated -- Croats emigrated from Dalmatia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Maori, having become a part of the British Empire, lost much of their land, which resulted in local migration. The gumfields in the far north of New Zealand was the place of encounter and intermarriage between the two groups. Drawing on a range of sources, from official historical narratives on the kauri gum industry, to Croatian and Maori oral histories, novels, letters, photos, newspaper articles, marriage certificates, and much more, Bozic-Vrbancic examines Maori-Croatian relationships on the gumfields and beyond. This is an important discussion of the impact of different social models -- such as colonialism, assimilation, biculturalism, and multiculturalism -- on Maori and Croatian memories and identities. Located at the crossroads of socio/cultural anthropology, history, cultural studies, feminist and postcolonial theory, this book is distinctive in connecting an empirical study with wider theoretical debates on identity. It is heavily illustrated with historical and contemporary photographs from the Maori-Croat communities.
{
272pp,
170x240mm,
November 2008;
PB,
£16.99,
1877372099:9781877372094
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
TOURING NEW ZEALAND
: New Zealand’s State Highways
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
A book for those who don’t want to miss anything along New Zealand's highways. A must-have for people with a limited time frame. The book describes all New Zealand state highways in great detail, with all the highlights, landmarks and curiosities you can find along these roads, which may be classified as highways, but are often very lonely.
{
600pp,
140x200mm,
October 2008;
PB,
£26.50,
1877339318:9781877339318
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
BUILT FOR US
: The Work of Government & Colonial Architects, 1860s - 1960s
[Lewis E Martin]
This book presents a visual survey of the surviving work of six architects employed by New Zealand's Public Works Department -- which later became the Ministry of Works -- from the 1860s to 1960s. Individual chapters are devoted to William Henry Clayton, Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows, John Campbell, John Thomas Mair, Robert Adams Patterson, and Francis Gordon Wilson. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch of the featured architect followed by illustrations of the public buildings, drawn by Martin. The chapters are chronologically ordered, allowing the reader to see the evolution of New Zealand architecture from colonialism to modernism.
{
192pp,
240x215mm,
November 2004;
HB,
£32.50,
1877276642:9781877276644
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
LIVING SPACE
: Towards Sustainable Settlements in New Zealand
[Claire Freeman & Michelle Thompson-Fawcett (eds)]
Upon their arrival in New Zealand from the UK, the editors noted that the concept of sustainability and its application to the built environment had been relatively underdeveloped in New Zealand's academic environment. By bringing together eleven theoretic and pragmatic contributions from those who have been working on the issue, they hope to jump-start the debate in the island country. Concurrent theories are identified and described; issues of diversity and liveability in settlements are discussed; and a 'synthesis' section attempts to meld both theoretic and practical concerns.
{
240pp,
155x230mm,
June 2003;
PB,
£16.99,
1877276456:9781877276453
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
LIVING TOGETHER
: Toward Inclusive Communities
[Claire Freeman & Michelle Thompson-Fawcett (eds)]
How do we develop inclusive, engaged communities? In this book experts in community planning review some of the challenges, strategies and solutions, using New Zealand case studies. The needs of specific groups -- whether migrant, the young, elderly or indigenous -- and community ties with local and central government are explored. The Treaty of Waitangi, the influence of feminism and the development of online communities are other aspects that are considered. Importantly, the book provides tools for achieving healthy communities, with strategies to empower their members and ensure they are heard.
{
272pp,
150x230mm,
August 2006;
PB,
£16.99,
1877372293:9781877372292
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
EAST OF RA
[Fay Anith Cossar]
A novel of Maori myths, power and original inspiration. Author Fay Anith Cossar immerses herself in the teachings of New Zealand's native people, in stories of the universal battle of opposites, making the wisdom of a strange foreign culture accessible to her readers.
{
311pp,
140x200mm,
September 2006;
PB,
£17.50,
1877339709:9781877339707
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
POWER OF PLACE
: Landscape in New Zealand Children's Fiction, 1970-1989
[Diane Hebley]
An examination of the influence of New Zealand's history and terrain on its children's literature. The author argues that the dangerous characteristics of the New Zealand landscape have provided writers with scope to explore, experiment, and develop a unique and internationally recognised New Zealand voice.
{
255pp,
145x210mm,
January 1998;
PB,
£13.50,
1877133477:9781877133473
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
UNDER FLAGSTAFF
: An Anthology of Dunedin Poetry
[Robin Law & Heather Murray (eds)]
The poems in this collection spiral outwards from the heart of the Octagon with its Robbie Burns statue: to pubs, student flats, the university, beaches, hilltops, the harbour and beyond. This intimate mapping features works by some of New Zealand's best-loved poets, including James K. Baxter, Ruth Dallas, Janet Frame, Cilla McQueen, J.C. Sturm and Hone Tuwhare, as well as some newer voices.
{
160pp,
140x210mm,
July 2004;
PB,
£14.99,
1877276405:9781877276408
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
365 DAYS WITH FAMOUS NEW ZEALANDERS
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
For every day of the year a short biography -- with a photograph of a famous New Zealander.
{
370pp,
160x160mm,
August 2008;
HB,
£14.50,
1877339180:9781877339189
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
AMASSING TREASURES FOR ALL TIMES
: Sir George Grey, Colonial Bookman & Collector
[Donald Jackson Kerr]
Sir George Grey, governor of New Zealand, South Australia and the Cape Colony, was an outstanding British colonial statesman in the nineteenth century. Brilliant and inscrutable, Grey, who was in contact with key Victorians from Darwin to Whately throughout his life, played a central role in overseeing the development of British colonies into politically autonomous entities. Less well-known of Grey is that he was also an obsessive collector of rare books and artefacts, which he selflessly bequeathed to the people he governed. This study, written by a former librarian of the Auckland Grey Collection, sheds desperately needed light on the genius and magnanimity of an increasingly controversial figure, demonstrating the complex humanity underlying his apparent remoteness. It is the first study on Grey of its kind.
{
351pp,
155x235mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£32.50,
1877372218:9781877372216
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
BOOKS & BOOTS
: The Story of New Zealand Publisher, Writer & Long Distance Walker, Alfred Hamish Reed
[Ian Dougherty]
A. H. Reed's enduring contribution to his adopted homeland was as a publisher, writer and benefactor, but he is also remembered as a long-distance walker. Born in England in 1875, he migrated to New Zealand with his family in 1887. With little formal education, he transcended his working roots in the Northland gumfields to found and nurture the publishing firm of A. H. & A. W. Reed. the firm's first publications were for Sunday Schools, as Reed and his wife Belle were dedicated Christians. But Reed was also a businessman, and with his nephew Clif expanded his list to books on New Zealand history and culture. Officially retired in 1940, he continued to be involved in the firm's publishing policy and to write prodigiously, including books about his long-distance walks. He was also a book collector and donated the Reed Collection at the Dunedin Public Library. This biography offers an engaging portrait of 'Alf', his love of Belle, and his man contributions to the wider community. It also includes a bibliography of his works.
{
252pp,
155x235mm,
November 2005;
HB,
£24.50,
1877372129:9781877372124
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
EDITOR'S ODYSSEY
: A Reminiscence of Civil Service, 1945-1985
[Henry Speagle; Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey]
Recounts a bygone age when links to Britain were strong and the public service played a vital role in post-war Australian reconstruction. The book contains entertaining vignettes of many distinguished Australians in prominent positions encountered by Henry Speagle during his career as Editor of the 'Victorian Year Book'.
{
178pp,
170x215mm,
March 2005;
HB,
£19.50,
0975168037:9780975168035
, Haddington Press Pty Ltd
} |
 |
BUILDING GOD'S OWN COUNTRY
: Historical Essays on Religions in New Zealand
[John Stenhouse & Jane Thomson (eds)]
Southern Presbyterians, communities of faith, missionary encounters, and gender are the major themes of 15 essays originally written by postgraduate history students at the University of Otago between 1975 and 2001. The topics include the Free Church settlement of Otago in 1848-53, Moray Place Congregational Church from 1862 to 1966, Mormons in New Zealand from 1854 to 1940, and an Anglican female priesthood in New Zealand.
{
280pp,
155x230mm,
September 2004;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276928:9781877276927
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
CASTLES OF GOLD
: A History of New Zealand's West Coast Irish
[Lyndon Fraser]
From the 1860s, the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island was the scene of two major goldfields, attracting hopefuls from all over the world. Suddenly, where there had been native bush and wide rivers, towns with 400 pubs and accommodation houses had appeared. Amongst the hopefuls were Irish miners, many of whom stayed on after the goldrushes as part of a community with its own distinctive character. This is the first academic study on the history of those Irish - where they came from, who they were, how many women came and what they did, how people sustained their family connections, what they believed -- in the context of the history of the larger Irish diaspora. The author draws on private letters and oral histories as well as more conventional sources, and includes many individual migration and settlement stories.
{
204pp,
150x230mm,
June 2007;
PB,
£16.99,
1877372447:9781877372445
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
COLONIAL DISCOURSES
: Niupepa Maori, 1855-1863
[Lachy Paterson]
This book illuminates the whole colonial discourse between Maori and Pakeha as it appeared in the Maori-language newspapers during a critical period in New Zealand history. In 1855, the Maori world was changing. Many Maori took part in the market economy, most had become Christian, many could read and write, some had sold land to the settler government. The government expected these trends to continue. Ultimately, Maori and European would become the iwi kotahi -- one people. The government disseminated this message to Maori in its newspaper 'Te Karere Maori'. There were other newspapers, most importantly the rival Maori government the Kingitanga's Te Hokioi. And while these newspapers were used for propaganda, they provided a forum, with many Maori and some Pakeha debating the issues of the day.
{
252pp,
155x235mm,
August 2006;
PB,
£15.99,
1877372269:9781877372261
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
DISPUTED HISTORIES
: Imagining New Zealand's Pasts
[Tony Ballantyne & Brian Moloughney (eds)]
In this volume, leading historians reflect on writing about New Zealand's past. They also test how that past is investigated and framed. Their essays tell us much about New Zealand's many pasts and how historians have imagined them, and indicate particular concerns with what the country is now and the current role of history as a discipine within our nation. They ask questions and venture some answers. The introductory essay by the editors surveys the work of historians since the 1980s, while the final essay is based on an interview with Erik Olssen, whose work has been at the forefront of historical research and methodology in the period. In between, a variety of topics are visited and methodologies applied. Running through the volume are two threads: discussions of the limits of national history and the search for new archives and sites of historical enquiry.
{
283pp,
155x230mm,
June 2006;
PB,
£18.50,
1877372161:9781877372162
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
FOUR GENERATIONS FROM MAORIDOM
: The Memoirs of a South Island Kaumatua & Fisherman
[Syd Cormack, as told to Joanna Orwin]
Fishing tales abound in this book, as Syd Cormack was a commercial fisherman in Moeraki and Kaikoura for much of his adult life. Even when he moved to Southland to farm, he continued fishing. But there was another side. He describes himself as being 'four generations from Maoridom' because he was descended from an influential Moeraki woman and a European whaler. Yet his father spoke Maori and from him Syd caught the habit of collecting stories of his people, simply because he was interested. Eventually he became a recognised authority and respected kaumatua, widely and frequently consulted on issues of land and genealogy.
{
227pp,
155x230mm,
January 1997;
PB,
£14.99,
1877133345:9781877133343
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
GOTHIC NZ
: The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture
[Misha Kavka, Jennifer Lawn & Mary Paul (eds)]
Contemporary creative writers, intellectuals, photographers, painters and other artists have all contributed to this volume exploring the idea of 'gothic' in New Zealand culture. From Martin Edmond's abandoned houses, to Ian Lochhead's Victorian corrugated iron structures, to Otis Frizzell's tattoos, from Peter Jackson's movie-making to ghost paintings -- there's plenty of it. As the editors suggest, gothic is 'endemic to New Zealand's self-representation'.
{
176pp,
170x240mm,
October 2006;
PB,
£17.99,
1877372234:9781877372230
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND & ITS INHABITANTS
: First English Translation 2000 -- First Published 1896
[Dom Felice Vaggioli]
Vaggioli (an Italian monk, and one of the first Benedictine priests to be sent to New Zealand) published this history in 1896. Drawing on first-hand accounts, he describes the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Taranaki wars, the war in Waitkato. He also recorded details of the lives and customs of the Maori people he was evangelising and presents criticisms of both Protestantism and British Colonisation. This is the book's first translation into English.
{
432pp,
155x230mm,
January 2000;
PB,
£15.99,
1877133523:9781877133527
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
LANDSCAPE/COMMUNITY
: Perspectives from New Zealand History
[Tony Ballantyne & Judith Bennett (eds)]
New Zealanders have a strong affinity with the land and firm connections are drawn between the land and cultural identity in the economy, in politics and in art. The collection of essays explores these complex relationships in different parts of the country and at different times. Environment versus settler society has been a long-standing theme and these essays look at aspects of this. Land ownership -- Maori and Pakeha -- and the families that make communities are the subjects of two further essays. The next two contributors look at rural society, in search of the itinerant worker and harvest festivities. Two final essays deal with more recent subjects: the challenge to a major government hydro-electric project and New Zealanders abroad in the world.
{
190pp,
150x230mm,
November 2005;
PB,
£15.99,
1877372064:9781877372063
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME
: A Cultural History of Domestic Interiors 1814-1914
[Anna Petersen]
Featuring photographs, drawings, and paintings, this volume offers a visual history of New Zealand interiors. The homes presented represent the living-spaces of the Maori, of missionaries and settlers, and of the suburban middle-class. Architecture, construction, design, decoration, and use are all discussed.
{
160pp,
January 2001;
PB,
£32.50,
1877276146:9781877276149
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
SHIFTING CENTRES
: Women & Migration in New Zealand History
[Lyndon Fraser & Katie Pickles (ed)]
Three graduate students, several academics, and several researchers are the contributors to this collection of accounts by and about women immigrants to New Zealand. The stories, which mainly post-date World War II, consider the experiences of women from a variety of backgrounds and countries, including Germany, China, Samoa, Ireland, as well as native Maori migration from rural to urban centres.
{
214pp,
155x230mm,
January 2002;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276324:9781877276323
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WELCOME OF STRANGERS
: An Ethnohistory of Southern Maori, AD1650-1850
[Atholl Anderson]
Two hundred years ago, Maori in the south of New Zealand had a lifestyle quite distinct from their northern cousins, and different experiences of contact with Europeans. This book provides an insight into those times, covering the period 1650-1850, and focusing on Maori history from Marlborough to Stewart Island. Atholl Anderson surveys the origins and migrations of Waitaha and Kati Mamoe, and the subsequent arrival of Ngai Tahu and the establishment of their tribal authority and lifeways in the South Island. Drawing on tribal knowledge as well as early written accounts, he creates the fullest description yet of Maori in this period.
{
249pp,
175x260mm,
January 1998;
PB,
£16.99,
1877133418:9781877133411
/
HB,
£32.50,
1877133590:9781877133596
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
CLASS & OCCUPATION
: The New Zealand Reality
[Erik Olssen & Maureen Hickey]
Miner, servant, farmer, doctor -- the occupation made the man. The first substantial way of British immigrants into New Zealand brought this way of thinking and subsequent waves strengthened it. The New Zealand Census reflected the attitude by introducing an occupational census, ignoring many features of the colonial workforce and following its British counterpart. The book is the first systematic attempt to identify New Zealand's actual occupational structure from 1893 to 1938, using the information gather by the concensus. The six essays consider how best to construct an occupational structure for both the whole county and for regions and localities within it. Identification of changes in occupational structure occurring across the period casts light on social change in New Zealand and, significantly, women's participation in the paid non-agricultural workforce.
{
318pp,
155x230mm,
November 2005;
PB,
£16.99,
187737203X:9781877372032
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
CLASS, GENDER & THE VOTE
: Historical Perspectives from New Zealand
[Miles Fairburn & Erik Olssen]
With the rise of the study of social history in the second half of the twentieth century, the focus of many historians shifted from politics, high culture and foreign policy to new areas, including health, demographics, families, crime, women and immigration. But with this new historical work came a problem that threatened coherence in the field: how to deal with the detail of so many different pasts amongst the people of New Zealand? The editors of this book set out to show that a quantitative approach to history can help to rectify this problem.
{
288pp,
150x230mm,
November 2005;
PB,
£16.99,
1877372021:9781877372025
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
FOLDING BACK THE SHADOWS
: A Perspective on Women's Mental Health
[Sarah Romans (ed)]
The first book of its kind this work brings together current writings on women's mental health in New Zealand by a broad spectrum of people, from researchers, mental health professionals, to women with mental illness. The book covers issues such as, self esteem, eating disorders, violence against women, substance abuse, psychotropic medication, resilience and coping, and gender difference in mental disorder. The chapters are ordered in three sections: general issues, psycho-social determinants of mental health, and clinical issues.
{
280pp,
155x230mm,
January 1998;
PB,
£15.99,
1877133493:9781877133497
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
MORE THAN LAW & ORDER
: Policing a Changing Society 1945-92
[Susan Butterworth]
Immediately after the Second World War, the New Zealand Police were in a sorry state: short on resources, anticipated in their systems and with too many elderly and infirm staff. The period covered by this book saw major change and modernisation, as they overhauled their management structure repeatedly and often struggled to position themselves within the modern public sector. Such issues lift this history into the wider discussion of government and management in the second half of the twentieth century. There is also much to interest the general reader here -- the 1951 waterfront lockout, the Crewe murders, the police view of the Springbok Tour in 1981, the growing role of women in the force, the development of forensic sciences and communication systems, the emergence of specialist squads, the role of police in Search and Rescue -- and the book often sheds new light on recent history.
{
348pp,
160x255mm,
November 2005;
HB,
£32.50,
1877276995:9781877276996
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
MUTINY, TERORISM, RIOTS & MURDER
: A History of Sedition in Australia & New Zealand
[Kevin Baker]
Dr Kevin Baker takes a clear-headed and historical look at civil and military unrest in Australasia from the earliest times of European colonisation to the riots at Cronulla in 2005 whose intensity and aftermath took Australia by surprise. In the process he examines many insurrections, the best know of which and most notorious -- the Rum Rebellion, Vinegar Hill, Eureka -- took place in the nineteenth century and relates them to an ongoing, but diminishing number of not just tilts at authority, but direct challenges to it. These include goldfield disturbances, the Melbourne police strike, prison and detention centre riots, the New Zealand naval mutiny of 1947, a number of naval and military attempts to challenge and buck authority, and attempted political assassinations. Many of these incidents -- of various degrees of seriousness -- are less well known than they deserve to be. Baker also takes the reader through a careful examination of the key terms -- sedition, riot, mutiny -- which are examined in legal terms and in relation to larger ethical issues and ongoing debates that can be traced back to the beginnings of Western civilisation. But while sedition has been very much in the news recently, Baker argues that Australians and New Zealanders have in fact lost a lot of the rebellious and sometimes openly larrikin spirit that was more common in the nation-building years. And in his concluding chapter he canvasses a number of possible explanations for this.
{
254pp,
155x230mm,
August 2006;
PB,
£11.99,
1877058491:9781877058493
, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd
} |
 |
TACKLING RUGBY MYTHS
: Rugby & New Zealand Society, 1854-2004
[Greg Ryan (ed)]
This book examines many aspects of rugby in New Zealand since about 1854, showing how rugby and identity have been bundled together for over a century, with both nation and game endowed with qualities of egalitarianism, innovation and rural pragmatism that have been promoted on the world stage. It tackles some of the very real myths surrounding this image of the game, disentangling assumptions from historical fact and coming up with some interesting angles on rugby’s past.
{
248pp,
150x230mm,
April 2005;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276979:9781877276972
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
UNFORTUNATE FOLK
: Essays on Mental Health Treatment, 1863-1992
[Barbara Brookes & Jane Thomson (eds)]
In this collection of 15 studies, medical students at the University of Otago examine aspects of the early and modern history of mental health institutions in New Zealand and attitudes toward patients as unfortunate aliens to the world of reason. The final section looks at broader trends including that country's professionalisation of psychiatry, women psychiatrists, and changing ideas about the mentally ill. Photographs feature asylums and special schools and their patients and staff in various periods.
{
304pp,
155x230mm,
January 2001;
PB,
£15.99,
187727609X:9781877276095
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
LAW OF RESEARCH
: A Guide
[John Dawson & Nicola Peart (eds)]
Responding to a growing need for legal advice for researchers, this book provides a guide to the law of research. It will be useful to anyone working in New Zealand's research community, whether in public sector research organisations, administering research enterprises or working with human research subjects. The editors and most contributors are members of the law faculty at the University of Otago
{
32pp,
155x230mm,
September 2003;
PB,
£18.50,
1877276502:9781877276507
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
STUDYING NEW ZEALAND
: A Guide to Sources
[G A Wood]
A strong tool for those in search of information about New Zealand topics. Annotated entries on sources are arranged in sections on electronic databases, libraries and research collections, reference works, bibliographies, periodicals and newspapers, official documents and records, theses and research in progress, archives and manuscripts, and Maori information. All media are covered, including newspapers, maps, diaries, photographs, film, music, and oral records. Wood is a commentator and writer on New Zealand politics and political history.
{
154pp,
155x230mm,
January 1999;
PB,
£14.99,
1877133094:9781877133091
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
ADVENTURES IN DEMOCRACY
: A History of the Vote in New Zealand
[Neill Atkinson]
The year 2003 is the 150th anniversary of Parliamentary elections in New Zealand and this book was commissioned by the Electoral Commission to celebrate. In a well-illustrated and readable text, the book takes the reader through the evolution of modern voting.
{
319pp,
150x230mm,
August 2003;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276588:9781877276583
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
AMONGST FRIENDS
: Australian & New Zealand Voices from America
[Patty O'Brien & Bruce Vaughn (eds)]
This book provides a rare contemplation of the bonds between the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Since 1997 the Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, has sponsored an ANZAC Lecture series and Waitangi addresses to observe new Zealand's national day. These lectures by Australians and New Zealanders form the essays in this book. Appendices include the texts of the Treaty of Waitangi, the ANZUS Treaty and details of Australian and New Zealand causalities in World War I and at Gallipoli.
{
222pp,
150x230mm,
April 2005;
PB,
£24.50,
1877276936:9781877276934
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
GOVERNORS
: New Zealand's Governors & Governors-General
[Gavin McLean]
Grey, Jervois, Fergusson, Bledisloe -- their names adorn New Zealand buildings, streets, entire towns, even hills and rivers. But little has been written about the occupants of Government House. The Governors tracks the evolution of an office that says much about New Zealand's constitutional journey. In Crown colony days, governors ruled personally; with responsible government came uneasy adjustment and, from the late 1880s, a new breed of aristocratic governors who presided ceremonially. Since 1972, all governors-general have been New Zealand residents, two have been female and more recently the office has acquired a new international dimension. With the job came ceremonial and community roles, which governors performed according to their differing personalities. You will meet the governor who complained about being 'highly paid, well housed and well fed, for performing the functions of a stamp' and another, all monocle, medals and plumed helmet, who spoke Maori.
{
424pp,
200x265mm,
November 2006;
HB,
£32.50,
1877372250:9781877372254
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
IN STORMY SEAS
: The Post-War New Zealand Economy
[Brian Easton]
Presents a detailed look at the New Zealand economy in the 20th century, and in particular its course since World War II. This is not just a history but a narrative about a problem, defining, analysing, and contributing to an understanding that will aid in its solutions. Initial chapters examine the ongoing debate about the New Zealand economy, looking at such factors as external impact and internal response, the business cycle and growth, and problems of financing investment. Structural transformation, the farm sector, industry and energy, and the market are all examined in later chapters, with a discussion of the aftermath of Rogernomics and the decade of greed.
{
343pp,
180x260mm,
January 1997;
PB,
£15.99,
1877133086:9781877133084
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
LENIN'S LEGACY DOWN UNDER
: New Zealand's Cold War
[Alexander Trapeznik & Aaron Fox (eds)]
Following the work of John Lewis Gaddis, historians have been reassessing the legacy of the Cold War and producing a 'New Cold War History'. Alexander Trapeznik and Aaron Fox (an independent historian based in New Zealand) hope to introduce the 'New Cold War' historiography to the context of New Zealand through the presentation of these ten papers. Beginning with Gaddis' own observations on the overall questions of the project, papers proceed to discuss New Zealand's Cold War defence policy, the relationship of Communist Party of New Zealand with their Australian counterparts and the Comintern, the response of New Zealand's labour movement to international communism, New Zealand-China relations, and Soviet views of New Zealand.
{
248pp,
155x230mm,
April 2004;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276901:9781877276903
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
MINISTERS & MEMBERS IN THE NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENT
[G A Wood]
An essential reference for voters or anyone working in politics, journalism, research or education, this book records all the ministers and members of the New Zealand Parliament since 1911. The first section lists ministers, their dates of office and ministerial responsibilities. In the second there is an alphabetical listing of names, dates of service, party affiliation, electorate and whether a minister. MPs currently in office are listed in bold type.
{
119pp,
January 1996;
PB,
£13.99,
1877133000:9781877133008
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
ON THE LEFT
: Essays on Socialism in New Zealand
[Pat Moloney & Kerry Taylor (eds)]
Scholars of history and political science examine a range of socialist thought and practice in New Zealand since the later 19th century. The Knights of Labour, the Industrial Workers of the World, the police, the Communist Party, the new left, feminism, utopian literature, and a number of individuals are among the topics.
{
260pp,
155x230mm,
December 2002;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276197:9781877276194
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND
: Robust, Innovative & Challenged
[G A Wood & Chris Rudd]
Aimed at general readers, students, and public sector professionals, this text provides an overview of the structure of New Zealand's government and places it within its historical and social context. The authors begin with a discussion of British colonialism and the Treaty of Waitangi. Other topics include, for example, the formation of the sovereign state, the functions of parliament, the structure of the courts, and the electoral system.
{
260pp,
155x230mm,
March 2004;
PB,
£17.50,
1877276464:9781877276460
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
KIWI
[Neville Peat]
Back in 1990, when Neville Peat wrote The Incredible Kiwi, the national bird was in retreat, from habitat loss and the severe impact of predation. It was not well understood, being nocturnal and hidden in the forest. Most Kiwis had never seen their national bird. During the 1990s, saving the kiwi became a popular cause. Community kiwi conservation projects have emerged all over the country, especially in the North Island. And scientific research has led to greater knowledge of the bird's population dynamics and distribution. The kiwi has truly become 'the people's bird'. In this book, the author describes the kiwi from every point of view, from wild bird to national emblem. What is this biological oddity called the kiwi? Exactly how many species of kiwi are there? Where do they live? What do they eat? How are people helping them to survive? Why does this bird have such a major place in the Kiwi nation's life? And he tells the story of the largest popular movement in support of an endangered native species that New Zealand has ever seen.
{
176pp,
190x255mm,
November 2006;
HB,
£23.99,
1877372366:9781877372360
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
OUR ISLANDS, OUR SELVES
: A History of Conservation in New Zealand
[David Young]
Beginning his history in antiquity, David Young follows the development of the New Zealand's conservationism from its first inhabitants to its "quarry economy" to its current problems of erosion, flooding, predator proliferation, and the loss of habitat and species. Throughout the volume, Young, the author of several books and essays about history and the environment, emphasises conservation's cultural origins. The text is beautifully illustrated with photographs of exotic flora and fauna, sketches, and portraits of conservation leaders.
{
298pp,
195x260mm,
October 2004;
HB,
£32.50,
1877276944:9781877276941
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
RESTORING KAPITI
: Nature's Second Chance
[Kerry Brown (ed)]
Established as a nature reserve in 1897, Kapiti Island is one of New Zealand's longest and most exciting restoration stories. In this text, 19 specialists who have worked on the project relay the inspiring tale of its rehabilitation -- the restoration of the land, sea, and birds; the Island's past; and its future. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs, charts, and maps, the text is academic but accessible to the general reader.
{
128pp,
170x240mm,
November 2004;
PB,
£14.99,
1877276669:9781877276668
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
SOUTHERN SEAS
: Discovering Marine Life at 46°
[Keith Probert, John Jillet & Sally Carson]
New Zealand sits in a very watery part of the world. The Pacific stretches out to the north and east, while to the south is continuous ocean. It has the fourth largest Exclusive Economic Zone, with a band 200 nautical miles wide around the country, including its offshore islands. Only a fraction of this vast area has been explored. From what is known already, it is clear that these seas harbour a fascinating diversity of marine life. Southern New Zealand boasts wave-lashed coasts and ocean beaches, sheltered inlets and the grandeur of Fjordland. Its marine life is equally varied. Best known are the large seabirds and marine mammals -- albatrosses, fur seals and sea lions -- icons of southern ecotourism. As top predators, they depend on the underlying productivity of the region's marine food web. Finding out about and understanding this marine environment, its habitats, plants and animals is the task of the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, located on the Otago Harbour. First and foremost a research centre, it is also a leader in public marine education in New Zealand, offering visits to its aquarium and now this book introducing the southern marine environment to the general reader.
{
64pp,
170x240mm,
November 2005;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276960:9781877276965
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
SOUTHERN LAND, SOUTHERN PEOPLE
[Neville Peat]
This book celebrates Otago Museum's ‘Southern Land, Southern People’ gallery. It offers a comprehensive insight into the character of the region -- its astonishing landforms, lost fauna and flora, fossil record and boisterous climate -- and the way people have explored this challenging landscape and utilised its natural resources.
{
48pp,
170x240mm,
January 2002;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276219:9781877276217
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
TAKAHE
: Fifty Years of Conservation Management & Research
[William G Lee & Ian G Jamieson (eds)]
The takahe is a large, flightless, herbivorous bird found in New Zealand. Nine contributions from the joint conference of the Ecological Societies of Australia and New Zealand reflect on attempts to conserve the takahe since its rediscovery (after presumed extinction) in 1948. A sampling of topics includes the origins and prehistoric ecology of takahe; population trends, dynamics and problems of fjordland takahe; and captive rearing.
{
132pp,
150x230mm,
January 2001;
PB,
£15.99,
1877276014:9781877276019
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTHERN NEW ZEALAND
[John Darby, R Ewan Fordyce, Alan Mark, Keith Probert & Colin Townsend (eds)]
This beautifully illustrated volume will be of interest to amateur naturalists, but it is of a scientific level appropriate to undergraduate students. Thirteen chapters, each authored or co-authored by specialists, describe a different area or science, including geology, landforms, fossils, climate, biogeography, environmental change since the last glaciation, the human factor, wetlands, the coast, and the open sea. The colour plates are of excellent quality and include maps, diagrams, and photographs, including satellite and aerial photographs.
{
386pp,
215x280mm,
March 2004;
HB,
£65.00,
1877133515:9781877133510
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
SPIDERS OF NEW ZEALAND & THEIR WORLD-WIDE KIN
[Ray Forster & Lyn Forster]
Spiders colonised the Earth long before Gondwanaland began to drift into separate continents. New Zealand spiders have links with spiders world-wide. The authors of this book have pioneered discoveries that have been found to apply to spiders in other parts of Australasia, southern American and southern Africa. The book is the definitive guide to these remarkable creatures, and is ideal for scientist and layperson alike. It explores the anatomy, physiology, behaviour and ecology of both native and introduced spiders. For ease of use, the chapters group spiders in different ways, such as habitat, size, and web type. There are also chapters on harmful spiders and how to find and study spiders, and notes on the naming of spiders and notable early arachnologists.
{
270pp,
220x290mm,
May 2006;
HB,
£37.50,
1877372137:9781877372131
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WILD CENTRAL
: Discovering the Natural History of Central Otago
[Neville Peat & Brian Patrick]
'Central' is a spectacular and unique region, set apart from the rest of the South Island by its geology and climate, which nurture a diverse range of flora and fauna. From stunning alpine plants to the secrets of valley floor life, this book introduces a magnificent natural environment.
{
144pp,
210x290mm,
January 1999;
PB,
£20.00,
1877133655:9781877133657
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WILD DUNEDIN, 2ND EDITION
: History, Heritage & Wildlife
[Neville Peat & Brian Patrick]
The authors describe and beautifully illustrate a variety of the characteristic elements of the native plant and animal life of Dunedin, located on the south-east coast of New Zealand's South Island. Chapters are organised geographically and ecologically. Includes a natural history of Dunedin and its surroundings, and addresses conservation issues. In most cases, scientific as well as common names are provided.
{
144pp,
180x240mm,
January 2002;
PB,
£20.00,
1877276413:9781877276415
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WILD FIORDLAND
: Discovering the Natural History of a World Heritage Area
[Neville Peat & Brian Patrick]
In a world largely modified by humans, Fiordland is a breathing space for nature. It is one of the planet's great wilderness areas, where monumental landscapes combine with a mosaic of miniature worlds. Located on the southwest coast of New Zealand, much of its landscape was formed by great valleys carved out by glaciers which are now half-drowned. Milford Sound is one of New Zealand's most remote but necessary tourist destinations, while Dusky Sound provided a home to Captain Cook's Resolution and its scientists, as well as artist William Hodges, for five weeks in 1773. This book is for travellers, nature-lovers and scientists alike.
REVIEW: "For those interested in getting behind the picture postcard image that is often the only impression many people have of this unique part of the world, Wild Fiordland is a must read... With over 200 full colour photographs and easy to read text, the book is a great way to discover the intricacies and delights of this "breathing space for nature". -- Timaru Herald, May 1997.
{
144pp,
185x240mm,
March 2006;
PB,
£20.00,
1877372277:9781877372278
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WILD RIVERS
: Discovering the Natural History of the Central South Island
[Neville Peat & Brian Patrick]
Numerous colour photographs and narrative descriptions create a portrait of the geography of the Central South Island. Chapters describe the glaciers of the area, the mountains, the rivers, the ranges, the highest peaks, and conservation concerns. The wildlife of the area is prominently featured.
{
142pp,
210x290mm,
January 2001;
PB,
£20.95,
1877276154:9781877276156
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
ARROWTOWN
: History & Walks
[Julia Bradshaw]
A town born of gold, Arrowtown has retained much of its goldfields character and is one of New Zealand's most picturesque places. Less well known are the tussock-covered hills and gullies north of the town, where the visitor can ramble for miles, exploring gold mining sites and relics. Julia Bradshaw introduces the town, its history and natural history, and gives detailed descriptions of walks, short and long.
{
56pp,
170x240mm,
January 2001;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276200:9781877276200
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
CATLINS
: and the Southern Scenic Route
[Neville Peat]
One an unknown, out-of-the-way corner of the south-east of the South Island, New Zealand the Catlins is now gaining the recognition it deserves as a beautiful, relatively unspoiled area with many natural attractions, including that rare thing on the east coast, native forest. Leading natural history writer Neville Peat has written a concise guide to the flora, fauna, geology and natural attractions of the area, which include penguins, seals, bush walks, caves and waterfalls, and the petrified forest at Curio Bay.
{
63pp,
170x240mm,
January 1998;
PB,
£13.99,
1877133426:9781877133428
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
DETOURS -- A GENERATION ON
: A Journey Through Small-Town New Zealand
[Neville Peat]
Summer, 1981. A young Neville Peat set out from Cape Reinga on his new 10-speed bike 'Blue, aiming to cycle through small-town New Zealand from north to south, all the way to Stewart Island. The week before Easter, he reached his destination. He wrote a book about it, Detours: A journey through small-town New Zealand, which sold lots of copies and was broadcast on radio. Many times in the intervening years, usually on anniversaries of the journey -- ten years, fifteen years, twenty years -- he wished to try a repeat journey, but life held other challenges. Now, as a leading author and in the age of the personal computer and cell phone, a very different world, he has revisited many of the towns and regions, not on a bicycle, but by car. In Detours -- A generation on, he reflects once again on how small-town New Zealand is doing.
{
240pp,
155x235mm,
June 2007;
PB,
£15.99,
1877372390:9781877372391
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
DUNEDIN
: History, Heritage & Wildlife
[Gavin McLean]
Located in a wonderful natural environment and built on nineteenth-century gold. Dunedin was once New Zealand's largest city. Now it is a gracious old lady with a spirit of adventure, beloved by residents and visitors alike. With an insider's eye and an historian's knowledge, Gavin McLean provides a detailed guide to the city and its immediate environment, including trips that can be taken by public transport.
{
64pp,
155x230mm,
December 2003;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276618:9781877276613
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
[Dan Colwell]
With a landscape ranging from moss-cloaked forests to cloud-piercing mountains, the two islands that make up New Zealand are sheer enchantment. Little wonder the country was chosen as the setting for Middle Earth and Narnia. Its air is exhilarating, invigorating, an invitation to attempt an entire alphabet of sports, from abseiling and bungy jumping to windsurfing and zorbing. This Way New Zealand shows you all the extremes of the 'land of the long white cloud', as the Maoris used to call it, from its sedate cities -- Wellington, the capital, and Auckland on the North Island, Christchurch on the South -- to the superlative scenery of glaciers and geysers, vast sheep stations and beaches of black sand.
{
72pp,
100x145mm,
January 2007;
PB,
£3.99,
288452343X:9782884523431
, JPM Publications
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND BOOK -- POCKET EDITION
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
This mini edition of "The New Zealand Book" is a compact guide to this unique country. It contains useful information for anyone travelling to New Zealand.
{
240pp,
125x175mm,
March 2006;
PB,
£8.99,
1877339105:9781877339103
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND BOOK
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
A detailed study of the geography, history and civilisation of the country with 79 tours described in detail. You will find this of great use, both whilst planning your holiday to New Zealand and during your stay. Whether you are a short-stay or long-stay visitor, a business traveller, just doing a bit of armchair travelling or dreaming, or looking for an alternative lifestyle, 1,000 colour photographs and descriptions of nearly 2,500 places will help you plan your trip. With information on around 400 of New Zealand‘ s historical and contemporary figures, commentary on native fauna and flora and the meanings of thousands of Maori expressions, you’ll be able to really get to know the country. The numerous detailed maps and the comprehensive weather, traffic and financial information will ensure you don‘t have any unpleasant surprises.
{
1200pp,
150x220mm,
October 2008;
PB,
£34.99,
1877339091:9781877339097
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
OAMARU
: History & Heritage
[Gavin McLean]
Built on nineteenth-century gold and grain booms, and the birthplace of the frozen meat industry, Oamaru is now a major heritage centre. Nestling around its old port fringes is New Zealand's most intact Victorian architectural landscape. With an insider's eye and an historian's knowledge, Gavin McLean introduces 'the Whitestone City' and takes you on a tour of some of its icons and surprises.
{
64pp,
170x240mm,
January 2002;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276340:9781877276347
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
QUEENSTOWN
: New Zealand's Adventure Capital
[Neville Peat]
Queenstown is unlike anywhere else in New Zealand. It is the country's tourism mecca, for lots of good reasons -- mountains, rivers, lakes, climate, snow sports, tramping, fishing, bungy jumping, white-water rafting. Neville Peat provides a holiday guide to the region, with descriptions of its highlights and suggestions for drives and walks -- from easy to tough.
{
63pp,
170x240mm,
October 2004;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276626:9781877276620
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
STEWART ISLAND
: A Rakiura Ramble
[Neville Peat]
A guide to hikes, flora, and fauna of Stewart Island, one of the three main islands of New Zealand, with information on history, climate, transportation, accommodations, and historical sites.
{
64pp,
170x240mm,
January 2000;
PB,
£13.99,
1877133930:9781877133930
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WANAKA
: The Lake Wanaka Region
[Neville Peat]
Wanaka is a gem. In summer, boating, fishing, climbing, walking and cycling absorb large numbers of holiday-makers into the terrain. In winter, downhill and cross-country skiing and snowboarding are the attractions. Neville Peat introduces this glorious environment of mountains and lakes extending from the Cardrona Valley to Mount Aspiring National Park, to Lake Hawea and the Haast Road.
{
64pp,
170x240mm,
January 2002;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276359:9781877276354
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
WELLINGTON
: History, Heritage & Culture
[Gavin McLean]
Wellington is a great place for a holiday, whether for a weekend or two weeks. The capital city is lively, as the home of many of New Zealand's cultural institutions, and has a wonderful location on high hills around a dramatic harbour. In this guide to the city and its immediate environment, Gavin McLean introduces its history and describes walks and trips that can be taken by visitors, including some by public transport.
{
64pp,
170x240mm,
October 2004;
PB,
£13.99,
1877276952:9781877276958
, University of Otago Press
} |
 |
MOMENTS OF TRANQUILITY
: New Zealand Landscapes
[Jens Waldenmaier; Foreword by Prime Minister Rt Hon Helen Clark]
An art volume of a very special kind. The Hamburg artist and photographer Jens Waldenmaier has immortalised his impressions of New Zealand in this unforgettable work. Printed on natural matt paper, using a special printing process.
{
64pp,
290x305mm,
March 2006;
HB,
£57.99,
1877339164:9781877339165
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: Landscape Panoramas 360°
[Thorsten Tiedeke]
Experience the fascinating world of Thorsten Tiedeke with these fascinating 360° photographs. Discover the incredible diversity of New Zealand’s landscapes, ranging from the fresh green rainforests on the West Coast to the frozen beauty of Fox Glacier, from the golden beaches of the Abel Tasman National Park to the volcanic rocks in Tongario National Park. Highlights include the mist-covered cliffs of Milford sound; Mt Sunday, one of the film locations for ‘Lord of the Rings’; the Skytower in the million-plus metropolis of Auckland. The views are simply astounding! The 360 degree panorama photographs in the book can be folded out to a length of over one metre.
{
160pp,
350x210mm,
January 2005;
HB,
£34.99,
1877339172:9781877339172
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
AUCKLAND -- POCKET EDITION
: City Panoramas 360°
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
The fascinating world of 360° panoramic photographs by Thorsten Tiedeke in convenient pocket format.
{
32pp,
250x135mm,
November 2006;
PB,
£4.50,
1877339245:9781877339240
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND -- POCKET EDITION
: Landscape Panoramas 360°
[Thorsten Tiedeke]
The fascinating world of 360° panoramic landscape photographs by Thorsten Tiedeke in a convenient pocket format.
{
32pp,
250x135mm,
July 2005;
PB,
£4.50,
1877339806:9781877339806
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: Aotearoa -- Land of the Long White Cloud
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
Book in slipcase. An extraordinary pictorial. With over 1200 previously unpublished photographs, many of which in large print, this volume reflects the unique atmosphere of this enchanting country.
{
492pp,
255x335mm,
March 2006;
HB,
£78.99,
1877339210:9781877339219
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: Bays & Beaches
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
New Zealand‘s coastline consists of thousands of kilometres of golden yellow or blazing white sandy, pebbly or rocky beaches, which are mostly empty of people. The various different geological conditions mean that the sea appears in a variety of colours, from deep blue to dark green to turquoise. One of the highlights of a trip to New Zealand has to be witnessing a sunset or sunrise in one of the countless dreamy bays. There‘s something for everyone on New Zealand‘s coastline, be it surfing, boating, swimming, diving, fishing or splashing around with the children. Walking through the sand dunes gives you the chance to see the unusual vegetation in these coastal areas. The authors spent almost a year just in New Zealand‘s coastal regions and their impressions are reflected in the 300 colour photographs.
{
192pp,
250x310mm,
March 2006;
HB,
£34.99,
1877339156:9781877339158
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: City Life
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
The great majority of New Zealanders live in urban areas -- 2.2 million in greater Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and 0.5 million in other cities -- reason enough, then, to dedicate an entire book to these areas of New Zealand. Each of the 32 cities and towns described in this volume has its own charm and individual character. Because of the way in which the country was settled, there are many completely different townscapes. With 650 colour photographs, many of them full-page, you‘ll really be able to see these differences.
{
192pp,
250x310mm,
March 2006;
HB,
£34.99,
1877339121:9781877339127
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: Dreams
Photographic impressions of New Zealand with selected quotations.
{
144pp,
260x220m,
August 2008;
HB,
£26.50,
1877339229:9781877339226
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: Landscapes
[Helga Neubauer & Wolfgang Vorbeck]
There is hardly a country on this earth that offers such a range of different landscapes in such a small space. The two main islands of New Zealand -- the North and South Islands -- are, to visitors, like two different countries. There are huge climatic differences throughout New Zealand‘s 1600 km length, with everything from sub-tropical bush, rainforests and plains to fjords, volcanic regions, alpine areas and glaciers. The authors have captured all of these landscapes on camera and the 300 colour photographs (many full-page) bring them alive on the page.
{
192pp,
250x310mm,
January 2005;
HB,
£34.99,
1877339148:9781877339141
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
NEW ZEALAND
: Rural Life
[Helga Neubauer & Werner Weiler]
Only a small proportion of the New Zealand population lives in the country. Rural life shapes the nation’s character however. Rural New Zealanders have developed a unique lifestyle, which is rare in today’s hectic industrial nations. They live in an environmentally-aware, healthy way, in tune with nature and animals. Most farming work is very strenuous, but a carefree life in the open air, free from noise, dirt and stress, evens things up. People work in dairying, sheep farming, fruit and vegetable growing -- mainly kiwi fruit and apples for export -- viticulture, oyster farming and even ostrich and emu farming. The authors worked in agriculture in New Zealand for three years and enjoyed rural living in their campervan during this time. Their impressions are reflected in the 500 colour photographs in this book.
{
192pp,
250x310mm,
March 2006;
HB,
£34.99,
187733913X:9781877339134
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
 |
ONE YEAR NEW ZEALAND
[Helga Neubauer, Werner Weiler & Thorsten Tiedeke]
One impressive photo of New Zealand for every day of the year.
{
370pp,
210x230mm,
August 2008;
HB,
£17.50,
1877339199:9781877339196
, NZVP Books & Calendars Ltd
} |
