Tableland by Ray Salisbury

$35.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine

The story of the Tableland, the area behind Mt Arthur on the eastern side of Kahurangi National Park. Generations of Nelsonians have lived in sight of the Arthur Range on the western border of the Nelson district. But few of them know the stories that were played out on the Tableland, the high tussock plateau of Mt Arthur, in the adjacent Cobb Valley or in the ranges and valleys beyond. Explored by surveyors, farmed by the early pioneers, prospected by goldminers, loved by trampers, hunters and cavers, and cared for by Forest Service rangers, DOC rangers and conservationists, this is the story of a much-loved part of New Zealand's backcountry. The chapters in Tableland reflect its diverse land usage, from grazing and gold mining, asbestos mining to hydroelectric generation, but as well, tell the history of the characters who have worked, lived and played here. Beautifully illustrated with the author's photography, as well as a wide range of historic material and photos, this will be a book treasured by those with a connection to this area. ...Show more

Map for the Heart: Ida Valley essays by Jillian Sullivan

$18.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand Literature | Reading Level: near fine

To live in Central Otago is to come to terms with the dominance of nature. Writer Jillian Sullivan set out to walk the hills and mountains of the Ida Valley where she lives, and follow the Manuherekia River from the mountains to its confluence with the Clutha/Mata-au. Her aim was to not only explore the land and river for themselves, but the ways in which we grow in intimacy with where we live; how our histories, and those of the people who went before us, our experiences of loss and love, our awakening to what is around us, bring us closer to community - closer to a meaningful life. ...Show more

Islands of the Gulf by Shirley Maddock

$10.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: good

The all-time classic telling of life in the 1960s Hauraki Gulf In 1964 trailblazing author Shirley Maddock and photographer Don Whyte made an extraordinary voyage around the Hauraki Gulf, documenting its people and places. This was a watershed moment in New Zealand history where New Zealanders were give n the opportunity to see themselves, not just in the pages of this book but also on screen. It was a time when the way of life on the Gulf islands was a resourceful one, largely cut-off from the outside world. The best-selling and much loved Islands of the Gulf is a precious record of a bygone era, and an enchanting must-have for New Zealand households, baches and boats. Right on Auckland's doorstep, across 4000 square kilometres of ocean lie some 40 islands - more if you count the gannet perches. In the early 1960s Shirley Maddock joined Captain Fred Ladd, the pilot whose jaunty seaplanes served those isolated island communities, to film New Zealand's first (locally produced) documentary series, Islands of the Gulf, publishing a book of the same name. Maddock would visit everyone from farmers to gumdiggers, rangers to nurses, flying through the morning haze to the rugged battlements of Great Barrier and the dim, bluish mound of Little Barrier; over the top of North Head to the bone white tower of the light on Tiritiri Matangi; beyond to Kawau, east to Rakino and the little Noises; south-east to the long golden lengths of Waiheke and Ponui, and last to the clouded peaks of the Moehau Ranges; and nearer to the inner harbour islands of Motutapu and Motuihe, Brown's Island with its lopped-off crater and, at the entrance to the Gulf, the last great volcano, Rangitoto. This new 2017 edition is being published to coincide with the remake of Islands of the Gulf showing on TV ONE prime-time later this year with Shirley Maddock's daughter, actress and writer, Elisabeth Easther. ...Show more

Elsthorpe - The People, the Place by Elizabeth Macaulay; Yvonne Macaulay

$35.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: near fine

From Survival to Revival: Auckland's Public Transport Since 1860 by Graham Bush

$40.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

This is the story of the evolution of Auckland's public transport since early colonial times which reveals much about the development of the city. From the pioneer entrepreneurs operating plodding horse-buses, through the dynamic construction of an outstanding electric tram system, a network of harbour ferry services and the brief interlude of trolley-buses to the electrification of suburban rail and the ubiquitous diesel bus, public transport has played a vital part in Auckland's living and lifestyle - this book tells it all. ...Show more

Rocking the Cradle - The story of the Society for the Preservation of the Kerikeri Stone Store area Inc. by Cathy Robinson

$14.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Roskill - An Illustrated history of New Zealand's largest borough

$15.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

The Story of Hawke's Bay by A H Reed

$55.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Ashburton New Zealand - Its Pioneers and Its History 1853-1939 by John Brown

$50.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: good

Sheep and Sheepmen of Canterbury 1850-1914 by Sheila S Crawford

$30.00 NZD

Category: Agriculture | Reading Level: good

History of Northern Southland by G A Hamilton

$30.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Timaru Centenary 1868-1968 Reward for Effort by J S Parker

$25.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good