Gold Trails of Otago being a Traveller's Guide to the Goldfields of Otago, Including an Abbreviated Account of the Methods Employed on the Goldfields, and Providing Valuable Instruction for the Intending Prospector in the Subtle Art of Winning the Preciou by June A. Wood

$20.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Bunnythorpe and District 1872-1952 by R. E. Clevely

$20.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Small City Big Heart, built heritage of Gisborne's commercial district by Sheridan Gundry

$10.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

A history of the architectural heritage of Gisborne's commercial district.

Kapiti by Chris Maclean

$55.00 NZD

Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good

Winner of the 2000 Montana NZ Book Awards, history & biography section. Heading north from Wellington, travellers come to Pukerua Bay and there, across the water, is Kapiti Island, remote and alluring. In the morning light its contours and its forest stand out; by afternoon it is a dark, brooding sh ape. Today, Kapiti gives its name to the mainland opposite and the island appears on almost every local sign and logo, but this association is surprisingly new. In the past, Kapiti was best known as the stronghold of the great Ngati Toa chief, Te Rauparaha; more recently it has become renowned as a refuge for endangered birds that have not survived on the mainland. First published 1999. ...Show more

Taranaki Whenua: Life, Blood, Legacy by Bill Milbank

$25.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Dop May 2008, New Plymouth softcover 238pp Explores in detail the significance of taranaki in New Zealand's history through more than one hundred paintings, photographs, historical objects and thought provoking essays. This was published in association with the exhibition at Puke Ariki February -May 2008. ...Show more

The Times of our Life 1880-1980

$15.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

West Coast Yesterdays by Mona Tracy

$15.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: good

The North Shore: An Illustrated History by David Verran

$35.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Auckland's North Shore has long been known as a place apart, a place of leisure known for its beautiful beaches and relaxed lifestyle. Until the opening of the Auckland Harbour Bridge in 1959, it was viewed by many city-siders as a holiday destination, but the past 40 years have seen it transformed into a vital city in its own right. Yet its European origins go back to the earliest days of the settlement of Auckland. This lively history tells the story of the Shore's development from Maori and early contact times up to local body amalgamation and the formation of the first 'North Shore City' in 1989. It covers themes such as transport, industry, population growth and settlement patterns, arts and architecture, religion and sport. Presented in a coffee-table format, it is fully illustrated with historic photographs and paintings which will fascinate those familiar with the Shore as it is now. The book will be launched during the city's 2010 Heritage Week festival, in time to celebrate the city before Supercity amalgamation. ...Show more

Culture of Collecting - 60 Years of the Hawke's Bay Museum by Roxanne Fea; Elizabeth Pishief

$10.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

Awatere: Portrait of a Marlborough Valley by Harry Broad; Jim Tannock (Photographer); Rob Suisted (Photographer); Dave Hansford (Photographer)

$40.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good

The Awatere is the Marlborough river and valley south of Blenheim. It runs from Molesworth Station in the high country all the way to the sea below the township of Seddon, overlooked by Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku, the highest peak in the Inland Kaikoura Range. Author Harry Broad¿s interest in this area w as piqued when he was working on his acclaimed and best-selling book Molesworth, and he has followed through with this to produce Awatere. This is a fascinating and extensive collection of stories that document the multi-facetted, changing face of rural New Zealand, and which explores both the people and the landscape of this area. The upper Awatere valley has many well-known, classic high-country stations, such as The Muller, which borders Molesworth. In the lower valley, there are still many conventional pastoral farms, but the huge change has come through the wine industry. Many people do not realise that the Awatere valley is now the second-largest wine sub-region in New Zealand, with three times the production of an area like Central Otago. This mix of farming and wine has given this area its own unique flavour and character, captured both in Harry Broad¿s stories, but also through the stunning images from photographers Jim Tannock, Rob Suisted and Dave Hansford, as well as a range of others. Awatere will be a beautiful and engaging book, a must-read for anyone interested in Marlborough, or rural New Zealand. ...Show more

Thames Borough Centenary 1873-1973 by L. P. O'Neill (ed.)

$15.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: good

Takapau - The Sovereign Years 1876-1976 by Warren Bayless

$20.00 NZD

Category: Regional | Reading Level: very good