1980. Cartoon book of cartoons published during 1980 in the New Zealand by the legendary Gordon Minhinnick.
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1964. 1st edition. New Zealand history.
1970. 1st Edition. Another classic tale by one of New Zealand's best known authors.
1977. A3 size double sided poster ready to frame.
1977. A3 size double sided poster ready to frame.
1977. A3 size double sided poster ready to frame.
1977. A3 size double sided poster ready to frame.
1977. A3 size double sided poster ready to frame.
1977. A3 size double sided poster ready to frame.
1973. Vintage travel guide to New Zealand with maps and b&w photographs.
2008. Two of Janet Frame's earlier works, published in 1970 and 1972 respectively.
Circa 1940. Vintage book on Maori legends and tales. Includes publisher gift card.
2004. 1st Edition. A storehouse of memorable quotations for every occasion.
1992. Gary Larson's The Far Side comic strips.
1993. The fourth anthology of Gary Larson's The Far Side comic strips.
1986. 1st Edition. Anthology of short stories, essays and poetry that pictures New Zealand's landscape through the eyes of authors contained.
1924. RARE. Beautiful vintage book on early Maori history.
2010. With well over 320 individual listings, The New Zealand Adventure Guide is the most up-to-date and well-researched directory available.
2006. A treasure chest of curiosities and activities to be discovered just north of Auckland.
1975. 1st edition. Mrs Kingi, the beloved heroine of 'This Mrs Kingi', continues her story in this delightful sequel.
1966. 1st edition. 20 colour illustrative plates of New Zealand scenes.
1969. Crump's first collection of short stories.
1986. Another yarn from one of New Zealand's greatest storytellers.
1992. Another yarn from one of New Zealand's greatest storytellers.
1967. Another yarn from one of New Zealand's greatest storytellers.
2007. A handy guide is the essential companion for anyone venturing into the region's outdoors.
2007. Pianos were in huge numbers of New Zealand front parlours through Victorian and Edwardian times and into the 1920s.
1964. 1st edition. A complete collection of Maori favorites.
2008. The Matakana region, an hour north of Auckland, is fast becoming Auckland's playground.
1965. 1st edition. A vintage collection of indigenous Maori tales and stories.
1984. A series of photos of NZ with titles. Increasingly scarce.
2014. Most patients don’t go to their GP for a consultation and end up with a portrait. But then Chris Reid isn’t most doctors.
1951. Biography and critical analysis relatiing the central experiences of Katherine Mansfield's life to her work.
1964. Vintage NZ title of anecdotes by the caricature of Hori, a New Zealand Maori
1950. Vintage comprehensive history of NZ; the explorers, natives, missionaries, Scottish settlements, gold strikes and more
1984. 1st edition. Celebrating 60 years of the Rotary Club of Napier and a tribute to the Rotarians and their work in the community.
1980. 1st edition. Celebrating 75 years of the iconic NZ company and its people, covering events like the Napier earthquake and Wahine storm
1961. Vintage and very detailed reference book on native animals of NZ from sponges to molluscs to mammals
1960. Guide to the Canterbury Museum's early Christchurch street with twelve shops and cob house
1956. Early history and life of eight foundation schools in Christchurch including Boys and Girls High, St Bedes and St Andrews
1977. Biography of Sir Keith Holyoake, former Prime Minister and Governor General of NZ - the only person to hold both positions
1973. 1st edition. Celebrating the centenary of the well-known Dunedin based foundry and engineering business, a household name
1965. 1st edition. A personal and illustrated view of New Zealand's scenic attractions from north to south
1986. The full inside story of the sensational bombing of the Greenpeace vessel the Rainbow Warrior in July 1985.
1944. Account of Aunt Daisy's visit to the US to promote NZ, including tea with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
1992. History of Wellington College, 1867-1992
1998. Collection of 'Memory Lane' columns by Gordon Parry, writer and former features editor of the Otago Daily Times
1976. A nostalgic fully illustrated guide to the old wheat mills of Canterbury and the men and women who served them.
1970. A traveller's guide to the goldfields of Otago, including instructions for prospecting and history of the Gold Rush
1959. Serious study of the social havoc wrought in NZ by the alcohol laws and the liquor industry.
2004. The author's illustrated portrayal of the oilfields found in the 1970s in the Southern Basin and then 'forgotten'.
2010. Robert Long and his family live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland.
1975. Over 136 plates, mostly in color, of Maori arts.
1987. Rebuilt after the great earthquake of 1931 into the Art Deco architectural style, this is a long-awaited celebration of the city
1996. An account and history of the influence of Irish immigrants who arrived in NZ from the 19th century onwards
1961. History of this NZ firm, early settlement and establishment of agriculture, links with the UK and Australia
2014. Transports you from the company's origins as a cheese maker through to its emergence as a world-leading producer of highly specialised food and ingredient products.
2001. Reed New Zealand Nature Series
1968. The early days and growth of Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown up to the boom era of the 1970s
2010. Autobiography of one of New Zealand's best known comedy actors, illustrated with b&w and colour photos
Circa 1936. NZ primary school textbook for a course of British history for Standard V pupils
Circa 1970. A pictorial record with b&w photos and a map of the Auckland city centre
1947. Vintage New Zealand school geography text book
1954. Authoritative and objective account of the territories of the Southwest Pacific, well-illustrated with photos and maps
1953. Illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and maps, a vintage visitor's guide to the Waitomo Caves
1954. Details four major walks undertaken by the author around NZ and his observations and encounters with locals.
1946. An account of the eruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886, including information on lakes, terraces and geysers
1971. Autobiography of a GP surgeon who in 1920 began a one-man practice in Lumsden, Southland
1978. Vintage paintings of the Northland region of New Zealand by artist Lance O'Gorman
1966. Collection of fearless aviators in New Zealand - Pearse, Scotland, Bolt, Dickson and the author himself
1958. Autobiography of Alan Mulgan, writer and journalist, 1881-1962, who remembered the Tarawera eruption of 1886
1993. Profile of the New Zealand artist, published for a survey exhibition of his works, illustrated throughout
1947. History of the section of the China Mission during the War Years including a tribute to Dr Eaton.
1947. Hard to find. A light-hearted humorous satire on New Zealand; written in a vein which can give offence to no one.
1958. A light-hearted humorous satire on New Zealand; written in a vein which can give offence to no one.
1997. 100 of the entries in a competition for the best mini-fiction; stories of 500 words or less.
1963. The quest for the fisherman's El Dorado from one end of NZ to the other, following the search of author-angler Zane Grey
1967. History of the independent and locally owned Tasman Shipping Line
1966. A personal and illustrated account of a leisurely pilgrimage through New Zealand's Northland region.
1961. From the earliest days of European settlement, a history of NZ nursing
1973. Memoir including amusing anecdotes and otherwise, of a district nurse in a remote region of New Zealand in the 1940s
1962. An overview of New Zealand as it was in the 1960s; including a brief mention of Hawke's Bay
1939. Fascinating memoir of A.C. Hanlon, one of His Majesty's Counsel for the Dominion of New Zealand
1939. Fascinating memoir of A.C. Hanlon, one of His Majesty's Counsel for the Dominion of New Zealand
Vintage NZ title of anecdotes by the caricature of Hori, a New Zealand Maori
1971. Well illustrated history celebrating celebrating the centenary of NZ's biggest city
1960. Illustrated history of the Mesopotamia Station runs before and after Samuel Butler's residence there.
1992. Looks at what is now central Auckland, but which for many years was Auckland, between 1865 and 1910.
1977. An illustrated history of Hamilton from the time it was a military village in the 1860s.
1993. Exhibition programme includes the paintings of Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Flemish and British artists
2014. Features 45 of Marlborough and Nelson's leading vineyards including maps, memorabilia and history behind each one
1997. Thorough introduction to NZ's 33 sheep breeds; tracing their history, scientific breeding and the wool and meat industry
1998. Detailed illustrated history of the Mackenzie Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show held in Fairlie from 1899.
1986. Popular guide to NZ's most exciting tramping tracks, written by two highly-experienced trampers.
2011. Richly detailed and illustrated history commemorating the 90th anniversary of the NZ scientific institute
2006. Eco-thriller written by a NZ wildlife biologist. Ignoring a moratorium, Japan sends a whaling fleet to Antarctica.
1957. Historical New Zealand fiction set in the West Coast goldmining town of Charleston
1979. Fascinating book on the history of the mussel cultivation industry in the Marlborough Sounds
1979. An account of its history, operation and restoration. Nice history collectors book.
1965. An account of high country sheep farming in a remote and isolated area of the South Island.
1961. Three vintage technical and reference works on NZ plants.
1964. New Zealand's trees and shrubs and how to identify and name them correctly.
1972. Vintage travel guide to the South Island of New Zealand. Signed by the author
1983. Very personal account of light aviation and private flying in New Zealand by an enthusiast.
2003. From a Mangere farm paddock to a world-class leading airport, this is a detailed and fascinating history
2005. Honest, no-nonsense guide into what goes on inside boys, with practical and reassuring advice on raising them to men.
2011. 45 true NZ stories written from the heart about living with infertility, miscarriage and infant loss by those affected.
1995. Lots of ways to save money by making do with what you've got.
2009. Debut work, a memoir of eighty years spent in England and New Zealand and the search for the author's birth family.
2001. Illustrated history of the Thorndon Parish in Wellington, New Zealand
2002. Story of the NZ skifield's development, many previously unpublished photos, a tale of triumph, tragedy and intrigue.
2000. 57 people originally featured in the weekly column 'Grady's People' in the Nelson Mail and Marlborough Express.
1967. A compact illustrated history of the Hawke's Bay Motor Company, including development of the Napier-Taupo Road
1978. Profile of a remarkable New Zealander and a serious attempt to answer what makes the man and politician tick.
2014. Eighty of NZ's finest cooks, chefs and bakers let us into their homes and their hearts as they share their favourite recipes
1995. Two of NZ's best-loved cooks are in love with food, travel and India - contains over 60 recipes adapted for the home cook.
2007. The development of the Auckland isthmus coastline for work and pleasure over the 100 years before World War II.
2000. Illustrated and detailed history of a long-established NZ real estate firm.
2005. Using te reo Maori in everyday NZ business, including Maori translations of each business term.
1982. Leading agricultural scientists with the most recent research on the use of nitrogen fertilisers in New Zealand farming.
1996. Romance and rousing adventure tells of pioneer life in NZ and of Maori and Pakeha striving to live together.
1981. Story of a family, originally immigrants from Dalmatia, living in New Zealand around the time of WWII
2007. Two of Janet Frame's earlier works, published originally in 1963 and 1965 respectively.
1971. Part of the New Zealand Playwrights series.
1977. Fascinating diary of the author's years escaping and being recaptured in World War II
1981. Selected letters of A.R.D. Fairburn between 1924 and 1957 sent to many notable fellow New Zealand authors
2014. Entertaining new collection of ballads with goldiggers, shearers, drovers and sailors bringing the past to life.
2001. Intimate account of how our forces came to be in East Timor and what they did there, using letters, diaries and interviews
1981. Fully illustrated reproduction of one of the most popular WWI service journals for the ANZAC troops
1990. A unique photographic record with more than 230 images, many never before published.
2009. Illustrates the arrival of a group of visitors at a marae, and the procedures and protocol involved. Describes the parts of a wharenui.
2009. Fascinating tales about 50 of New Zealand's most notorious citizens from 1806 until the present.
1980. A personal account of a first time offender's time in a New Zealand prison.
1977. Volume 1. Nice account of local NZ history.
2012. The life and crimes of a man who killed for money and attempted to cover his tracks with drugs and fire.
2010. Jailed for a crime he didn't commit, now for the first time in 40 years Arthur Allan Thomas tells his incredible story.
1987. Vintage pictorial book on the West Coast of New Zealand, illustrated with colour photos
2009. A fascinating snapshot of collection of truckies, male and female, telling their stories on a wide range of subjects.
1982. Basic concepts and simple genetics, selection and its effects, mating plans and their effects in sheep improvement.
1998. A personal view of the sport of sheep dog trialling in New Zealand from television show commentator John Gordon.
1997. Popular rural writer Philip Holden delves into the colourful history and lives of the runholders in New Zealand's high country.
2010. A selection of memorable trades, weird & wonderful.
2000. Photographic study of New Zealand's waterways and the creatures and plants that rely on them.
2002. Beautiful book on one of New Zealand's favourite trees.
2011. Photography of New Zealand's wildlife from nature photographer Trevor Penfold.
1987. Comprehensive, descriptive, authoritative, insightful, extremely informative book on New Zealand birds.
2006. Celebrating 80 years of broadcasting in New Zealand and 70 years as our first commercial radio station.
1997. The companion volume to the author’s A Dictionary of Kiwi Slang expands into catchphrases, jokes and ditties.
1971. Memoir No. 53 in the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Series.
1973. An ecological investigation prepared by the author, an Ecology Planner for the Auckland Regional Authority.
1979. Commissioned by the Wellington Regional Planning Authority as a step in maritime planning under the Town and Planning Act 1977.
1995. Through sketches and painting you are taken on a leisurely saunter through New Zealand.
2002. Guide to the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Te Papa Whakahiku
1995. The story of the 'Roaring Forties' tours of poets Hunt and McCormick around every corner of New Zealand in the early '70s
2007. This is the story of Daniel Bryant, the third child of agricultural immigrants, and a Waikato farmer and live-stock dealer.
2010. Coasters explores the connection Kiwis have with their coasts, from the TV series of the same name.
2000. A guide to the private walking tracks in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand
2002. The 15 walks in the book take in many of Auckland's most beautiful and historic places in both the city and suburbs.
2004. An endlessly fascinating volume of South Pacific miscellany - historical facts, cultural 'trivia', sporting feats, mythology
2006. A fun collection of wildly inaccurate claims, half-baked theories & fascinating tidbits which may or may not contain a kernel of truth.
2013. The author's experience of travelling through New Zealand by rail, on every public rail track.
2009. A young couple set out to conquer the coastline of New Zealand
1976. The New Zealand Expedition's goal to climb Jannu for the first time by its northern face.
1973. 1st edition. The story of freezing works company R & W Hellaby Ltd.
1999. Describes more than 100 original inventions from shed throughout New Zealand.
1962. 1st edition. The author takes a leisurely walk across the widest part of New Zealand.
1974. The Geology of central New Zealand including Wellington, Wairarapa, Manawatu and the Marlborough Sounds.
1997. Countrywide Bank centenary celebration, 1897-1997
2000. Establishes a factual basis for debating whether Kiwi ingenuity is in fact a myth.
2007. Reveals our enduring love affair with dancing.
1990. Comprises the best of Bob Jones 1989 columns.
1968. Comprehensive guide to 300 species of New Zealand alpine plants.
1999. Autobiography of Robin Judkins, rags to riches, adventure nut who started the Speights Coast to Coast.
1987. Vintage pictorial book on the West Coast of New Zealand, illustrated with colour photos
1994. Beautiful pictorial book on the West Coast of New Zealand, illustrated with colour photos.
2009. The most comprehensive and best-selling book about living in New Zealand since it was first published in 1999.
1956. A history of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
1966. 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.
2009. Crikey Dick is an illustrated collection of Kiwiana.
1980. Collectible record of local history of this region.
2005. Signed by Author. New Zealander Doris Coppell exploration of English canals.
Circa 1940. Autographed. A fictional story of Corporal Herbert Simkins of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
1971. 1st edition. The first heavily illustrated history of exploration in New Zealand.
1970. 1st edition. The history of the establishment and governance of the town of Wellington. Rare and collectable.
2002. A pictorial record of the Kaikoura region of New Zealand.
1998. Signed by Author. Bob Harvey takes us on a personal odyssey to places he knows and loves.