New Zealand

1950. Vintage comprehensive history of NZ; the explorers, natives, missionaries, Scottish settlements, gold strikes and more

1988. 1st Edition. Illustrated history of the Tawa Borough of Wellington and its Council

1969. Illustrated survey of 45 prominent country stations, with history of each including humorous anecdotes

1971. 1st Edition. Self published history and personal recollections of Bobsy Bay in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds

1961. 1st edition. Collection of NZ records on such subjects as athletics, banking, farming, horse-racing and Parliament

1974. 1st Edition. Illustrated and fascinating story of Timaru Hospital, from its inception in 1864 through to the modern hospital of today

1973. 1st Edition. Comprehensive and illustrated history of Westport; the oldest town in the Westland region

1980. 1st Edition. Historic book on the South Island of NZ, around the people of the Seventh Day Adventists Church

1981. 1st edition. Illustrated throughout with photos, a comprehensive history celebrating the centenary of Cathedral Grammar School

1973. 1st edition. The history and development of motoring in NZ, with references to the oil industry, early vehicles and roading.

1967. 1st Edition. Celebrating the first 100 years of the distinguished Wellington Boys' College, written by a past student and headmaster

1984. 1st edition. History of the early health services in Dunedin and Otago and what developed into the Hospital Board.

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

1967. 1st edition. RARE. This history of Te Arawa, who today occupy the Rotorua lakes district and part of the central Bay of Plenty.

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.

1974. Collection of memorabilia of 1974 Commonwealth Games - book, official pictorial review and souvenir newspaper

1975. Over 136 plates, mostly in color, of Maori arts.

1999. The history of the Farmers company and the development of New Zealand industry in the first 50 years of the 20th century.

1964. History of early pioneers of the Wakatipu Lake District.

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

1963. Wartime memoirs and recollections of the Kiwi experience in Italy during the second World War

1961. History of this NZ firm, early settlement and establishment of agriculture, links with the UK and Australia

1969. Fascinating biography of Bill Hamilton, the NZ inventor (almost by accident) of the jetboat motor. Includes Irishman Creek souvenir visitors program

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

1964. Souvenir programme from 1964 rugby game in Te Awamutu in the centenary year of the Battle of Orakau

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

1951. Vintage NZ fiction telling the story of two bachelor farmers and their ups and downs

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.

1971. Maori Customs and traces them back to their origins.

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.

1965. Vintage handbook to New Zealand's Fiordland National Park including maps and photographs.

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.

2001. 1st edition. Rare and collectable New Zealand local history.

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.

2008. Peter Leitch, aka The Mad Butcher, is a larger than life legend. Here is the story of the private family man.

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

1982. Well illustrated and detailed history commemorating the centenary of Nelson College for Girls

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.

1951. Biography and critical analysis relatiing the central experiences of Katherine Mansfield's life to her work.

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.

2008. An essential guide for anyone wanting to spend less to save more. Completely updated and expanded edition.

2009. The first 30 years of the author's life; early medical training, overseas travel and his spiritual journey with Catholicism

2009. Debut work, a memoir of eighty years spent in England and New Zealand and the search for the author's birth family.

1996. History of a NZ engineering company, illustrated with black and white photos.

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.

1971. Vintage NZ issue of radio and television listings, including advertisements of the time.

1967. A compact illustrated history of the Hawke's Bay Motor Company, including development of the Napier-Taupo Road

1981. Detailed and illustrated history celebrating 140 years of New Plymouth

1991. Local NZ history.

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.

2008. Two of Janet Frame's earlier works, published in 1970 and 1972 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.

2006. Sixty years after they were taken, author's collection of wartime photos unearthed to accompany his memoir

1998. Army historian has collated extensive research and interview with survivors to provide an historical narrative.

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.

2010. A selection of memorable trades, weird & wonderful.

1997. Popular rural writer Philip Holden delves into the colourful history and lives of the runholders in New Zealand's high country.

1973. Vintage travel guide to New Zealand with maps and b&w photographs.

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.

2004. The Archaeology of a Late Maori Lake Village in the Ngati Awa Rohe Bay of Plenty New Zealand

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.

2006. An entertaining book providing glimpses into New Zealand history through the eyes of those people responsible for naming our towns, suburbs, cities and landmarks.

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.

1955. Early Auckland history.

1970. 1st edition. The history of the establishment and governance of the town of Wellington. Rare and collectable.

1986. A history of the Marlborough region.

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.

1974. 1st edition. The true and powerful story of a young Mary Findlay during the bitter days of the Depression in New Zealand.

2008. A tour of the Maori world in images and text (Maori and English) and includes a matching DVD with actors performing the haka, poi, hongi, poroporoaki, a tour of a marae, etc.

2012. Four leading linguists, tackle the common-place and quirky questions that arise from what we say, read and write.

1946. Govt' report on the New Zealand War effort.

2015. Follow television stars Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson on their quest to train 10 wild, difficult and sometimes dangerous Kaimanawas for competition in the first national Stallion Challenges.

1967. Nice collectors book.

2007. Tells the story of a major New Zealand city over the past hundred and fifty years.

1975. Centennial Souvenir Issue. Journal 53

1979. A history of land Search and Rescue in Taranaki. Nice NZ history collectors book.