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1995. A fascinating amateur produced compilation of stories, history, and the odd poem, from people on the Fox-Paringa-Haast road region of the South Island's West Coast of New Zealand.
2016. For two decades in Christchurch, New Zealand, a cast of extraordinary men and women remade the arts.
1985. 1st edition. A history of New Plymouth Girls' High School.
1960. The New Plymouth Girls' High School 75th anniversary magazine, school history 1885-1960.
1958. The New Plymouth Girls' High School magazine, volume XLVI. December 1958.
2001. The history of Manurewa in Auckland from 1840 to 1965.
1989. Illustrates and describes all the A and B classified buildings and lists all the C and D classified buildings in these areas.
2017. This is an account of the many Wellingtonians who raised their voices to save the church.
An amateur published essay that was entered in the Family Biography competition, sponsored by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of British colonisation.
2018. This highly illustrated, information-packed volume traces the history of the British Isles and its people from prehistory to the present day.
2008. 1st edition. The Selwyn Foundation provides retirement services in Whangarei, Auckland, Papakura and the Waikato.
2006. A history recording the details of how Friendship House came into existence in 1976.
2003. 1st edition. SIGNED. An enduring testament to the dancers, choreographers, artistic directors and all those who have worked for half a century to bring ballet to the people of New Zealand.
2000. 1st edition. SIGNED. This book tells the story of the Wellington landscape, and its private and public gardens, from colonial times to the present.
2002. 1st edition. New Zealand church history.
1985. 1st edition. A celebration of 29 Wellington suburbs and the people who live in them.
1987. Those Were The Days presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1995. Revised edition of original Reed Pictorial Guide published in 1974 covering the most treacherous and most spectacular highway in New Zealand.
1951. An illustrated history of the islands from the time of Pakeha settlement.
1978. 1st edition. A collection of places and people of Parnell which was a showcase for Auckland.
1982. 1st edition. An account of the Waihi Strike in 1912.
1991. A pictorial book on Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
1985. 1st edition. A retro colour pictorial book on the cities of New Zealand taken during the 1980s.
1940. The official history of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington, 1939-1940.
1968. 1st edition. A history of Gate Pa in Tauranga the Bay of Plenty.
1974. Written for the centennial year this is a history of the borough of Green Island of Dunedin from 1848 to 1974 taking in the Green Island, Brighton and Saddle Hill communities.
1970. 1st edition. The history of The Elms and Gate Pa.
1863. Early Canterbury, seen through the eyes of a young man of great intellect and unusual perception.
1939. 1st edition. A story of the golden West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand known to the Maori as Te Wai Pounamu.
1986. 1st edition. A book providing a brief history of Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsular.
1982. 1st edition. A booklet on the Centennial Mural in Tauranga representing the people who have made a contribution to the progress of the Borough and City during those hundred years.
A booklet on the history of Matamata in the Waikato region of New Zealand.
1955. One hundred years history on the Napier-Taupo Road / compiled by the Historical Affairs Committee at the Hawke's Bay and East Coast Museum, Napier.
2017. 1st edition. A follow-up title to the hugely successful No. 8 Re-wired.
1953. Local centennial history of the regional town of Warkworth, north of Auckland, New Zealand.
1988. 1st edition. Memories of Tairua and the Coromandel.
1999. Recounts the background to the event and the consequences of the sinking of the Mikhail Lermontov in 1986 under highly questionable circumstances.
1971. 1st edition. The story of story of Mayor Island Bay of Plenty that is an important big-game fishing area in New Zealand.
1982. 1st edition. A comprehensive history of Wellington Girls' College from its earliest days through to 1982.
1981. 1st edition. Centennial History of the Manchester Block.
1951. An illustrated history of the islands from the time of Pakeha settlement, particularly Half Moon Bay, Horse Shoe Bay, Mason Bay and the Norwegian whaling station.
2009. History of the Rodney Times newspaper.
1989. Presents a nostalgic look at life in New Zealand from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1988. Presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1988. 1st edition. Presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1987. 1st edition. Presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1988. 1st edition. Presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1987. 1st edition. Presents a nostalgic look at life from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1989. 1st edition. One in the 'Those were the Days' series, that presents a nostalgic look at life in New Zealand from the much loved glossy pages of The Weekly News.
1966. 1st edition. Vintage NZ reference from 1966, in 3 volumes.
1845. First published in 1845, part of the New Zealand Classics series.
1970s. 2x volume set. Facsimile copy of New Zealand history originally published in 1845.
1969. A history of the first University to be established in New Zealand in 1869.
1971. A fine production and key book on the history celebrating celebrating the centenary of New Zealand's biggest city.
1967. 1st edition. The story of Orari Gorge Station, a pioneer sheep station through over 100 years of prosperity, depression and development. Agricultural pioneering in harsh and rugged high country.
2000. 1st edition. This book tells the story of the Wellington landscape, and its private and public gardens, from colonial times to the present.
1970. 1st edition. For nearly half a century Bill Beattie has taken his cameras to remote parts of New Zealand on horseback on foot, by car, canoe and aircraft.
1982. 1st edition. New Zealand regional history.
2005. A stand-alone book, this comprehensive title is one of the finest one-volume national histories produced.
1981. 1st edition. A history of the New Zealand farming community.
2004. Full of Kiwi nostalgia, New Zealand's recent past exciting informative and superbly well illustrated survey of life in the 20th Century.
1930. 1st edition. A book published for the Jubilee in 1930 about Te Aroha and the Thames Valley.
1983. 1st edition. SIGNED. A record of the arrival of the pioneer settlers to Waikiekie and the surrounding districts in the 1860 to 1900 period.
1978. A story of the Anglican Church on Waiheke Island with references to Great Barrier Island.
1847. A book necessary for any collector or scholar of early New Zealand history.
1953. A rewritten and enlarged edition of the history and stories of Maori and Pakeha in Westward Auckland suburbs from Whau - New Lynn to Muriwai on the Tasman Sea.
1978. An illustrated personal account of the 1978 Otago and Southland floods.
1975. 1st edition. New Zealand local history.
1967. 1st edition. A compact history of the Hawke s Bay Motor Company from 1903 until 1967.
1971. 1st edition. Traces the colonial house and village, the development of local furniture and styles, describes cabin furniture and discusses the influence of European styles on Maori.
1926. 1st edition. Two volume set.. A very early guide to travel around the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
1991. 1st edition. A history of the Bank of New South Wales in New Zealand 1861-1961.
1979. 1st edition. A history of land Search and Rescue in the Taranaki region. From volunteer parties in the 1930s, it has evolved into an organised SAR operation.
1898. William Pember Reeves published the book that was to be the defining history of New Zealand for nearly half a century.
1988. Local Taranaki history.
1978. The story of the Waihi and district gold mines.
1954. Vintage photo book of monochrome aerial photographs of the cities and boroughs taken from all around New Zealand.
1993. 1st edition. SIGNED. This is a story of endeavour and achievement, with particular reference to the ten years from 1946 when D. M. Greig accepted the responsibility of Director General of Lands.
1982. 1st edition. New Zealand's industrial archaeology - and the need to preserve that which is left.
1978. The story of the Waihi and district gold mines.
1970. 1st edition. A traveller's guide to the Goldfields of Otago including an abbreviated account of the methods employed on the goldfield.
1940. 1st edition. A short history of the Bay of Islands, cradle of New Zealand, written and published to coincide with the Centennial of the Treaty of Waitangi that was signed in 1840.
1969. New Zealand Refrigerating Company killed New Zealand livestock, froze the carcasses and shipped them for wholesaling in Smithfield, London.
1973. 1st edition. The story of Preservation Inlet and the Solander Grounds, from the Cook voyages to sealing and whaling and gold prospecting.
1957. The story of the miners who from 1861 to 1864 traveled to the Otago goldfields in search of gold.
1984. A history of Chelsea Sugar Refinery 1884-1984.
1949. A social history of the Borough of Lawrence and its surrounding districts.
1972. 1st edition. History of the Otago Girls' High School.
1928. 1st edition. This work describes the history of Akaroa in the South Island, a small settlement on the Banks Peninsula founded by French settlers in 1840.
1999. 1st edition. Author Don Stafford's early experiences around Rotorua.
1940. Covers the history of Marlborough during the hundred years of British settlement.
1980. 1st edition. A collection of essays published for the Centennial of Rotorua in 1980.
1952. 1st edition. A record of progress during seventy-five years under local government, 1877-1952.
1984. 1st edition. A detailed history of Hastings to mark its centenary year in 1984.
1936. 1st edition. The authors reminiscences of Old Wairoa. SCARCE.
1976. 1st edition. Campbell Island, some 600km south of Stewart Island, is approximately 70 sq km in area.
1987. New Zealand will forever be a maritime nation.
1983. 1st edition. A History Of The University of Auckland 1883-1983.
1977. A guide for gentle travellers seeking their pleasure amid the scenic shorelines and glorious goldfields of the historic and sun- blessed Coromandel Peninsular.
1976. 1st edition. The history, politics and people behind the Wellington Hospital and Hospital Board.
1940. 1st edition. This book was one of many published in NZ 1940 to mark the centennial of the country officially becoming a colony of the British Empire.
1982. 1st edition. A concise pre- borough history Tauranga from European times.
1973. 1st edition. The absorbing story of passenger transport in the urban streets of New Zealand.
1978. Biographical work on Richard Pearse and his attempts at early flight and aeronautical inventions.
1960s Vintage school bulletin on building the New Zealand rail network.
2009. 1st edition. A modern reproduction of the original White Aviation photo books that were produced in the 1950s.
1940. One of many published in NZ 1940 to mark the centennial of the country officially becoming a colony of the British Empire.
1981. 1st edition. Covering some New Zealand's worst disasters including: Mt Tarawera - Mt Erebus - Napier earthquake - The Wahine - Ballantyne's fire - Tangiwai.
1973. 1st edition. Local history of Skippers Canyon in the Central Otago region that includes the gold mining history of the area.
1947. 1st edition. A a local history of Lake Wakatipu and surrounds by a noted writer and resident of Walter Peak Station - covering its early settlers, goldmining, and sheep farming.
1992. A directory and reference of information for genealogical resources in the Hutt Valley.
1980. Complete set of 6 black cloth cover reference books published by Government Printer for Historical Publications Branch of Department of Internal Affairs.
1985. 1st edition. SIGNED. The history of Titoki community's first 10 years.
1930. Historic and interesting work covering all the forestry issues of the day in New Zealand.
1995. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1994. A series of books that captures through photographs the essence of everyday life in New Zealand, prior to 1960.
1964. A comprehensive report on available water sources, and the delivery and treatment of a supply of water to meet the anticipated needs of the city.
1983. An exploration of wilderness recreation in NZ and the need for conservation of this environment.
1979. An attempt to plan for the protection and conservation of the environment of the West Coast of New Zealand.
1900. Vintage high school memorabilia, undated but estimated from early 1900's.
2002. A photographic record of Northland, New Zealand from 1890 - 2002.
2007. The story of the Timaru Boys' High School memorial library, from the original building to its later extension.
2004. A record of the development of Pleasant Point High School over the years.
1984. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1980. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1978. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1973. A weekly publication, in fifteen parts, and the complete volume will provide an invaluable body of information on modern New Zealand.
1972. A Weekly News Publication.
1978. A report prepared with the aim of providing the National Parks Authority.
1979. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1984. 1st edition. A further selection of Otago homes from the Otago daily times feature series Houses and Homes.
1950. Government long-range infrastructure planning survey by Ministry of Works in the mid-south Canterbury regions during the 1950s or 60s.
1981. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
Undated. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1987. Bi-annual publication printed for the Whakatane, Tauranga and Opotiki Historical Societies.
1987. Bi-annual publication printed for the Whakatane, Tauranga and Opotiki Historical Societies.
1982. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1981. Historical journal of regional New Zealand.
1984. Combines photographs from the past and present (1984) to show the contrasts between life in New Zealand as recorded by early photographer and as it it today.
1970. Don Neilson, a well known NZ artist captured Wellington's marvellous harbour, its environs, history and ships in all moods in this excellent book.
2004. Presents items from the collection held by Te Papa Tongarewa, the Museum of New Zealand.
1900. Monochrome fine line drawings of around Auckland, New Zealand circa early 1900.
2008. A pictorial journey around some of the buildings and meeting places where our lives are shared with others.
1971. 1st edition. The story of Macetown, one of New Zealand's gold mining ghost towns.
1996. The history of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara, Port Nicholson, Poneke or Wellington Harbour.
1976. 1st edition.
1896. A revealing description of life at Seadown Station in the Leithfield area, by a pioneer owner from the 1860s onwards.
1973. Limited edition. Comprehensive history of the the Banks Peninsula Cruising Club, based within Lyttleton Harbour near Christchurch.
1985. The Story of the World's first Natural Gas to Gasoline Plant, built in Taranaki where it converts natural gas from the Maui field into synthetic gasoline.
2009. The Inspiring Story of Bendigo Station, home of Shrek. SIGNED
1949. The story of human endeavor that preceded, and followed upon, the discovery of gold in its mountains, rivers and river terraces.
2001. Draws on historical artworks and archive photography to create a visual and informative account of how the country has developed.
1980. 1st edition. The history of this fine house from the earliest days of settlement.
2019. For the first time the true story of New Zealand's first successful aeroplane flights and the people behind them.
2002. 1st edition. An entertaining portrait in words and pictures of the adolescent decade that changed New Zealand forever.
1981. Part 5 of a 5 volume series on New Zealand local history.
1986. Who sank the Rainbow Warrior - and why?
1980. Part 4 of a 5 volume series on New Zealand local history.
2003. Dunedin social history.
1975. 1st edition. Harry Morton writes pungently, forthrightly, honestly, and sometimes controversially about the policies New Zealand adopted in the 1970s.
2008. Rachel Francis worked in the sex industry for more than two decades - now she tells all in this no-holds-barred expose of prostitution in New Zealand.
2001. A history compiled of Hamilton airport between 1920 - 2000. SIGNED
1996. 1st edition. From pre-European times to the present day, this is a history of the Kauri tree in New Zealand.
1977. 1st edition. Discusses the founding of the mill by Alfred ad Louis Seifert and the flax making process.
2004. 1st edition. New Zealand's first and longest running professional theater company, the Downstage Theatre in Wellington.
1969. A journey tracing Captain Cook's first trip around New Zealand, drawn from Cook's historical notes & with comparison to the original voyage.
1957. 1st edition. New Zealand church history.
1985. 1st edition. Charles Dilke visits her New Lands 1866 and 1867.
1981. 1st edition. New Zealand in the 1930's the fashion and the fun, the hardships and the humiliations.
1971. 1st edition. Collectable book on a social history of New Zealand.
1976. 1st edition. New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph, No. 6.
1974. New Zealand regional school history celebrating their centennial year.
2010. 1st edition. The detailed and colourful unfolding of five decades of the world's premier shearing event - a vital part of New Zealand's unique rural heritage of sheep farming and wool production
1987. 1st edition. Featuring historic locations, sites and buildings associated with both Maori and European settlement.
1975. 1st edition. A history and architectural description of Government House, Auckland that is the secondary official residence of the governor-general of New Zealand located.
1971. 1st edition. The combination of concise and lucid text with a great variety of illustrations creates a new awareness of the country and its pioneers.
1990. 1st edition. The story from behind the scenes of how one small country in the South Pacific found the political will to say no to nuclear weapons.
1971. This is a history of the Milford area from one who knew it best. SIGNED.
1966. Colour photography by Gladys M Goodall around the South Island of New Zealand. SCARCE.
1973. The absorbing story of passenger transport in the urban streets of New Zealand. This edition in softcover.
1996. A history of the Warkworth district. Signed by Author.
1990. 1st edition. Traces the development of Wellington's maritime commerce, industry and leisure during the century before World War II.
1993. A collection of addresses by various guest speakers of the Papakura and Districts Historical Society over the past few years.
1990. 1st edition. New Zealand local history.
1948. 1st edition. Traces the history of organised labour on the Wellington waterfront from early colonial days until the present time.
1970. 1st edition. Survey of Wellington city 1840 - 1970.
1999, 1st edition. Award-winning authors Neville Peat and Brian Patrick reveal some fascinating facts about this distinctive and spectacular region.
1963. 1st edition. New Zealand history. Adventures in Geography series.
1956. History of Solway College, Masterton.
1964. Vintage guide to the National War Memorial in Wellington, New Zealand.
1980. 1st edition. Watercolours, photos & text regarding old homes in Auckland.
1980. 1st edition. History of the Kauri Industry in New Zealand.
1978. A Centennial History of the Martha Mine, the most important gold mine in New Zealand and Australia and one of the greatest in the world.
1980. A historical book on the South Island of New Zealand around the people of the Seventh Day Adventists church.
1935. 1st edition. Czech Journalists chatty impressions and comparative criticisms of New Zealand experiences on his ten month visit to New Zealand.
2000. Wanganui - The Journey - Linking Past to Present.
1971. 1st edition. Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War.
1968. History of the Rangiatea church in Otaki, New Zealand, the oldest Maori Anglican church in New Zealand.
1986. A history for the Centenary of Cambridge.
1988. 1st edition. HARDCOVER. Traces in pictures and captions the development of the Auckland isthmus coastline for work and pleasure over the 100 years before World War II.
1959. 1st edition. Descriptive history of the New Zealand Insurance Company in its centennial year.
2001, 1st edition. An extraordinary collection of nostalgia, photographs and social commentary that focuses on daily life in the 20th century.
1968. A larger format book of colour and black and white photographs and text about the Mount Algidus station in Canterbury.
1976. A nostalgic look at the old wheat mills of Canterbury and the men and women who served them.
1970. Tales of Pioneer Eastern Bay of Plenty.
1960. Vintage book on New Zelaland regional history.
1973. New Zealand local history.
1896. (126 yo). Vintage annual catalogue illustrated with monochrome images.
1974. 1st edition. In short the bric-a-brac of New Zealand's history. Limited edition, numbered.
1964. A history of the Alexandra and consolidated schools of Bald Hill Flat - Fruitlands - Earnscleugh - Moutere - Chatto Creek - Springvale - Galloway.
1982. 1st edition. A history of the Totara Estate near Oamaru which played a leading role in establishing the frozen meat trade.
2004. Vintage book on Timaru. SCARCE.
2005. Te Papa is New Zealand's bold and innovative national museum and home to the country's richest collections.
1979. New Zealand local history.
1980. 1st edition. The authors revisit the Clutha River Valley, and recount the history of the area through the eyes of the local community.
2009. Evolution and history of Waikato Hospital over the preceding 120 years.
1978. 1st edition. History of Nelson City Council activities 1924 - 1974.
2007. The development of the Auckland isthmus coastline for work and pleasure over the 100 years before World War II.
1984. 1st edition. This book looks at Mt Roskill during the period before the turn of the century.
1977. For a time in the late 1930s John A. Lee was on the air every Sunday night talking about the swagger days in New Zealand and related subjects.
2011. History of Waikato Hospital. Includes DVD.
undated. New Zealand local history.
1967. An Historical Survey of the Town of Whakatane, a commemoration of its 50th anniversary as a borough.
1977. 1st edition. An informal history of Sydenham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand.
2018. Artist Mickey Smith documents the historic legacy of 23 Carnegie Libraries erected across the South Pacific, including 18 in New Zealand.
1981. Replica early twentieth century postcards of New Zealand scenes, perforated for removal.
1973. Covering some New Zealand's worst fire disasters.
1971. 1st edition. A guide to the Waimate Mission House.
1972. 1st edition. A word and painting tour of the Mount Cook Village by a local, as illustrated with the author's artwork.
2017. This is the story of family life on New Zealand's remotest station, and what it's like to live and work in what is literally the back of beyond.
1990. A history of the Girl Peace Scouts and Girl Guides of Canterbury.
1962. 1st edition. A guide to the Waimate Mission Station in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
1942, Alice's story of her family and other settlers in and around Martins Bay, some 30km north of Milford Sound.
2002. 1st edition. Describes the history of Cornwallis on the Puponga Peninsula and the work of SCOW (Save Cornwallis Old Wharf) in rebuilding the wharf.
1974. 1st edition. Memoirs of life in Fiordland and a definitive description of Martins Bay - Hollyford area.
1984. Local history of Rangitoto Island near Auckland.
1975. The Onslow Historian, the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
2003. The Onslow Historian, the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1996. The the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1971. The the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1971. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1980. The Onslow Historian, the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1973. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1972. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1972. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1971. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1972. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1973. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1973. The the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1973. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
2000. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1974. The journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1975. The Onslow Historian, the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1975. The Onslow Historian, the journal of the Onslow Historical Society.
1996. 1st edition. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists was founded in 1946, and this history commemorates its fiftieth anniversary.
1972. Volume 1 of Documents on New Zealand External Relations: the Canberra Pact and the development of New Zealand's foreign policy before and after WW11.
1997. 1st edition. Commemorates seventy-five years of Mount Albert Grammar School history.
1965. 1st edition. Church history from Bishop Harper's tours through the district in 1858.
1988. 1st edition. History of one of Auckland's most iconic buildings.
1971. 1st edition. A history of this New Zealand Art institution.
1953. 1st edition. New Zealand local history.
1975. An account of two English boys in Otago New Zealand from 1859 to 1867.
1966. 1st edition. The problems and pleasures of managing Mount White a New Zealand Sheep Station.
1933. 1st edition.
1967. 1st edition. Celebrating the first 100 years of the distinguished Wellington Boys' College, written by a past student and headmaster.
1967. 1st edition. A useful record of the development of the Auckland Museum and the figures involved.
1956. Commemorating the opening of the Christchurch to Lyttleton Road tunnel in 1956. SCARCE.
1961. 1st edition. The successive stages of the discovery of New Zealand.
1948. 1st edition. The Story of the growth of the city and suburbs of Christchurch the capital of Canterbury in the years from 1850 To 1903.
circa 1910. Vintage book on the Milford Track once described to be the finest walk in the world.
1982. 1st edition. Centenary of New Plymouth Boy's High School 1882 -1982.
1986. This book was produced on the occasion of the opening of the Third Fitzherbert Bridge, March 1987.
1979. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1991. 1st edition.
1947. 1st edition. Local New Zealand history.
1992. 1st edition. SIGNED. New Zealand local history.
1981. Detailed and illustrated history celebrating 140 years of New Plymouth.
1924. New Zealand local history.
1951. Vintage magazine of New Zealand Post & Telegraph Association.
1938. 1st edition. Antiquarian book on New Zealand local history.
1996. 1st edition. An awesome, fascinating, inspirational documentation, study & survey of KatiKati - the well known Mural Town.
1953. The Nelson Girls Collegian - Pietas Probitas et Sapientia.
1962. A comprehensive Gazetter Geographical reference and travel guide of New Zealand.
1957. Vintage book on Maori legends and tales - 4th in a series.
1979. 1st edition. A narrative study of the history, organization and operations of the New Zealand intelligence services.
1961. 1st edition. The story of a school with a lively and controversial record of effort and achievement - the Wellington Technical College.
1975. 1st edition. The history of the South Canterbury Pareora district.
1975. 1st edition. The story of Karamea - the district at the end of the West Coast Road and its school. SCARCE.
1958. Local New Zealand school history.
1977. Centennial history of Christchurch Girl Hight School.
1953. Local school history.
2005. New Zealand regional history. Includes cover letter and programme.
1973. 1st edition. Vintage school chronicle.
1990. Locally produced magazine from Opononi Area School.
1966. 1st edition. Southland High School history.
1973. 1st edition. Centennial history of Rangiora Borough School in Canterbury.
1990. A brief centennial history of Seadown School.
1982. Well illustrated and detailed history commemorating the centenary of Nelson College for Girls.
1987. 1st edition. History of Waitaki Girls High School 1887-1987.
1967. 1st edition. A History of The Pongakawa School from the opening in February 1892 to the seventy-five-year jubilee in January 1967.
1979. A history of Gleniti (Wai-iti) School in Timaru, South Canterbury.
1968. New Zealand local school history celebrating 1911- 1967.
1963. Yearbook for 1962 including staff lists, student contributions and photographs.
1984. Schools Centennial 1884-1984.
1988. Comprehensive record of the centennial in 1988 in Matapu, South Taranaki. SCARCE
1988. Souvenir Booklet of the jubilee celebrations on 9th / 10th May 1964, in Otakeho, South Taranaki. SCARCE
1956. Early history and life of eight foundation schools in Christchurch including Boys and Girls High, St Bedes and St Andrews
1981. 1st edition. Illustrated throughout with photos, a comprehensive history celebrating the centenary of Cathedral Grammar School.
1975. Vintage book on local New Zealand history. SCARCE.
1969. 1st edition. The school's development, against the background of the social, political and cultural influences at work in the community during this 100 years.
2006. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association, celebrating 125 years and 101 years of publication.
1990. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 32 years ago.
2005. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 18 years ago, celebrating 125 years and the 100th year of publication.
1992. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 28 years ago.
1984. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 38 years ago.
1985. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 37 years ago.
1986. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 36 years ago.
1987. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 35 years ago.
1988. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 34 years ago.
1989. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 33 years ago.
1993. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 29 years ago.
1994. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 28 years ago.
1991. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 31 years ago.
1995. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 29 years ago.
1996. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 26 years ago.
1997. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 25 years ago.
1998. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 24 years ago.
1999. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys High School and its Old Boys' Association from 23 years ago.
2000. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys High School and its Old Boys' Association from 22 years ago.
2001. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 21 years ago.
2002. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 20 years ago.
2003. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association.
2004. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association.
1982. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 40 years ago.
1966. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 56 years ago.
1967. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 55 years ago.
1964. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 58 years ago.
1965. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 62 years ago.
1973. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 49 years ago.
1957. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 64 years ago.
1961. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 61 years ago.
1962. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 60 years ago.
1958. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 64 years ago.
1959. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 63 years ago.
1955. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 67 years ago.
1956. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 66 years ago.
1952. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 70 years ago.
1953. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 69 years ago.
1954. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 68 years ago.
1950. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 72 years ago.
1951. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 72 years ago.
1946. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 76 years ago.
1947. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 75 years ago.
1949. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 73 years ago.
1942. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 80 years ago.
1943. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 80 years ago.
1944. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 80 years ago.
1945. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 77 years ago.
1935. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 87 years ago.
1938. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 84 years ago.
1939. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 82 years ago.
1941. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 81 years ago.
1975. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 47 years ago.
1976. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 46 years ago.
1981. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 41 years ago.
1968. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 54 years ago.
1980. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 42 years ago.
1974. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 48 years ago.
1977. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School Old Boys Association from 45 years ago.
1978. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School Old Boys Association from 42 years ago.
2007. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 15 years ago.
1960. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 62 years ago.
1971. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 51 years ago.
1933. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys High School and its Old Boys Association from 89 years ago.
1940. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 82 years ago.
1972. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 50 years ago.
1969. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association, from 51 years ago.
1970. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 52 years ago.
2006. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association.
1979. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School Old Boys Association from 43 years ago.
1930. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 92 years ago.
1932. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 90 years ago.
1930. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 92 years ago.
Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from around 100 years ago.
1931. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School from 91 years ago.
1983. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys High School and its Old Boys' Association from 37 years ago.
1963. Annual magazine of the Timaru Boys' High School and its Old Boys' Association from 59 years ago.
1973. 1st edition. Vintage school chronicle.
1985. Tells the story of New Zealand in a new way, saying much more about ordinary people and their families than other histories have done.
Undated. Brief guide and history of Riccarton House and the Deans family in Christchurch.
1959. A collection of good stories and hilarious anecdotes concerning the nature of West Coasters.
1987. Publication to mark the centenary of the Otamatea County Council.
1963. 1st edition. The thrilling story of adventure as a party of New Zealanders and Americans drive their Hamilton jet boats up the ranging and dangerous Colorado river. Includes newspaper cuttings.
1957. Local history of Pompallier House, a nineteenth-century building located in Russell, New Zealand that once served as the headquarters to the French Catholic mission to the Western Pacific.
1941. 1st edition. Looks at New Zealand History and compares how far we have come as a nation by the Centennial year.
1994. 1st edition. Follows the history of New Zealand goldrushes.
1987. Covering some New Zealand's worst disasters.
1979. 1st edition. A vivid account of New Zealand's past including its early visitors, explorers, whalers and missionaries.
1997. 1st edition. South Canterbury regional history.
1977. 1st edition. Selection of 250 photographs that depicts the evolving nature of the Auckland city from 1850 through to 1914.
1982. 1st edition. The experiences of Leonard Robertson in intercolonial sailing ships with special references to the scow Whangaroa and barquentine La Bella.
1994. The Story of New Zealand’s first and most unique licensed scheduled Air Service, South Westland 1934 – 1967.
1981. The families and the history of the Onehunga Blockhouse.
1972. History of the Shanty Town and its goldmining legacy with drawings by Valerie Heinz.
1984. The defence treaty known as ANZUS, so often designated by our politicians as a
1958. 1st edition. The story of the Church of England in the diocese of Nelson, New Zealand 1858 to 1958, with an account of the years 1842 to 1857.
2010. A potted history of the society through a brief resume of each years activities.
1998. History of New Lynn district in Auckland.
1992. A history and celebration of Scouting conventions held at Tatum Park.
1975. 1st edition. Local New Zealand history. SIGNED
1983. History of New Zealand mountain clubs.
2002. Mike Warman's fascinating, thoroughly researched text provides the background to the ill-fated voyage.
1996. 1st edition. A Commemorative history of the coalmine tragedy at Brunnerton in 1896. SIGNED
1968. 1st edition. The story of two young West of England men who, with a sound knowledge of the engineering trade, laid the foundations of a business which served, first a colony and then a nation.
1972. 1st edition. This is a serious, scholarly, and absorbing treatise on the use and misuse of power in a young democracy.
1918. (105 yo). History of St Mary's Church in Timaru, New Zealand, one of the city's defining landmarks.
2007. A unique compilation of firsthand stories and photographs of New Zealand history based on more than 70 years of recordings from the Radio New Zealand Sound Archives.
1957. The first 75 years of the meat processing company, including relevant information on local history and the meat-works process.
2005. The history of New Zealand/Australian publishers and booksellers AH & AW Reed.
1982. Regional New Zealand history.
1976. 1st edition. History of the goldfields in Otago from the period of 1865-1910.
1979. A pictorial record of the leadup to and consequences of the landslip.
1984. SIGNED. A pictorial history of Christchurch's architectural treasures lost to demolition or fire.
2005. A pictorial showcase of the Wellington region from European settlement to the present day.
1992. Local New Zealand history, containing the names, origins and meanings of the various street names around Lower Hutt near Wellington.
1980. Produced by the Wellington Harbour Board to mark its 100 years of operations this album charts the progress of port and shipping over that time.
2007. For decades the Beehive has served as Wellington's primary visual icon, its circular design neatly symbolising the functions and identity of New Zealand's capital.
1975. 1st edition. A collection of historic monochrome images from around Kelburn from 1894 to the 1920's.
1991. 1st edition. Commissioned by the Lower Hutt City Council to commemorate the city's first 100 years. SIGNED.
2011. SIGNED This book is a visual history of Christchurch chimneys – domestic, commercial and industrial, most of which no longer exist.
1993. A pictorial record of Rangiora through the ages, a small town on the outskirts of Christchurch.
2006. SIGNED. This comprehensive history of the Auckland College of Education was commissioned to celebrate its 125 years of existence and its merger in 2005 with the University of Auckland.
1969. 1st edition. This is the fascinating and varied history of the Molesworth station from the earliest days and an account of the unique problems of farming the high country.
1936. The storms that besiege New Zealand coastline have brought hundreds of good ships to disaster.
1958. 1st edition. History of the first 50 years of scouting in New Zealand.
1970. New Zealand has been a leader in grassland farming techniques since before the Second World War.
2004. 1st edition. A history of the Northland sheep station that became a luxury golf resort.
1981. 1st edition. A account of the Wellington city from it's founding in 1840 through to the building of the Town Hall in 1981.
1996. 1st edition. A history of St. Andrews Church in the Epsom district.
1985. A history of woolscouring in New Zealand.
1962. Limited edition. Local centennial History of All Saints’ Parish, Nelson 1862 – 1962.
1956. 1st edition. The story of the Foundling of Hamilton New Zealand 1864-1874.
1948. 1st edition. Shearing, droving, cattle muster, deer stalking, horse-breaking, dog trials.
1992. 1st edition. The centennial history of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind 1890-1990.
1969. 1st edition. The last organised British settlement in New Zealand and an account of the brave endeavour, disappointment, and achievement North of Auckland on the shores of the Kaipara Harbour.
1980. 1st edition. Details 37 buildings with short description and illustration by Andrew Hall.
1957. 1st edition. Dispels a long-standing fallacy - that New Zealand hotels lack colour, tradition, and a tale that tingles.
1971. 1st edition. A centennial publication of the for 100 years of the Auckland Harbour Board 1871-1971.
2013. This is a powerful history of the transformation of New Zealand life.
1981. 1st edition. New Zealand as it was a century ago.
1948. The history of Wellington City, New Zealand. Some, including Irvine-Smith herself, called it a social history.
1954. An authoritative and objective account of the territories of the Southwest Pacific.
2003. 1st edition. History of the Spirit of Adventure Trust, more than 50,000 youngsters have sailed on the Trust's 2 training ships.
1999. 1st edition. History of Masterton street names.
1966. Journal of the Nelson Historical Society Inc. Vol II, No 1.
1980. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1983. 1st edition. Being the Grand Pleasure Trip of the S.S. Ngapuhi along the Northern Coast of New Zealand.
1986. 1st edition. The story of New Zealand's many other hot springs areas, some of which, like Te Aroha, Hanmer and Waiwera, became centres of Edwardian spa elegance.
1974. 1st edition. The background and story of life of the early tourist developments on Lake Te Anau in Fiordland. SCARCE.
1988. 1st Edition. Illustrated history of the Tawa Borough of Wellington and its Council
1973. 1st edition. Thames-Coromandel District history and memoirs.
1968. 1st edition. History of Thames in the Coromandel covering everything from great gold mining sections to general information on the town.
1975. 1st edition. With reproductions, the work of Daniel Louis Mundy in recording the sights and personalities of pioneering Dunedin.
2002. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2011. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2012. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2016. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2015. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2014. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2013. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2007. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2003. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2004. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2017. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2005. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2008. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2009. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
2006. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history
2010. Periodic journal published on local Auckland history.
1961. 1st edition. A history of the Scripture Gift Mission.
2006. 1st edition. History of Warkworth (Maori: Mahurangi) a town on the Northland Peninsula in the upper North Island of New Zealand.
1980. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1994. 1st edition. Local New Zealand history.
1968. 1st edition. Local New Zealand history.
1973. 1st edition. Regional New Zealand history. SCARCE.
1963. 1st edition. A narrative of fifteen stories of bravery in various incidents, on the part of modern Scouts, with most stories contemporary to publication, and include some life or death crises.
2007. 1st edition. Regional history of Scouting in New Zealand.
1942. 1st edition. The earliest publication on the raising of the gold bullion in June 1940/41 from the Niagara laying off the north coast of Whangarei, 30 miles from Bream Bay, New Zealand.
1984. 1st edition. Celebrating 60 years of the Rotary Club of Napier and a tribute to the Rotarians and their work in the community.
1934. 1st edition. Description of flying in the North Island of New Zealand and one of the earliest books about New Zealand civil aviation.
1980. 1st edition. The history and aspirations of Smith and Caughey Limited on attaining its Centenary, and the family involvement in the company.
1998. Looks back on some of the events and social trends of the 20th century that have shaped life in New Zealand.
1972. 1st edition. The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs.
1970. For the first session of the thirty sixth Parliament.
1958. A reference book dealing with the regional geography of New Zealand.
2000. Special edition. A whimsical lucky dip into New Zealand popular culture, gathering some of the threads that go to form the fabric of national character.
1989. SIGNED. A whimsical lucky dip into New Zealand popular culture, gathering some of the threads that go to form the fabric of national character.
1984. 1st edition. A review of New Zealand in pictures and story from 1901 to 1983. Includes A3 poster.
1962. An overview of New Zealand as it was in the 1960s, with a brief mention of Hawke’s Bay.
1958. 1st edition. The development of these closely associated districts, whose settlements were among the earliest in the South Island.
1970. 1st edition. Local New Zealand church history.
2001. Illustrated history of the Thorndon Parish in Wellington, New Zealand.
1982. 1st edition. A Centennial History of The Gore A. & P. Association 1882 - 1982.
1977. 1st edition. Settlement at the end of the Maori War in the North and Manukau Harbour.
1994. Records the amazing events at Opononi in the summer of 1955-56.
2004. Neville Peat focuses on the natural history of southern New Zealand and New Zealand's sub Antarctic islands.
1899 (123 yo). 1st edition. Author Hugh Lusk was formerly a member of the New Zealand Parliament.
1989. Local history in the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand.
1975. History of Wellington East Girls' College celebrating the first 50 years.
1973. A fantastic rare and collectable reference on the Auckland surrounding districts.
1997. History of the Waitaki District, North Otago and Oamaru as its contribution to Otago's celebration in 1998 of 150 years.
1965. A history of the Abel Tasman area in the South Island of New Zealand.
1940. 1st edition. An illustrated history of many aspects of European settlement at Petone, from its earliest days to its industrial years.
1994. An account of families living in New Zealand in the nineteenth century.
2005. A selection of the most interesting Listener articles, written between 1948 and 2005.
1948. 1st edition. History of Port Chalmers that began as 'Koputai', then developed into a major port on the South Island coast.
1961. Celebrates the local history of the Point Chevalier district in Auckland. SIGNED.
1958. 1st edition. A vintage report on the Lyttelton Port and company that run it. SCARCE.
1994. A history of the Northern Club in is 125 year existence.
1985. 1st edition. Early Dunedin and Otago history and photographs.
1966. The all-time classic telling of life in the 1960s Hauraki Gulf. Scarce in new condition.
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.
1980. 1st edition. History of Johnsonville, a suburb of the capital, Wellington, from the earliest days of mass European settlement to the present.
1983. Vintage book on New Zealand Urewera region.
1994. Tells the story of the Kauri industry, the Kauri timber was an early economic discovery by seafarers in the late 1700s and early 1800s. SCARCE.
1975. 1st edition. History of the early Kauri timber industry in New Zealand.
1982. 1st edition. History of the Kauri Gum Industry in New Zealand.
1976. 1st edition. An account of the life of the people living in the Waimea County from its inception in 1876 to the present day.
1976. 1st edition. Traces the history of the district (Te Aroha, Morrinsville, Tahuna, Waitoa etc) from the earliest times and tells of the great estates and of people.
1976. 1st edition. Traces the history of the district (Te Aroha, Morrinsville, Tahuna, Waitoa etc).
1996. 1st edition. The remarkable and inspirational story of Hohepa Homes and those who have lived and worked there.
1974. 1st edition. Memories and anecdotes from around Cambridge, in the Waikato.
1984. 1st edition. Outlines the meaning of ANZUS, military support and deterrents. ANZUS treaty included.
1978. Photographic research in private and public collections throughout the country.
1969. 1st edition. People and places, moments of history, Maori and local legend, contemporary changes in a fast developing country.
1963. 1st edition. A collection of Speeches when Lord Cobham was Governor General of New Zealand 1957-1962.
1940. Part of the Making of New Zealand series - a pictorial record of New Zealand's first hundred years.
1969. 1st edition. New Zealand local history. SIGNED.
1977. A history of the development of Massey Agricultural College to 1943.
1977. 1st edition. History of the Masterton Club, New Zealand.
2013. An Informative record of the first twenty years of European settlement of Mechanics Bay.
1993. The delight of the University campus in the heart of New Zealand's largest city is brought sharply into focus in these essays and sketches.
1978. 1st edition. Covers 31 New Zealand disasters.
1962. 1st edition. Presents in words and pictures exciting, humorous and thoughtful vignettes of fifty and sixty years ago.
2000. The impressions of people who lived, grew up, worked on, or simply visited Kairuru - the Henderson family Erewhon, set high on the Takaka Hills.
1976. New Zealand local history.
1924. A display of relics commemorating Nelson's 100 years as a city founded February 1st 1842.
1961. 1st edition. A brief history on the Nelson region in New Zealand.
1961. 1st edition. Collection of New Zealand records on such subjects as athletics, banking, farming, horse-racing and Parliament.
2009. A pictorial parade of New Zealand since European settlement.
1966. 1st edition. Previously unpublished letters to his mother and sister, and to his friend J.C. Sharp, give information on early Colonial history in New Zealand.
1986. 1st edition. History of the New Zealand political party founded in 1936.
2012. Peter Morath has photographed and written this book as a sequel to his previous one - Christchurch, A Nostalgic Tribute.
1973. It has been claimed that Richard Pearse, a South Canterbury farmer, actually flew before the Wright Bros in the US.
1975. 1st edition. Comprehensive well presented history.
1971. Photographs from the Muldoon era with captions, New Zealand from the 1970s.
1968. 1st edition. A vintage book on the Northland region of New Zealand.
1977. 1st Edition. A guide to many hidden trails to many fascinating places of the Far North of New Zealand.
1985. Historic New Zealand buildings illustrated.
1990. Brief history of Keri Keri in the Bay of Islands - includes separate story of little family of China and Keri Keri.
1984. A biannual publication held in high regard internationally with libraries and educational institutes subscribing.
1990. A biannual publication held in high regard internationally with libraries and educational institutes subscribing.
1984. A biannual publication held in high regard internationally with libraries and educational institutes subscribing.
1983. 1st edition. The story of Hutt Hospital, follows the impressive development Hutt Valley into a major population centre. SIGNED.
1995. History of 28 selected historic homes of Dunedin and its area. Includes Larnach Castle, Olveston and Fletcher House.
1970. A pictorial record of Huia region near Manukau Harbour containing monochrome images and a map.
2000. 1st edition. The history of the Chartered Clubs of New Zealand reveals much of the history of our country.
2006. A study of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
1989. Nice piece of Canterbury regional history illustrated with road maps.
1977. A look at fashion in the early settler days of New Zealand.
1967. A serious study of the social havoc wrought in New Zealand including a searing attack on the alcohol laws and the liquor industry.
1989. A short history on Government House in Wellington.
1979. 1st edition. Sketchbook of the significant buildings etc, in and around Arrowtown in Otago, New Zealand.
1991. Local New Zealand history including a copy of local newspaper cutting on the author.
1965. 1st edition. Eugene and Valerie Grayland, both of them adventurous motorists and experienced writers, made a leisurely pilgrimage around the Coromandel Peninsula that has a varied history.
1957. 1st edition. Covering 32 of the worst accidents and incidents in New Zealand history with numerous on the disasters + others.
1965. 1st edition. History and description of Waiwera, a thermal resort north-east of Auckland on the Hibiscus Coast.
1951. 1st edition. An illustrated and affectionate portrait of the charms of Stewart Island by a resident writer + newspaper cutting.
1969. 1st edition. History of the difficulties establishing the settlement of New Plymouth using some contemporary accounts.
1963. 1st edition. New Zealand History through 80 years of newspaper headlines and the stories behind them.
1964. 1st edition. Draws upon both records and creative writing to give a vivid impression of the country, its history and people.
1918. 1st edition. A study of seven regions around New Zealand.
1958. History of the first 100 years of this region.
1978. A nice pictorial reference of the landscape pre and post eruption.
1967. History of the River Thames New Zealand including a section on mines and hotels + with newspaper cuttings.
1960. 1st edition. A history of the Mesopotamia Station runs before and after Butler's residence + with newspaper cuttings.
1964. 1st edition. Auckland and it's environs as they appealed to one pair of eyes - is how David More describes this delightful collection of drawings.
1952. First published 1881 - romance and reality of antipodean life in the infancy of a new colony + various newspaper cuttings.
1964. 1st edition. Experiences and history on Stewart Island + various newspaper cuttings. SCARCE
1966. 1st edition. A descriptive early human history from 50 New Zealand pioneers, including men and women.
1985. Discusses Defence, Land Rights and Multiculturalism in New Zealand.
1969. Vintage book on Southland region in New Zealand.
1965. 1st edition. A vintage book on the Milford Track in New Zealand, one of the most famous walks in the world.
2018. 1st edition. The book contains around 30 stories on Whanganui and is illustrated with photos by some of the region's best photographers.
2008. Interesting book on Morrinsville Town history from 1908 onwards.
1961. 1st edition. An account of the last battle of the Maori Wars, including Te Kooti Rikirangi's background, the campaign, the action, and the archaeology of the site.
1979. 1st edition. This tongue-in-cheek selection from a wide variety of unvarnished, though rarely unbiased, eye-witness accounts of our past.
1961. History of the Bank of New Zealand 1861 - 1961.
1966. Trailblazing author Shirley Maddock and photographer Don Whyte made an extraordinary voyage around the Hauraki Gulf, documenting its people and places.
1960. An official souvenir of Westlands Centenary.
1900. Monochrome fine line drawings of around Christchurch, New Zealand around early 1900.
1960. An Official Souvenir of Westlands Centenary.
1980. 1st edition. An entertaining and authentic part of the on-going history of Kawau Island.
1966. 1st edition. A fascinating insight & thoroughly researched accounts, into & of, the growth & development of South Auckland. Includes a small newspaper cutting.
1966. 1st edition. Tells of the author's adventures in the Fiordland Region of New Zealand, as a bushman, tourist guide, launch skipper and as a worker on the Manapouri-Deep Cove hydro-project.
1982. 1st edition. Since 1883 the importance of the work done by the Salvation Army is well-known and widely respected throughout New Zealand.
1950. SCARCE. A vintage book on the Fordland region in New Zealand.
1965. 1st edition. A personal and illustrated view of New Zealand's scenic attractions from north to south
1965. 1st edition. A vintage book on the Milford Track in New Zealand.
1976. 1st edition. SIGNED. History of the place and the people that made the place what it was and the contribution it made.
1975. 1st edition
1999. 1st edition. History of Drury, a small town south of Auckland, part of the Papakura District.
1998. Detailed illustrated history of the Mackenzie Agricultural and Pastoral Association Show held in Fairlie from 1899.
1975. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1981. Vintage New Zealand Government records
1995. The story of an institution which has flourished for two-thirds of a century.
1982. History of New Zealand buildings.
1965. 1st edition. A complete history of this key city in New Zealand with numerous photos.
1973. Part of the microtone colour book series. Interesting to remember how the city used to look.
1945. Vintage tourist brochure for Christchurch.
1983. 1st edition. A history of the Mackenzie County Council 1883-1983.
1971. 1st edition. Ex-Wellington Mayor Fowler shows his artistic skill in collection of Country Houses of the North island.
2005. 1st edition. Highly-illustrated regional history examines noted landmarks, architecture and natural features of the Coromandel area.
1976. 1st edition. Beautiful book on NZ pioneering history. Plots the course of European building in this country, from 1809 until the early 1880s.
2003. 1st edition. SIGNED. History of Devonport in Auckland.
1953. 1st edition. Description of the writer's experiences on the road, up and down NZ, after gold, timber etc.
1987. An illustrated record of the history and design of Botanic Gardens and parks about New Zealand.
2014. Features 45 of Marlborough and Nelson's leading vineyards including maps, memorabilia and history behind each one
1970. 1st edition. The cartoons, by Neville Lodge of the 'Evening Post', illustrate the joys of local government in The City of Wellington.
1973. Peter Newton records the long histories of the region's great sheep farming locales as he tours the sites, speaking with those who work at the stations. SCARCE NEW.
2005. Celebrating 150 years of the Auckland YMCA.
1991. A look at how New Zealander's lived during the 1940s.
1960. 1st edition. New Zealand local church history.
1974. 1st edition. Illustrated and fascinating story of Timaru Hospital, from its inception in 1864 through to the modern hospital of today.
1968. 1st edition. A history of the club, listing rules and former club members.
1972. 1st edition. A History of the Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Federation of University Women: The First Fifty Years.
1959. Fascinating, insightful, extremely informative covering wide range & variety of aspects New Zealand life in war & peace.
1972. One hundred years with the Pakuranga Hounds 1872-1972.
2007. 1st edition. The story of the Opuha Dam is a story of South Canterbury.
1973. A brief survey of the New Zealand Methodism's involvement in Mission overseas 1822-1972.
1976. 1st edition. The Official History of the Girl Guides Association of New Zealand Inc.
1928. New Zealand local history
1979. 1st edition. New Zealand regional history.
2011. Richly detailed and illustrated history commemorating the 90th anniversary of the NZ scientific institute
2009. 1st edition. First-hand accounts of the life and work of these resourceful New Zealanders.
1974. History of the Bank of New Zealand in the small town of Waimate, South Island.
1991. 1st edition. An illustrated history of Auckland, from Victorian times until the Harbour Bridge joined the North Shore to the city.
1977. An illustrated history of Hamilton from the time it was a military village in the 1860s.
1975. 1st edition. A lively and cheerful account of a challenging, often adventurous life far from the settled pattern of today's suburbia.
1953. 1st edition. Early days of the progressive move to make Kaitaia grow by the great effort of Colonel Bell and others from 1914 to 1936.
1962, 1st edition. There are 32 New Zealand stories of what were headliners at the time and most have illustrations to enlarge the story.
1973. A chronological history of Dunedin. Signed by Author. #309 of 2000 copies.
1981. An in depth look at New Zealand's landed gentry - those who made their fortunes in the wool trade in the 19th century became an ersatz aristocracy.
circa 1975. A a small booklet detailing 60 buildings and landmarks of significance around Christchurch City in the 1970s and 1980s.
2005. Analyzing the interplay between technology, economics, and politics that drives the electricity supply sector in New Zealand.
1975. 1st Edition. Beautiful collectable book on NZ local history.
1969. Published in to commemorate the moon landing.
1978. An illustrated personal accounts of the 1978 Otago and Southland floods.
1989. 1st edition. A clear and compelling picture of the forces that have shaped a young country’s development into an independent South Pacific nation.
1968, 1st edition. Complete early history of climbing on Aoraki / Mount Cook with detailed ascents listed.
2014. New Zealand early regional history in the Rodney district.
1969. 1st edition. Author recreates the story of NZ's worst maritime disaster since 1894 using interviews with members of the Wahine's crew an passengers, and the official inquiry report.
1969. Published in 1969 to commemorate the moon landing.
2005. New Zealand local church history.
1960. Local New Plymouth history. Hard to find
1980. Collectible record of local history of this region.
1971. 1st edition. Book on NZ history
2007. Tells the story of a major New Zealand city over the past hundred and fifty years.
1962. The History of the Christchurch Hospital 1862-1962. Rare and collectible.
1970. 1st edition. The history of the establishment and governance of the town of Wellington. Rare and collectable.
1963. 1913 - 1963 Mt Albert Presbyterian Church
1985. Alternatives for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
1986. Background investigation of the July 1985 sinking of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand.
1996. Explores the fascinating relationship between transport and NZ society.
Circa 1966. Centenary History of the Pitt Street Methodist Church, Auckland 1866-1966.
1966. 1st edition. A tribute to the sheep, to the farmers and their working dogs, and to those who process and market the fine end-products-prime meat, and spendid wool
1987. Contains sections on local history, the landscape, land-based activities, settlements and regional highlights for the whole of the lower North Island.
1976. 1st edition. Tells vividly the sprightly story of the Waikato County Council and the county itself, its people and industries, from 1876, when it was constituted, to the present day.
1990. 1st edition. Bay of Islands County Council 1977-1989. Nice NZ history collectors book.
2005. The story of the landmark building St. Matthew-In-The-City
2003. By far the best general history of New Zealand in a generation.
1990. This handsome volume, edited by the doyen of New Zealand historians and issued to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi.
2010. 1st edition. A remarkable story of dedication, courage and pride is told in Between the Flags.
1979. 1st edition. This is the first time a book on New Zealand's early buildings has been presented on this scale.
1980. Still the best and most comprehensive biography of Te Rauparaha, one of the most well-known figures in New Zealand history.
1983. 1st edition. A history of the early need for books in New Zealand, this book traces the development of bookselling in New Zealand.
2009. 1st edition. SIGNED. More Wanderings in Westland follows on with 40 similar articles and illustrations about people, places and happenings in Westland.
2008. 1st edition. Local church history illustrated.
2014. 1st edition. In View from the Road, photographer Arno Gasteiger travels from Bluff to the Far North capturing the people, places and landmarks to be discovered along New Zealand's SH1.
1984. 1st edition. Early Dunedin and Otago history and photographs.
1960. History of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand.
1979. New Zealand local history.
1980. 1st edition. Pictorial history of the Wellington suburb of Karori.
1979. 1st edition. Pictorial history of South Canterbury region.
1959. Anniversary Day Programme celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Marlborough region 1859 - 1959.
1972. Local Christchurch history.
1982. One of Frank Sargeson's earliest sketches, reprinted here to mark the occasion of an exhibition of the Sargeson Papers at the Alexander Turnbull Library 1982.
1977. A Historical Account of the Bank of New Zealand in Blenheim.
1962. Official programme to celebrate the opening of the Centennial pool in Alexandra, Otago.
2007. Church history in New Zealand
undated. Pictorial record of Kaikoura with colour images and text captions.
1990. 1st edition. Documents Wellington's development as New Zealand's capital city from 1865 to 1910.
1975. 1st edition. Published for the centenary of the Public Works Department, Ministry of Works in 1970.
1999. 1st edition. A social history of the Hawkes Bay town of Taradale.
1994. SIGNED. A complete history of the Cobb River power scheme in the high and remote Nelson backcountry.
1996. An illustrated local history of the Havelock North district in the Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
1940. 1st edition. New Zealand Centennial Surveys XII - one of the Centennial Surveys, published in 1939-40 to commemorate the anniversary of the signing in 1840 of the Treaty of Waitangi.
2000. The history of Christ Church Cathedral including fabric, stained glass and furnishings, the Cathedral today.
1996. 1st edition. New Zealand. Government Communications Security Bureau, Military intelligence and electronic surveillance.
2009. 1st edition. The development of New Zealand's fascinating engineering heritage.
2006. 1st edition. New Zealand power and energy history.
2001. Kiwiana is a name that identifies quirky objects and images that have endured changing fads and trends to become our icons, stored in the memories of generations of New Zealanders.
1953. 1st edition. Pioneer adventure by the two Newman brothers in Nelson and Marlborough building a one vehicle coaching enterprise into the largest motor coach fleet in New Zealand at the time.
1965. 1st edition. SIGNED. The Story of the Mackenzie Country from the days of the explorers and squatters to the establishment of the sheep stations.
2001. 1st edition. SIGNED. This book looks at the heritage of Newmarket - while much has been lost, some, such as the historic house of Highwic, still survives.
2010. This book looks at the heritage of Newmarket.
1961. 1st edition. Reminiscences of driving in Westland and Nelson, 1900-1914, with a little on coaching and mining.
1966. A personal and illustrated account of a leisurely pilgrimage through New Zealand's Northland region.
2005. The story of the last voyage of the original Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace campaign vessel bombed by French secret agents on 10 July 1985.
1996. 1st edition. An account of the author's career as a government architect in the New Zealand Ministry of Works.
1966. 1st edition. Vintage book on the Bacon industry in New Zealand.
2006. Self published in 2006 this is a collated history of saw and flax milling, shipping, New Zealand Forest Service and wood chopping in Karamea.
1975. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1981. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1992. Vintage New Zealand Government records.
1960. This long established history of New Zealand covers the whole period of New Zealand history up to 1950.
1995. Popular rural writer Philip Holden delves into the colourful history and lives of the runholders in New Zealand's high country.
2007. This book tells the story of the first hundred years of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, from 1907.
1959. 1st edition. The stirring account of the exploration of early New Zealand by eighteen of the most successful pioneers.
1967. A publication by Central Otago News celebrating Alexandra centenary 1867 - 1967.
1988. 1st edition. An account of the discovery of the islands now known as New Zealand.
2017. Kiwiana is an essential guide for both New Zealanders and overseas visitors, identifying and celebrating some of the more colourful and durable aspects of this country’s popular culture.
1944. Account of Aunt Daisy's visit to the US to promote NZ, including tea with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
1984. 1st edition. An account of the early settlers of the Upper Waitotara Valley.
1960. Vintage Pictorial Souvenir, of this historic building in Christchurch.
1945. 1st edition. Written at a time when films were the most popular form of public entertainment.
1951. 1st edition. A memorial to the district's pioneers this history traces developments from pre-European times to pioneering days.
1972. 1st edition. SIGNED. History of the gum fields in Northland, the gum and the diggers.
1946. 1st edition. Written to introduce American readers to New Zealand including bibliography & index.
2015. Madge Snow's story of living at Morven Hills Station on the Lindis Pass.
1980. 1st Edition. Historic book on the South Island of NZ, around the people of the Seventh Day Adventists Church
2014. A powerfully human and emotional illustrated history of New Zealand's war experience.
2007. 1st edition. Jaycee was one of New Zealand's liveliest service organisations.
1968. 1st edition. A circumnavigation of New Zealand in the wake of Captain Cook.
2007. Pianos were in huge numbers of New Zealand front parlours through Victorian and Edwardian times and into the 1920s.
1949. 1st edition. SIGNED. The moving story of people who are astonishingly real, young men and women who leave Scotland for the new land of Otago in 1848
1957. The story of the Port of Taraknaki, New Plymouth.
1982. 1st edition. A scarce publication about New Zealand local history.
1945. 1st edition. In the intervals of academic work, Professor Jones has found his diversions in the writing of prose and verse, in sketching in pencil and watercolour and in wood carving.
2000. History of Coromandel region by Coromandel Town History.
1956. A history of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
1985. Local history history of the Auckland's north shore beaches.
1987. SCARCE. New Zealand regional history.
1973. 1st edition - SIGNED. Stories of Mackenzie, Mt Cook Country -- artists, mountaineers, mountain guide, sheep stealer of the 1850's, inventors etc.
2008. Explores memories of a small-town childhood.
2008. Take a trip back to the Swinging Sixties with this illustrated history of an unforgettable era's politics, sport, food, fashion, and night life.
1974. 1st edition. The fifth collection of material culled by Jim Henderson from his ever-popular NZBC programme Open Country.
1968. 1st edition. How the historical Pakeha place names of NZ are linked with history of those such as Cook, Tasman, Whalers, Statesmen and warriors.
1984. 1st edition. History of the early health services in Dunedin and Otago and what developed into the Hospital Board.
2008. The University of Auckland as it celebrates its 125th anniversary.