2002. Traces the story of the haka from its origins in Maori legend to its role in a contemporary commercial world.
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1959. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1946. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1947. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1950. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1951. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1953. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1960. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1961. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
Undated. A souvenir programme by the Rotorua Maori Cultural Theatre of the migration of the Maori in song and dance.
1967. 1st edition. The story of the naval base at Devonport, Auckland; the ships and men who sailed out to it to fight in the Maori Wars in the days of Queen Victoria, and of its subsequent history.
1969. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1970. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1970. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1969. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1971. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1961. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1956. Vintage weekly New Zealand newspaper.
1921, 1st edition. SIGNED. Tutira describes Guthrie-Smith's enterprise, including the redevelopment of the land and comprehensive advice on sheep farming.
1986. SIGNED. A history of the West Coast South Island town of Hari Hari from the day it was purchased from the Maoris to the year 1985.
1800s. Government action on disputed land at the Waitara block in Taranaki in 1860 precipitated war between European settlers and Maoris.
1870. A Maori horse race meeting at Karioi at the base of Mt Ruapehu.
1885. A fine example of the colourful posters that announced the sale and subdivision of large estates in the latter part of the nineteenth century New Zealand.
1883. These posters used in schools were setup by the Church Missionary society and include a bible extract in Te Reo Maori.
1998. SIGNED. Bob Harvey takes us on a personal odyssey to places he knows and loves.
2001, 1st edition. SIGNED. Biography of missionary Thomas Chapman (1792-1876) who came to New Zealand as a cathechist for the Church Missionary Society in 1830.
1965, 1st edition. SIGNED. A guide to the Hokianga region with Maori history, historical notes and updated descriptions.
1989, 1st edition. Signed by photographer. A descriptive autobiography by Keri Hulme. Some text in Te Reo Maori.
1984, 1st edition. SIGNED. The New Zealand poet relates how he was reunited with his Cook Islands extended family forty years after having been sent to a New Zealand.
1984. A Maori studies resource book and planning guide for teachers of primary school students.
1972. Originally printed in 1940, a fascinating history of Lord Howe Island - its discovery and early associations covering the years 1788 - 1888.
2007. Describes one of the most extraordinary and fascinating stories in New Zealand history.
1965. Presents a review, with theoretical discussion, of sculpture and design in Polynesia.
1993. Some text in Te Reo Maori. Te Ao Marama is a landmark anthology of written and oral literature by Maori since 1980.
1963, 1st edition. Biography of a major Maori figure at the height of the land wars of the mid-1800s.
1982. Werner Forman's exuberant and sensitive photographs place the Maori in the context of their hauntingly beautiful land and cast new light on their remarkable artefacts.
1973. New Zealand Classics series, first published in 1914.
2007. A guidebook to the Coromandel Peninsula.
1972. A fictional story loosely based on the life of Captain Bollons, the captain of the ships Tutanekai and Hinemoa in the 1920s.
1969. 1st edition. A True Account of M. de Surville’s Expedition to New Zealand and the Unknown South Seas 1769-70.
1982. 1st edition. History of the Papakura district in Auckland.
1976. 1st edition. Provides an interesting social history of Maori through photography that documents change and development during the nineteenth century.
1985. The story behind the author's Maori histories, biographies and documentaries.
1998. 1st edition. A comprehensive biography of one of the most important figures in nineteenth century New Zealand.
1987, 1st edition. Featuring historic locations, sites and buildings associated with both Maori and European settlement.
1936. 1st edition. Hui Whakamahara Ki a Maui Pomare - prepared for the Pomare Memorial Meeting held at Waitara in June 1936 in memory of the late Sir Mauri Pomare.
1974. Original sale and purchase land deed for the site of the city of Auckland / Tamaki Makaurau dated 29 July 1841 that would look great framed.
2013. This is probably the most important book published in recent times concerning the Treaty of Waitangi.
1940. 1st edition. Robert Graham was a pioneer colonist from Scotland, who in 1842 he sailed on the ship Jane Gifford bound for Auckland, New Zealand.
2016. 1st edition. A comprehensive history of New Zealand seen through a female lens.
1986. Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Maori perspective for the Department of Social Welfare.
2019. Edited and introduced by Witi Ihimaera, brings together the poetry and prose of Haare Williams to produce a work that is a biography of the man and his times.
c 1939. An interesting and faithful record of the missionary labours of the Rev. William Williams.
1987, 1st edition. A full history of racing at The Thames.
1859. Two volumes of a late nineteenth-century account of New Zealand's then young history, generally considered to the first scholarly history of these islands.
1926. 1st edition. Gate Pa- was the fortress built in 1864 only 3 miles from the main British base of Camp Te Papa at Tauranga during the Tauranga Campaign of the New Zealand Land Wars.
1955. Author has an ear for the vernacular of the casual New Zealander, and writes loose, gritty stories of young people interacting with pioneers and Maori in outdoor settings including Northland,
1926. 1st edition. Two volume set.. A very early guide to travel around the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
1937. 1st edition. A recollection by G.C Beale of his personal experiences of olden days in Auckland, New Zealand.
1970. Limited edition. Short daily entries of the perilous colonial days in New Plymouth - transcribed from the original diary in the possession of the family by Herbert D. Mullon in 1970.
1975. Issued by Post Office Savings Bank to promote savings for school children. This is original, not a modern reproduction.
1963. 1st edition. History of the Maori, New Zealand's native people.
1976. 1st edition. Biography of the opera singer bass baritone, the Maori wood sculptor.
1981. 1st edition. Centennial History of the Manchester Block.
2000. Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests.
2004. An eco-thriller combining action and suspense from one our most gifted Pacific novelists, Matakana author, Dr. Cathie Koa Dunsford.
2000. Cowrie boards a ship bound for Moruroa Atoll during the French nuclear tests.
1972. 1st edition. The fascinating biography of a French nun who became a revered figure in New Zealand in the late 19th/early 20th century.
1984. An extraordinary, alive and intense book, which has already been widely acclaimed in Keri Hulme's native New Zealand. HARDCOVER
1977. 1st edition. A history of Rotorua, both Maori and Pakeha.
1968. A history of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin.
2014. 1st edition. Toys are fun—but they are also serious business in this remarkable story of New Zealanders and their toys from Maori voyagers to 21st-century gamers.
1968. History of the Rangiatea church in Otaki, New Zealand, the oldest Maori Anglican church in New Zealand.
1988. This is the story of the history of Arahina, a National Training Centre for the New Zealand Girl Guides.
Text in English and Te Reo
1995. 1st edition. Maori soldiers signing up for the First World War representing a formidable fighting force - Te Hokowhitu a Tu, or the Seventy twice-told warriors of the war god, Tumatauenga.
1978. A chronicle of Hato Petera College in Auckland's Northcote.
2011. 1st edition. E Tu Ake tells the story of Maori and introduces the concepts that underpin the Maori world view.
1863. Warm hearted sketches involving Maori characters in situations reflecting the effects of European civilisation and missionary influence.
1971. 1st edition. A social and family history of Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf.
1931. 1st edition. History of important events in New Zealand beginning with the arrival of the Maori in the 14th century up to the events of the 20th century.
1986. Details the history of Tarawera before and after the fateful morning of the eruption.
1971. 1st edition. The story of the visit of the French Naval vessel La Coquille to the Bay of Islands in 1824.
1985. Margaret Orbell vividly evokes the Maori view of the world, while Geoff Moon's remarkable photographs present the country's landscapes, birds, fish, insects, reptiles and plants.
1986. The author's interest in the subject dates back to his 1952 thesis on the Ngai Tahu land issue.
1949. 1st edition. The story of Mount Egmont or Taranaki (Maori), whose 8,260 feet have killed more climbers than all the rest of the mountains and alps of New Zealand.
1996. In this collection of oral histories, seven men and one women tell exactly how it felt to be in the fighting zones of the last global conflict.
1967. Centennial history of the Thames Coromandel region of New Zealand.
1981. 1st edition. A journey through the pioneering country of Ohinemuri and beyond, with Maori legends and the story of Mayor Island.
1989. 1st edition. Glenfield area history including: the nature of the land, Maori occupation, the retreat, gum diggers, early settlers, Mayfield School, entertainment and community services, transpor
1972. 1st edition. The survey of forty-five prominent stations in the eastern North Island, from White Rock in the southern Wairarapa to Waipaoa, a Maori holding in the north of Gisborne.
1973. 1st edition. Briography of Phyllis Brusey, director of the NZ Opera Company and chairman of the Maori Theatre Trust.
1976. 1st edition. The medical history of European medicine in New Zealand, the effects of European culture contact on Maori health and the history of individual diseases in the Maori in this period.
1986. A retro travel guide to the North Island of New Zealand for the international and local visitor, including a Maori pronunciation guide, timetables, and other helpful information.
1963. 1st edition. A remarkable collection of true stories of the bad old days, when fear and ignorance bred suspicion and hatred between European and Maori and the outcome was all too often violent.
1989. New Zealand's unique prehistory, reconstructing from archaeological evidence a sometimes extraordinarily complete picture of how Maori lived and died.
1987. The lives of New Zealand women today are the focus of this book.
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.
1967. 1st edition. A compact history of the Hawke s Bay Motor Company from 1903 until 1967.
1953. 1st edition. A novel based on fact which offers a detailed study of the pioneering days in New Zealand, describing the years of conflict between the white settlers and the Maoris in the 1800s.
2000. A collection of biographies of New Zealanders of Maori descent, chosen by Alan Duff for their triumphs, their achievements, but most of all for their courage.
1989. 1st edition. Biography of Walter Buller, the New Zealand lawyer and ornithogist, the author of Buller's - A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
1981. 1st edition. New Zealand in the 1930's the fashion and the fun, the hardships and the humiliations.
1965. A guide in making pari (bodice), tipare (headband), tatua (bodyband), and piupiu (skirt).
1962. 1st edition. Some of the people, characters of in the story of early New Zealand.
1962. 1st edition. On foot at 86 - A. H. Reed invites readers to accompany him on his leisurely walk across the widest part of New Zealand.
1982. Memoirs of Bodell who was born in Nottingham in 1831, enlisted in the army at 16 and was sent first to Ireland and then to Hong Kong.
1992. Identify New Zealand native trees by their leaves.
1965. 1st edition. Vintage book on maori music culture.
2005. Te Papa is New Zealand's bold and innovative national museum and home to the country's richest collections.
1968. Several scholarly studies have dealt with his origins, mythology, art and culture.
1974. 1st edition. Seeks to demonstrate the basic patterns used in Maori speech.
1873 (150yo). Thomas C. Williams, a son of the missionary Henry and part owner of Brancepeth station, made the Maori claim of injustice in the Manawatu purchase very much one of his causes.
2003. Te Puea Herangi (1883-1952) secured the survival of the Maori King movement - the nearest thing in New Zealand to nationalist organization.
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.
2006. 1st edition. Features engaging text and utterly magnificent, almost epic, photo spreads by one of the country's leading photographers.
1960. 1st edition. Vintage book on Maori legends and tales. 6th in a series by this Author.
1973. 1st edition. Maori to English section, English to Maori section.
1957. Vintage book on Maori legends and tales - 4th in a series.
1974. Contains over 12,000 concise entries divided into Maori to English and English top Maori.
1971. 1st edition. The biography of John Coleridge Patterson, first Bishop of Melanesia.
2007. SCARCE Limited edition of 300 copies. A biography of William Swainson 1809-1884.
1999. Maori to English section, English to Maori.
1977. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1992. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1994. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1994. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1995. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1997. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1997. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1998. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1999. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2012. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2020. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1900. A monochrome photographic illustration of early New Zealand.
1991. Traces Tregear's career from his youth on the NZ frontier in the 1860s, through his contribution to Maori and Polynesian studies and his role as Secretary of the Dep't of Labour.
1934. 1st edition. Description of flying in the North Island of New Zealand and one of the earliest books about New Zealand civil aviation.
1993. 1st edition. This is the second collection of poetry by an award-winning Maori poet.
1996. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1993. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1993. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2003. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
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.
1967. Third volume and completion of the author's Taranaki Maori Wars trilogy.
1980. 1st edition. An entertaining and authentic part of the on-going history of Kawau Island.
1958. 1st edition. 5th in a series by this Author. Vintage book on Maori legends and tales.
1968. 1st edition. A history of the club, listing rules and former club members.
1971. Contains over 12,000 concise entries divided into Maori to English and English top Maori.
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.
2011. From the front line of film making, this record highlights an adventurous art form, celebrating its role in a colorful country’s milestones.
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.
1952. 1st edition. An account of the common houses and food store buildings of the Maori from records of the Dominion Museum.
1952. 1st edition. AS NEW / SCARCE. An account of the common houses and food store buildings of the Maori from records.
2006. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2008. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2008. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2009. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2010. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2010. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2009. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
2001. Text in Te Reo / Maori. Children's educational resource produced for New Zealand schools.
1952. The New World Magazine published by the Maori Affairs Department 1954-1960. Text in English and Te Reo.
1988. 1st edition. An account of the discovery of the islands now known as New Zealand.
2010. 1st edition. Traces the history of the Taranaki Savings Bank first 160 years.
1993. 1st edition. This is the second collection of poetry by an award-winning Maori poet.
2013. Introduces visitors and locals alike to the culture and customs of Maori in contemporary New Zealand.
1954. Details four major walks undertaken by the author around NZ and his observations and encounters with locals.
1964. 1st edition. Diary of the author's exploration and research in Dutch New Guinea.
2009. New Zealanders and what they were doing during World War II.
1968. 1st edition. A circumnavigation of New Zealand in the wake of Captain Cook.
1963. 1st edition. Story of Olaf Ruhen who travelled through Papua and Australian New Guinea during the early 1960s.

