First published in English in 2000, Paul Tapsell’s awardwinning work brilliantly captured the life and transformations of Pūkaki — the Ngāti Whakau...

Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand is the definitive work on practice and procedure in the New Zealand House of Representatives. The fourth edit...

The first two books in The NZ Series give a new take on New Zealand society, history, science and geography. Here is a snappily designed and fact-p...

The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he an...

Where are the regions of New Zealand? How did they develop? What makes them special? Through maps, photos, fact boxes and simple text, Regions of N...

The beloved myth of Rona and the Moon comes to 21st-century Aotearoa in English and Māori in Tim Tipene’s sensitive interpretation, strikingly illu...

Colonising New Zealand was as much a search for wealth as an imperial venture. The rush to exploit the country’s gold and kauri is a story of innov...

Aimed at readers 8+ but valuable for anyone with an interest in our Pacific 'āiga (family), this is one of two inaugural books in the Moana Oceania...

The past and present of Auckland’s waterfront come alive in this superbly illustrated, sumptuously produced hardback. Building on a lifetime connec...

In 2015 No.3 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force celebrated 50 years of continuous helicopter operations since it reformed in 1965. Seek and Destr...

Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel ...

Sir Singlet is clever with needle and thread. See all the cushions he’s made for his bed … Narrated by the hero’s nephew, Sir Singlet is about a kn...

Is he a hippo that looks like a mouse? Or is he a mouse too big for this house? Just who or what is Squeakopotamus? And how will the kids, Mum and ...

Takitimu is one of the great tribal histories in the New Zealand literary canon. It tells of the Ngati Kahungunu people – tangata whenua of Hawke’s...

Text in English, Māori & German. Stunning photographs and insightful text provide a concise overview of the past, present and future for Māori....

Published in 1967, "Te Arawa" was the major work by distinguished Rotorua historian, the late Don Stafford. This sumptuous new edition reproduces t...

Te Kuia Moko is a taonga recording 34 Māori women, all bearing moko kauae (chin tattoos). First published in 1980 as The Blue Privilege, this new p...

The boy at the centre of Tim Tipene's striking new story doesn't like reading, until one day he picks up The Book that Wouldn't Read. Suddenly the ...

The use of te reo Māori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable....

Woodcarving is one of the supreme expressions of New Zealand identity. Beginning with carving's mythical origins, this book explores the evolution ...

It is over a century since the last major book on Māori carving tools. Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Māori Arts & Crafts Institute, tel...

Tāniko represents a high point in Māori weaving, yet is a point that anyone with time and application can reach. That is the message of Sir Hirini ...