Backwaters by Emma Ling Sidnam
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
Winner of the 2022 Michael Gifkins Prize, Backwaters is a tender and exquisitely written debut novel examining identity, race and complex family history. Laura is tired of being asked where she's really from. Her family has lived in Aotearoa New Zealand for four generations, and she's ambivalent at bes ...Show more
Native Insects of Aotearoa by Julia Kasper; Phil Sirvid
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History
This handy and accessible introduction to the range of insects commonly encountered throughoutNew Zealand is aimed at the general public, museum visitors and tourists, with a 1950s-inspired giftabledesign and delightful illustrations. It provides insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections, and ...Show more
On Call - The Anatomy of My Life As a Surgeon, a Daughter, a Mother by Ineke Meredith
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Frank, sharp-witted and heart-rending, On Call is a stunning memoir by a female Samoan-New Zealand general surgeon about life, death, and the human limits of care As soon as she could, Ineke Meredith left her family home in Samoa for New Zealand, filled with determination not to be like her mother: lovi ...Show more
Dame Suzy D: My Story by Susan Devoy
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
A four-time world squash champion, Dame Susan Devoy has led a remarkably varied life. She's been Race Relations Commissioner, a television star, a newspaper columnist, raised four boys and met Bill Clinton and King Charles. Fiercely driven and wildly competitive, her straight up style and hilarious turn ...Show more
The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality by Silvio Bruinsma
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Meet Mittens, Wellington's world-famous cat-about-town. He has thousands of followers, a hit song, an exhibition of fan art, and with his exploring paws he brings joy to everyone he meets! Join Mittens, Wellington's pawsome celebrity cat, on his real-life adventures in this feline-fabulous picture bo ...Show more
Goose the Artist by Kimberly Andrews
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Meet Goose, a passionate artist who wants to create a PERFECT portrait and win the village art competition. But after a whole week of painting Puffin and friends, Goose is all aflutter. Is an artist's work EVER good enough? Goose strives to win an art award in this endearing tale from Kimberly Andrews' ...Show more
How to get Fired by Evana Belich
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
Stories about the unifying subject of work - how to get it, avoid it or lose it. Wry, real and astute, these linked stories are from an exciting new talent. In BurgerKai, Mel is given a motivational talk on what she says is 'failing at a stupid, screwed-up sales job, selling stupid plastic shelving'. He ...Show more
There Was an Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly by Peter Millett
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Kiwi kids will love this favourite nursery rhyme with witty words by Peter Millett and hilarious illustrations by Paul Beavis - and a surprise twist at the end!There was an odd farmer who swallowed a fly.I dunno why she swallowed a fly -it's such weird kai.Peek through the holes in the pages to see all ...Show more
Root Leaf Flower Fruit - A Verse Novel by Bill Nelson
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Poetry / Plays | Reading Level: near fine
A woman lies helpless after a stroke, her family gathered. Her grandson, healing slowly from a head injury after coming off his bike, takes leave from his job and family to prepare her rundown house and farm for sale. As he works, he sifts through what remains of his grandmother’s daily life. Then, afte ...Show more
Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand Fully Revised Edition by George Gibbs
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's plants and animals are so different from those in other countries? Why kakapo is the only parrot in the world that cannot fly, or why the kiwi lives here and nowhere else? New Zealand is an extraordinary place, unique on earth, and the remarkable story of how and ...Show more
Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides South Island Updated 9th Edition by Jonathan Kennett
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Guidebooks
The ninth edition of New Zealand's best-selling mountain biking guide has been fully revised to include all the essential information needed to guide you to the most exhilarating rides around the country. For over 25 years, the Kennett Brothers have carved a name for themselves in the sport of mountain ...Show more
New Zealand Seaweeds: An Illustrated Guide by Wendy Nelson
65.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
A fully revised and completely redesigned edition of the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique marine algae, by the country's pre-eminent seaweed expert Wendy Nelson. Across three main sections covering green, brown and red algae, over 150 genera and 250 key species are describ ...Show more