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New edition of Gallipoli reflects major revision of official numbers

First published in 1984, Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story is a key work in the nation's history. In the words of the NZ Listener, Christopher Pugsley's first book 'recast our vision of the iconic campaign and simultaneously redefined the art of military-history writing in New Zealand.'

2022-04-11T10:04:25+12:00April 11th, 2022|NZ History|

The Water Bottle honours the Turkish-New Zealand bond forged at Gallipoli

Kiwi author and Turkish illustrator join to create a children’s book that fosters the bond forged at Gallipoli It’s cause for hope when countries that were at war can transcend that enmity, even when separated by thousands of kilometres. That is what New Zealand and Turkey share — a deep friendship that is commemorated each 25 April on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

2022-04-03T18:27:52+12:00April 3rd, 2022|Children's books|

My Bum is SO CHEEKY! now in bookstores across NZ

The latest in the hit ’Bum’ series by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird is now available in bookstores across New Zealand, after an initial exclusive sales period. Back by popular demand — after total global sales over 1.5 million copies for previous books in the series — the hero of I Need a New Bum! , I’ve Broken my Bum!  and My Bum is SO NOISY!  finds a range of new crack-up scenarios in a new adventure for 2022.  

2022-03-07T10:40:38+13:00March 7th, 2022|Children's books|