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Important tribal histories Horouta and Te Arawa available once more
Oratia Books is delighted to welcome back into print two major works of Māori history, which will be available to readers from this Wednesday 27 July.
Horouta: The History of the Horouta Canoe, Gisborne and East Coast and Te Arawa: A History of the Arawa People are works of great mana that retain relevance to descendants of these waka groupings, and are of interest to readers far and wide.
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Remembering those whose lives were shaped by war
The approach of Anzac Day signals a time to remember the millions of people who were affected by twentieth-century wars, and those whose lives and lands are still ravaged by invasion and civil conflict.
Oratia Books has a firm commitment to telling the stories of New Zealanders at war, not to glorify the events but better to understand and learn from the experience.
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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.’
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The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift to Empire
HMS New Zealand is arguably the most famous ship ever to serve the country, even though it was under Royal Navy colours.
It has hitherto featured only in general naval histories, so this classy hardback fills in an often-overlooked chapter in the nation’s story.
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