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New book tracks the worldwide flight of ‘Kiwi’

Kiwi: A Curious Case of National Identity Richard Wolfe How did the Māori name for a flightless bird come to mean a New Zealander and a fruit that originated in China, while morphing into the badge for the national rugby league team and the air force? Not to mention becoming the brand name for everything from rabbit traps to a bank, and a term for pilots who are no longer flying? Kiwi: A Curious Case of National Identity tracks this unlikely evolution. Diving into the natural history of this unique bird and its significance to Māori, the story spreads its wings to relate how ‘kiwi’ came to symbolise the emerging nation during the First World War – thanks in part to a brand of boot polish originating in Australia.

2024-10-07T20:01:30+13:00October 7th, 2024|General|

Auckland: The Twentieth-Century Story

Auckland: The Twentieth-Century Story by Paul Moon A bold and original account of what grew Auckland to become our biggest city last century and how that reflects on all of Aotearoa ’Auckland is ambiguously a part of New Zealand yet apart from it — a relationship that has generated both vibrancy and, on occasion, tension.'

2023-04-05T08:28:47+12:00April 5th, 2023|NZ History|

Weather and Climate New Zealand

Weather and Climate New Zealand by Sandra Carrod Our complex and changing weather patterns explained in simple text and stunning graphics for readers of all ages Once in a while there comes a book so informative that its publishers end up thanking the author for all she’s taught them. Weather and Climate New Zealand is such a book. Drawing on her years as a teacher and navigator, Sandra Carrod takes the windy science of meteorology and makes it a breeze to understand.

2022-10-19T00:47:24+13:00October 19th, 2022|Children's books|

Footprints on the Land

Footprints on the Land How Humans Changed New Zealand  by Richard Wolfe It must have been a hell of a shock. After millions of years of isolation, New Zealand’s unique flora and fauna suddenly felt the stir of human footprints just over 800 years ago.  In the blink of an eye in terms of the Earth’s history, the last large landmass to be settled by humans changed in ways impossible to reverse. 

2022-10-11T08:03:09+13:00October 11th, 2022|General, NZ History|