In 2016, Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Andrew Butler proposed and published a written, codified constitution for Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then the authors have travelled the country, discussing with the
Truth and Beauty turns critical attention to an exciting genre that lies at the intersection of biography and poetry, narrative and lyric, history and the confessional. With essays on influential vers
Co-published with Playmarket www.playmarket.org.nz Bruce Mason (1921?1982) was a playwright by vocation and widely regarded as New Zealand’s best. Yet while The Pohutukawa Tree, The End of the Gold
Andrew Johnston’s mesmerising new collection weaves together fragments of dream, myth, memory and experience. With humour and melancholy, these poems draw upon the random treasures of the radio alphab
I went straight into the sea. I wanted its lift and cold, its salt, its curve and its breaking. I remembered its clarity. I loved its heartiness and with that I remembered the recent dead. Ocean and S
Insightful and intelligent, this compelling collection of poems touches on themes of memory, travel, and the unconscious. With images and scenes carrying the burden of disclosure, these pieces create
In this provocative collection of poetry, the issue of mental illness is dealt with frankly through pieces that are at once confrontational and refreshing. Written with a dramatic edge that showcases
At once a travel book, an autobiographical novel and free-floating meditation on Europe and the Antipodes, News of the Swimmer Reaches Shore begins with its narrator suspended in the salty, tideless w
This in-depth study examines the complex interdependence between New Zealand and the Soviet Union between 1950 and 1999, with an emphasis on the official government-to-government relations that define
The intricate and arduous underground world of caving is the setting for this prize-winning first novel of quest and self-discovery. Todd has left his job and broken up with his girlfriend. He finds h
What do ancient Greece and Rome have to do with New Zealand? More than you might think. Athens to Aotearoa collects essays from some of New Zealand’s most important artistic and critical voices
Poets disimprove with age and should die young. Should resemble shooting stars. Should trace short arcs of fizz and fire and then disappear. —‘What I Told Bernie’s Class’ In hi
Love. Work. Death. Complaints. It’s the human condition. Whether you wrestle with it, bear it aloft, taste a little schmeck of it on your tongue or pass it along to some other unfortunate, you can
A returning hero. A desolate valley. A missing mathematician. A glamorous and beguiling council bureaucrat with a hidden past. A cryptic map leading to an impossible labyrinth. An ancient conspir
The Transit of Venus has fascinated astronomers for centuries. In 1769 Captain James Cook sailed to the Pacific with a group of scientists to observe the Transit in Tahiti ? but Cook had also received
Brent Kininmont’s first collection of poetry musters scenes from antiquity, a life in Japan, and a preoccupation with flight in its varied forms. Islands are stepping stones far below; plains are buse
James K. Baxter was a great twentieth-century poet. He once declared, ‘In contradiction . . . I was born.’ Sometimes at odds with God, often at odds with conventional society, he was at the same time
A powerful and moving memoir, this autobiography traces poet Patrick White’s family history beginning with their arrival in New Zealand from Scotland in the 1800s. Utilizing the landscape as a way to
Effortlessly blending dark humor with unnerving situations, this collection of stories addresses a variety of entertaining scenarios with warmth and subtlety. From a story about a little girl out of h
A classic autobiography, this moving history reveals great insight into the making of a major writer. Broken down into three distinct parts, the book details Anderson’s childhood, along with the years
A deeply moving and funny portrayal of a mother and son, this humorous novel about coping with an unusual situation tells the story of a speech therapist whose mother awakes one day to find herself su
In this eclectic compendium of translated international stories, a wide range of voices present connections with different ethnicities and provide an opportunity to see the world in a new light. From
Barbara Anderson, one of New Zealand's finest and most loved writers, has written a classic autobiography. Getting There is both a moving life story with which many readers will identify, and a reveal
Simone’s obsession with her former lover is dangerously out of control, and the approach of her 40th birthday compels her to wreak havoc in his new life. A house-sitting opportunity at a remote beach
Meant to be used as an introduction and guide for anyone with a desire to learn about a crucially relevant aspect of the government, this critical examination questions the effectiveness, fairness, an
Raised in a world where success is everything, and appearance the rest, Holly is adept at making people fall in love with her. Her father is charismatic and powerful, her mother a socially anxious bea
These brief, oftenbiographical verses from one of New Zealand's foremost poets arepeppered with playful surprises, worldly observations,and literary allusions whilereflecting&
Nola Luxford left New Zealand in 1919 for Hollywood. She was 23 years old and determined to distinguish herself after a family scandal in New Zealand. In Hollywood she appeared in films with Harold Ll
Te Ahu o te reo Maori: Reflecting on Research to Understand the Well-being of te reo Maori is an edited collection of bi-lingual writings that brings together Maori researchers, writers and community
In a series of backroom negotiations in 1956, the National Government and Labour Opposition agreed to put aside adversarial politics temporarily and entrench certain significant electoral rules. For a
Notwithstanding the progress made through all the tribunal reports and court cases from the 1980s, and the consequential changes in legislation and official policy, I would still rank the day that New
Telling the Real Story: Genre and New Zealand Literature interrogates the relationships between genre, realism and New Zealand literature. What modes of writing have been deemed more appropriate than
In Douglas Lilburn’s famous address to the 1946 Cambridge Summer School of Music, the composer described his ‘search for tradition’ in the music of New Zealand and spelled out his ho
In the not too distant future, the effects of climate change devastate the world and New Zealand becomes a haven for elites. When a young couple from the wrong side of the tracks gain entry into Welli
I uproot one of the ladies and use her to beat back a path through the others, until they look almost young again in the freshness of their bruises. When I get back to the pond most of the spinsters h
Tell Me My Name is a sequence of thirteen riddles by Bill Manhire, set to music by composer Norman Meehan and sung by Hannah Griffin. This hardback book includes the full texts and eight photographs b
In the larger sense, perhaps, they were trying to make a future. It’s 1975. A time of protest and upheaval is ending. A few years earlier, the world was in disarray. While protesters filled the
You love the secret hush of trees. Sleep soundly when the weather’s warm. And in your wondering gaze I see again your lovely rage at being born. —‘For Amelia Fleur’ These new and selected poems by cri
Amy is a store detective at Cutty’s, the oldest and grandest department store in the country. She’s good at her job. She can read people and catch them. But Cutty’s is closing down.
Carla, Sharon and Duey have worked in fashion for longer than they care to remember. For them, there’s nothing new under the sun. They’re Generation X: tired, cynical and sick of being use
