Maurice Gee is one of New Zealand’s greatest fiction writers. His long literary career began in the 1950s and includes seventeen adult novels, thirteen novels for children, a short story collection, a
Jonathan Mane-Wheoki (1943–2014) was a much loved and respected academic and curator of broad and varied interests, who made an immense contribution to New Zealand art history over almost half a centu
The Empire City traces the history of Wellington, from the middle of the 19th Century till the present day. Stories are told through song, text, paintings and photographs and offer a creative insight
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
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
Featuring beautifully lit, atmospheric photographs of dilapidated buildings, industrial settings, and domestic interiors, this unique record highlights the vanishing components of New Zealand. A colla
In an overview of New Zealand photographer Laurence Aberhart's work to date, 238 full-page reproductions of iconic photographs of churches, marae, cemeteries, Masonic Lodges and other subjects are acc
Jenny Bornholdt is the major New Zealand poet of her generation. Her new Selected Poems provides a full representation of her work through nine collections and nearly thirty years. Favourite short poe
Since its grand opening in 1961, Wellington's Futuna Chapel ? devised by architect John Scott and artist Jim Allen ? has held a singular place in New Zealand's cultural history. Futuna: Life of a Buil