NZ Chatham Islands & Moriori

Diary of E.R. Chudleigh 1841-1920. One of the classic accounts of life in the Chathams, this book also describes early farming station life in Canterbury in the early 1860s.

Cadsonbury Publications, Christchurch, 2003. Softback. 474 pages. Reprint. NEW. 

Discover the Chatham Islands. This comprehensive guide to theChathams  provides information on how to get there, accomodation and facilities, living on the islands, social and natural history, touring guide and sketch maps, history and places of interest.

Lawrie and Powell. Softback. 90 pages. NEW.

The Moriori People of the Chatham Islands. A classic 19th Century Chatham Island text by a man who was resident on the islands and had Moriori informants. Contains accounts of the Moriori way of life, Moriori  myths, legends, folklore and genealogies. First published in 1911. Facsimile Reprint Edition.

Kiwi Publishers, Christchurch, 1999. Hardback. 220 pages. NEW.   

The Chatham Islands, Note of a visit to the islands in July, August and September 1882 by Rev. P. C. Anderson.

Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. Softback. 36 pages. NEW. 

Journal of The Bishop's Tour of his Diocese, included a visit Bishop Selwyn made to the Chatham Islands. First published in 1849. 

Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. Softback. 134 pages. NEW.

Twenty-Five Years Experience in New Zealand, the autobiography of the rough life of a pioneer. Pitt Island and all the interesting aspects of a remote life. First published in 1866.

Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. Softback. 62 pages. NEW.

A Decade of Disasters: The Chatham Islands from 1866 to 1875.An interesting compendium of information about a critical decade of Chatham Island history collected from reports in contemporary newspapers, chiefly the Hawk's Bay Herald. The book is illustrated with photographs taken by vistiting photographers during the same decade.

Paremata Press. Softback. 196 pages. Illustrations. NEW.  

Moriori. A people Rediscovered. Celebrated NZ historian Michael King provides the definitive modern account of the origin and history of the Moriori people of the Chatham Islands. A work of scholarship and compassion, well illustrated throughout.

Penguin Viking Publishers, Auckland, 1989. Hardback with dust jacket.           226 pages. SECONDHAND.

In 1843, not long after the invasion of the Chathams by Maori has crushed and enslaved the native Moriori, five German missionaries arrived and suffered severe culture shock. They stayed and this is the story of that extaordinary little colony. First edition.

Pegasus Press, Christchurch, 1977. Hardback with dust jacket. 173 pages. SECONDHAND

Tells the romantic story of the island's history together with Simpson's account of his own visit. Illustrated. Scarce. Slight wear to dust jacket.

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1950. Hardback with dust jacket. 182 pages. SECONDHAND