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 1860's.
Softback. 474 pages. Reprint. NEW.
MANU MORIORI. Human and Bird Carvings on Live Kopi. Before traditional Moriori society in the Chatham Islands was overwhelmed by the Maori invasion of 1835, Moriori talked to these carvings as an interface through which to speak to their dead ancestors and to local gods and spirits.
Softback. 96 pages. 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.
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.
Kiwi Facsimile Reprint Edition. 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.
Chatham Islands Heritage and Conservation. The flora and fauna of the Chathams, their geology, wetlands and conservation. Christchurch, Canterbury University Press in association with the Department of Conservation, 1999.
Soft covers, illustrated, maps, 25 cm, 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.
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.
Viking Publishers. Hardback with DJ. 226 pages. SECONDHAND.
