The Way We Were Pictorial Memories of Early New Zealand Auckland Central by Valerie Davies
$15.00 NZD
Category: Auckland
Riccarton and the Deans Family: History and Heritage by Joanna Orwin
$55.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury | Reading Level: Near Fine
The story of Riccarton Bush and its association with the Deans family encapsulates the natural and social history of Canterbury. This story began several thousand years ago with an ancient floodplain forest, followed by its long use by Maori. The arrival of the Deans brothers in 1843 to establish the fi ...Show more
Historic Canterbury by John Wilson
$55.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury
Another addition to this sumptuous historical series, Historic Canterbury is a beautifully produced book showcasing the history of the region through over 140 superb historic photographs, many not published before. Informative extended captions give a lively sense of richness and diversity of this regio ...Show more
QUAKE : The big Canterbury shake of 2010 by Ian Stuart
$32.50 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
220 colour images, including aerial shots, of all the major heritage and significant sites are photographed from Kaiapoi to Darefield. Includes a foreword by John Key, an introduction about earthquakes in New Zealand, and how this one played out.About the author:Ian Stuart is the NZPA Bureau Chief and t ...Show more
To the Ends of the Earth Norman McLeod and the Highlanders' migration to Noca Scotia and New Zealand by Neil Robinson
$37.50 NZD
Category: NZ North Island
Softback. 260 pages. SECONDHAND
The Road to Castle Hill - A High Country Love Story by Christine Fernyhough
$35.00 NZD
Category: Canterbury | Reading Level: good-very good
Second hand. Christine Fernyhough is well known as a leading Auckland philanthropist, having set up Books in Homes and then the Gifted Kids Programme for high achieving children in low decile schools. In 2004 she was a recent widow when she spied an advertisement for the sale of the legendary Castle Hi ...Show more
The Heart of Colonial Auckland 1865-1910 by Terence Hodgson
$37.50 NZD
Category: NZ North Island
Softback.127 pages. SECONDHAND
The University of Auckland: The First 125 Years by Nicholas Reid
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ North Island | Reading Level: very good
In the early 21st century, as it celebrates its 125th anniversary, The University of Auckland is New Zealand's biggest, best-endowed, most research-driven university. Formally opened in May 1883 as Auckland University College, it then comprised a disused courthouse and jail, 95 students and just 4 teach ...Show more
Building the New World work, politics and society in Caversham 1880s – 1920s by Erik Olssen
$42.50 NZD
Category: Otago
Tasman Relations by Edited Keith Sinclair
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Regional History
Hardback with dust jacket. 335 pages. SECONDHAND