French Akaroa by Peter Tremewan
$55.00 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
The most comprehensive historical account in English about the lives of French immigrants in New Zealand in existence, this work tells how, in 1840, New Zealand was nearly divided into two countries--a French South Island and a British North Island. That year, the French government made a play for inf ...Show more
My Brilliant Suburb by David McGill (ed.); Grant Tilly
$27.50 NZD
Category: NZ Regional History | Reading Level: very good
A celebration of 29 Wellington suburbs by those who live in them. Every article has its own slant on the local history, anecdotes and impressions.
They Came on the Tides: A Short History of Porirua and its People by Michael Keith
$21.50 NZD
Category: Wellington | Reading Level: very good
From the earliest days of human settlement in New Zealand, the Porirua basin was seen as a desirable place to live. This booklet gives us a glimpse of this city and its citizens who made great effort to turn their city in name into a city in actuality. Illustrated with heaps of b/w photographs.
Akaroa - Banks Peninsula (With Water Markings) by Gwenda Turner
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Regional History
This book includes 64 original pen and wash drawings by the artist depicting the life and landscape of Akaroa.
Great Barrier Island by Don Armitage
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Regional History
Great Barrier Island, the largest island off the coast of New Zealand's North Island and the outer-most island of the Hauraki Gulf, is comparatively undeveloped and free from many of the animal pests that have taken their toll elsewhere in New Zealand. As a result there is a superb natural landscape and ...Show more
Rapids and Riverboats on the Wanganui River by Robert D. Campbell
$65.00 NZD
Category: Manawatu-Whanganui | Reading Level: very good
Fascinating in-depth history on the Whanganui river boats Hatrick and Co. Riverboat Company, 1891 - 1958, and early tourism. Low volume local print, illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
Tales of Akaroa: 1940-1990
$21.50 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula | Reading Level: very good
A special collection of memories of many people on Bank Peninsula. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
Beautiful Dunedin : its environs and the cold lakes of Otago by W. H. Fahey
$65.00 NZD
Category: Otago
With 150 illustrations and lists of Maori phrases. Written as a guidebook for visitors and sub-titled a memento from Maoriland.
Christchurch and beyond by David Wall
$30.00 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula
Photojournalist David Wall's fantastic collection of magnificent images that embrace the city and the region beyond. From the spectacular Southern Alps and their foothills, to the farm-rich lands of the plain, through to the coast and Banks Peninsula, there can be few regions in New Zealand that offer a ...Show more
City Pride, Civic Trust: 50 Years Work of the Christchurch Civic Trust by John Wilson; Christchurch Civic Trust Staff (Contribution by); Mainland Foundation Staff (Contribution by)
$37.50 NZD
Category: Christchurch City & Banks Peninsula | Reading Level: very good
Historic Wakatipu by F. W. G. Miller
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Regional History | Reading Level: very good