In the final Public History Talk for 2024, Dr Monty Soutar will speak about the place of history in his best-selling Kāwai ...

Explore Adam Maclay’s evocative photography in an exhibtion, which provides a close up view of the people of Christchurch at ...

Guest blogger Jacqueline Leckie writes about her new book to mark the centenary in 2025 of Wellington’s Indian community.

"Kneel like a prayer full of lynching / This is my God-given white" 'Savage is as savage does. And we're all implicated. Avia breaks the colonial lens wide open. We peer through its poetic shards and ...

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"The Whanau o Airi te Kura established the prima facie case ... The counter claimants were: (1) Te Whanau o te Kaipakihi ; (2) Itanga-a-Mate ; (3) Whanau-o-Rakairoa ...

Just in time for summer, prepare to unleash your inner bookworm. Services to Schools staff are back with their pick of books published in 2023 (or late 2022). Ever wondered what a near-impossible task ...

A theme of resiliency runs through a number of the books in this year's list, offering readers the chance to walk alongside characters, who draw strength from empathy, compassion, humour, and friends.

Hand-drawn map of Taranaki with Māori text and illustrations of people, mountains and the Kurahaupō waka. Many place names and waterways are named. Shows Māori and Pākehā boundaries, and taura ...

Search to find standardised terms for iwi and hapū in New Zealand. Use them when cataloguing and describing relevant material. The Iwi Hapū Names list identifies alternative spellings and variations ...

Contains Kai Tahu and Wairarapa whakapapa, cosmological notes about the children of Rangi and Papa, the seperation of Rangi and Papa, the creation of women, and the adventures of Maui Also contains ...

Eulogises the late Ngati Kahungunu leader, who died aged 77 at his home in Napier. Recalls his accomplishments, including his investiture in Nov 2005 as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ...