The story of artist, designer and illustrator Graham Percy who travelled widely and built a career on closely observed detail. This showcases his early design work, vivid children’s book illustration and thriving mature art, and reveals his passion for the small and hand-drawn.
Three dynamic new poets take us from Apia to Parnell, ancient Rome to Aro Park.
‘10 Steps to a Great Degree’ BA: An Insider’s Guide is a practical, honest introduction to getting the most out of your arts degree at a New Zealand university.
A first collection from a significant new voice in New Zealand poetry.
Centres on the ‘octagonal pool’ of the Waitemata Harbour. A gazing ball, an infinity pool, an endless sea, an organic compass, a contrapuntal spring, a glorious parrot, a... Læs mere
A beautifully illustrated natural history and field guide to New Zealand's extraordinary dragonflies and damselflies.
Presents a picture of the globalising world, written for a general educated readership. Organised in two parts, this book explores the economic theory... Læs mere
A kaumatua reflects in poetry and prose on his journey from te ao Maori on the East Coast to contemporary Auckland. Ko te kopara anake e tarere ki te tihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa, e!
Born in England, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and a distinguished... Læs mere
This first collection of poems by a writer who is well known in the local literary world covers a wide range of interests, themes and tones.
In his first full-length collection, Chris Tse pays "proper respect" to events of more than a hundred years ago, interviewing a tragic cast, singing with a chorus and... Læs mere
A new poetry collection that takes readers among `the unsilent women’, from Hipparchia to J. K. Rowling.