A time-spanning collection of sequences and poems from the poet of the everyday extraordinary
In this major new textbook, leading scholars from criminology, history, journalism, law, psychology, sociology and other fields take students and general readers inside New Zealand's criminal justice system.
Provides a riveting account of a key moment in New Zealand history as an extraordinary cast of characters - Tawhiao and Rewi Maniapoto, Donald McLean and George Grey - negotiated the role of the King and the Queen, of Maori and Pakeha, in New Zealand.
From mashers to milk bars, flappers to factory girls, larrikins to louts – this intimate and evocative look at youth culture offers insights into the true lives of teenagers and the history of New Zealand.
An introduction to New Zealand society, from the foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand to contemporary debates about gender, violence, poverty, ethnicity and more.
Introduces readers to the distinctive oral style and language of the traditional compositions, acknowledges the skills of the composers of old and explores the meaning of their... Læs mere
With selections from 1971’s Homage to Matisse all the way through to 2013’s The Lifeguard, Ian Wedde’s Selected Poems introduces readers new and old to one of New Zealand’s most distinguished contemporary poets.
A history of the first ten years of Maori Television – its growth, its challenges and its unique contribution to New Zealand media culture.
A searing study of institutionalised children failed by the state, whose ‘good intentions’ for thirty years put vulnerable children on the road to hell.
A history of National Women’s Hospital that also tells a wider story of reproduction, motherhood and women’s health in twentieth-century New Zealand.
Heartland is a destination and a song, a shadow and a single word with two chambers.
Shaun Hendy and Paul Callaghan pose the tough questions and provide some powerful answers for New Zealand’s future.