{"title":"Biography and memoir","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-collector","title":"The Collector","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe vivid biography of a colonial scholar, scientist and gentleman\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Thomas Cheeseman arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1853 at the age of eight, the world outside knew little of this country’s people, plants, animals and environment. Within weeks, he began a lifelong love of collecting and classifying, and by his early twenties he was making waves in colonial scientific circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppointed the director of the Auckland Museum when it was not much more than a shed of curiosities, by sheer force of dedication he developed it into one of New Zealand’s leading museums and scientific institutions. Along the way he cultivated relationships with the leading scientists of the day, including Charles Darwin and directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, William and Joseph Hooker. And he collected many thousands of specimens and objects, making a vital contribution to our understanding of New Zealand’s natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handsome, richly illustrated book tells both his story and the story of the fine museum he founded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/the_collector_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Readers interested in the history of New Zealand’s museums will be amply rewarded’ — Thomas McLean,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNZ Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘The Collector\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas its roots in McKay's PhD thesis, so you hope for an authoritative coverage. You get that, in a biography which is also a social-cum-scientific history and engaging narrative. It's published by MUP, so you expect a quality production. You get that as well’ — David Hill,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kete Books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/en\/reviews\/review-the-collector-by-andrew-mckay-and-richard-wolfe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kete Books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/en\/reviews\/review-the-collector-by-andrew-mckay-and-richard-wolfe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Will interest anyone who is curious about science, history, and cultural heritage in Aotearoa’ —  Anne Kerslake Hendricks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"NZ Booklovers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/the-collector-thomas-cheeseman-and-the-making-of-the-auckland-by-andrew-mckay-and-richard-wolfe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNZ Booklovers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Cheeseman’s legacy and that of the Auckland Museum is explored in vivid detail and colour’ — Sapeer Mayron,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sunday Star-Times\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waikatotimes.co.nz\/culture\/360871885\/charles-darwins-penpal-auckland-museums-founder-meet-thomas-cheeseman\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunday Star-Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A well-researched and written book, thoughtfully designed’ — John Daly-Peoples,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"NZ Arts Review\" href=\"https:\/\/nzartsreview.org\/2025\/11\/14\/the-collector-thomas-cheeseman-and-the-making-of-the-auckland-museum\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew Zealand Arts Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51439347532096,"sku":"TCL","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016263_cf9e1d90-804d-4983-831b-33df10bff1d9.jpg?v=1768341085"},{"product_id":"the-crash","title":"The Crash","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eFacing the aftermath 40 years on\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1987 Sally Wenley was the driven, fun-loving and at times naughty sports prefect of her Hawke’s Bay school with everything to live for. When a bus crashed on a school trip, five people were killed and she became a paraplegic, her sporting dreams in tatters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow an award-winning radio reporter, in this engaging, uplifting and at times hilarious memoir she looks back at the angry, defiant, risk-taking younger self who used alcohol and arrogance to mask physical pain and trauma. And, for the first time in 40 years, she also looks squarely at the accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she explores what happened, and acknowledges that the bus crash also devastated other lives, she comes to understand why she was so driven to escape the limitations of her wheelchair and she counts her blessings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/the_crash_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eThe Crash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a vital, brave, exuberant read. They say courage is the virtue on which all the others climb, and this is a book about that.’ — Jim Mora, RNZ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘It’s the honesty, the imperfections that distinguish this memoir, and I mean ‘distinguish’ in both its senses. I’m not going to call it an inspiring story; that would pigeon-hole and patronise it. It’s insistently authentic, crafted and clear all the way.’ — David Hill, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/reviews\/review-crash-wenley\" title=\"Kete Books\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cspan class=\"qZxi2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003eIf you’re looking for a memoir that’s candid without being self-pitying, funny without being flippant, and brave enough to examine what happened, not just on the day, but for decades after, this one is worth your time.\u003c\/span\u003e’ — Andrea Molloy, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbooklovers.co.nz\/post\/the-crash-by-sally-wenley\" title=\"NZ Booklovers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNZ Booklovers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qZxi2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Wenley has crafted one of the best books of the year’ — Steve Braunias, Newsroom\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"qZxi2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘If any recent New Zealand book is required reading, its this one’ — Jenny Nicholls, \u003cem\u003eWaiheke Weekender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51453367714112,"sku":"TCR","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/TheCrash_COVER_FINAL-1.jpg?v=1770665519"},{"product_id":"everything-but-the-medicine","title":"Everything But the Medicine","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eCandid insight into the life and work of a general practitioner\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWise, candid, brave and moving, this superbly written memoir by a New Zealand GP is reminiscent of the warm wisdom and humanity of the American physician and writer Atul Gawande.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver her long career Dr Lucy O’Hagan has developed deep insights into the profound but often complex relationship between patients and doctors. Reading about her own struggle with what it means to be a truly useful doctor is both fascinating and absorbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom working with people living on the margins and her own burnout to her efforts to better serve her Māori patients and the humour that’s sometimes needed to get through the day, she keeps her eye on one key question: What is it to be a good doctor in this place?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/everything_but_the_medicine_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FEverything-but-the-Medicine-Audiobook%2FB0G44Z86LY%3Fqid%3D1765293479%26sr%3D1-1%26ref_pageloadid%3Dnot_applicable%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3DDJV27B8DHW2DYB0KBXNJ%26plink%3DooetW6dv4z7Tx85O%26pageLoadId%3Dcv2pPQEIUlc2RKVA%26creativeId%3D0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ca.bowbyes%40massey.ac.nz%7C1a6315428b87482ee16608de3736546f%7C388728e1bbd0437898dcf8682e644300%7C0%7C0%7C639008903797216196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=bdZl0oG%2FRC3%2B0v9WqEX3OFTTi1Tt8c1qGVgzgDbNB7I%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\" title=\"Audible\" data-anchor=\"?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.audible.com%2Fpd%2FEverything-but-the-Medicine-Audiobook%2FB0G44Z86LY%3Fqid%3D1765293479%26sr%3D1-1%26ref_pageloadid%3Dnot_applicable%26pf_rd_p%3D83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f%26pf_rd_r%3DDJV27B8DHW2DYB0KBXNJ%26plink%3DooetW6dv4z7Tx85O%26pageLoadId%3Dcv2pPQEIUlc2RKVA%26creativeId%3D0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c%26ref%3Da_search_c3_lProduct_1_1\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ca.bowbyes%40massey.ac.nz%7C1a6315428b87482ee16608de3736546f%7C388728e1bbd0437898dcf8682e644300%7C0%7C0%7C639008903797216196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=bdZl0oG%2FRC3%2B0v9WqEX3OFTTi1Tt8c1qGVgzgDbNB7I%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudiobook\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003enow available. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘One of the best books of nonfiction of 2025’ — Steve Braunius,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewsroom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Goes beyond the medicine and explores the intricate and often complex relationship between patient and doctor’ — Rawan Saadi,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wanaka Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eEverything But the Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis straight out of the trenches. Read it, then call me in the morning. It is very much a medicine itself.’ — Glenn Colquhoun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Central to O’Hagan’s memoir are her ongoing efforts to make her humanity visible to her patients.’ — Anne Kerslake Hendricks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNZ Booklovers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘It’s a powerful book. It will join my library of outstanding medical memoirs such as those of Emma Wehipeihana, Atul Gawande, David Galler and Glenn Colquhoun. I shall keep\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything But the Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein my office so that I can lend it to fellow consultants, junior doctors, medical students and nurses, to remind them that it’s not all about us.’ — Eileen Merriman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.co.nz\/2025\/12\/04\/book-of-the-week-give-the-patient-a-comfortable-chair\/\" title=\"Newsroom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewsroom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘The audience is enthralled — silent as stones in the moments of crisis, laughing out loud at the slapstick humour’ — Jules Older on Lucy O’Hagan’s one-woman show based on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEverything But the Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/www.theatreview.org.nz\/production\/inside-the-gp-consultation\/\u0026amp;data=05|02|A.Bowbyes@massey.ac.nz|c8271ebe1e60455fa4a808ddff0d5bb0|388728e1bbd0437898dcf8682e644300|0|0|638947155049832863|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ==|0|||\u0026amp;sdata=XsA3Ptr4Rc3vYgBGhIkfSgpC8qvS6oO\/L7cL0jnJlBw=\u0026amp;reserved=0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheatreview\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51457235910976,"sku":"EBTM","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/EverythingBut_COVER-1.jpg?v=1770665797"},{"product_id":"the-dark-dad","title":"The Dark Dad","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe damage done to a family by war\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a father who talked little, whose affection she cherished and whose anger she feared. She later came to understand the trauma that lay behind his dark moods: rejection and violence in his childhood and the brutal experience of being a prisoner of war in Italy and then Germany from late 1941 to 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this affecting memoir, she traces back through her father’s life and war record, discovering a man who had suffered but who ultimately found peace of mind among the people he loved most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/the_dark_dad_look_inside?fr=sYTZmYTY0MDI0NjQ\" title=\"Issuu\" data-anchor=\"?fr=sYTZmYTY0MDI0NjQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A powerful, redemptive story and one of forgiveness’ — Mihingarangi Forbes, RNZ’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/saturday\/audio\/2018984629\/mary-kisler-dad-s-post-war-trauma\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaturday Morning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Evokes such a deep sense of sorrow I went off and had a little cry’ — Linda Herrick,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/the-listener\/books\/book-of-the-day-the-dark-dad-by-mary-kisler\/BV3P6H7RFNGEJCACF6A4YERHH4\/\"\u003eNZ Listener\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A memorable, plain-speaking book of dogged research’ — Sally Blundell,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/ninetonoon\/audio\/2018980664\/book-review-pataka-kai-growing-kai-sovereignty\"\u003eReadingRo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.co.nz\/2025\/04\/24\/book-of-the-week-the-anzac-who-terrified-his-family\/\"\u003eom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Exceptionally well researched’ — Jenny Nicholls,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWaiheke Weekender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘An engaging and balanced narrative’ — Anne Kerslake Hendricks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanvas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Those who have read Kisler will know how she can look at a painting and, supported by assiduous research, guide you methodically around it, with pellucid prose deciphering it into an accessible world of story and meaning. 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Standing on our corner of Sylvan Road and Victoria Street, with Te Mata Peak, the Tukituki River and the mad wilderness of Windsor Park to the back of me and the distinctly non-wilderness of Cornwall Park and the misty vista of the Ruahines in front of me, I was the master of all I could barely survey.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo writes the much-loved painter Dick Frizzell in this charming, big-hearted memoir. It’s an endearing, and at times hilarious, love letter to his home town, Hastings, and the weirdly innocent world of the 1950s and early 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/look_inside_with_cover\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A celebration of landscape and culture, history and everyday objects’ — John Daly-Peoples, New Zealand Arts Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Will leave you both laughing and longing for a time when boyhood was one grand adventure’ — Chris Reed, NZ Booklovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘So much detail to love’ — Catherine Robertson, RNZ’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/afternoons\/audio\/2018982356\/book-critic-three-cozy-feel-good-reads\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfternoons\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Portrays the experience of growing up with a touch of humour and keen insight’ — Jim Sullivan,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pressreader.com\/new-zealand\/otago-daily-times\/20250329\/282849376786887\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘For readers of Frizzell’s generation, born during World War II, such as myself, the book is alive with endless reminders of how things used to be – the feeling and smell (to choose a random example) of wet woollen bathing suits with modesty flaps in front, which disappeared maybe sixty or seventy years ago. I was constantly impressed by the author’s vivid recall of the sensory experiences of childhood, from saveloys and iceblocks to Gene Autry and Donald Duck’ — Peter Simpson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kete Books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/en\/reviews\/review-hastings-a-boy's-own\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51463966753088,"sku":"HAST","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/hastings.jpg?v=1769032760"},{"product_id":"a-nurse-on-the-edge-of-the-desert","title":"A Nurse on the Edge of the Desert","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe inspirational and engaging story of a nurse who works in war zones and the Australian outback\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational humanitarian-aid nurse and New Zealander Andrew Cameron is the winner of the coveted Florence Nightingale Medal. In this gripping book he recounts his remarkable life nursing in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging locations, including South Sudan, Yemen, Sierra Leone and Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also details his nursing career in some of Australia’s most remote settlements, where anything can be waiting at the end of a long and dusty outback road: a major road accident, a suicide, a broken arm, a stabbing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith mordant humour, wisdom and insight, he recounts the challenges, excitements, and huge rewards of a nursing life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/desertnurse_sample_pages\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Cameron’s drive to nurse people in need in often the most extreme and challenging environments is an inspiration to all nurses and humanity alike’ — Lorraine Ritchie, Corpus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51464087765312,"sku":"NED","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780994140791.jpg?v=1769034585"},{"product_id":"dear-oliver","title":"Dear Oliver","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eA fresh way to look at New Zealand’s history\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen writer and historian Peter Wells found a cache of family letters amongst his elderly mother’s effects, he realised that he had the means of retracing the history of a not-untypical family swept out to New Zealand during the great nineteenth-century human diaspora from Britain. His family experienced the war against Te Kooti, the Boer War, the Napier earthquake of 1931 and the Depression. They rose from servant status to the comforts of the middle class. There was army desertion, suicide, adultery, AIDS, secrets and lies. 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It certainly brought a few tears of recognition to my eyes.’ — Linda Herrick, \u003cem\u003eNZ Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘You don’t just read this memoir; you feel it. ... It’s a meticulously written story, pitch-perfect and pace-perfect most of the time . . . generous, forgiving, yet forensically unflinching when necessary.’ — David Hill, \u003cem\u003eWeekend Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e‘There is extensive research and content in this work, in what is a poignant and deeply sensitive portrayal of his ageing mother and confronting mortality.’ — Jessie Neilson,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469073383744,"sku":"DO","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780994147363.jpg?v=1769113035"},{"product_id":"song-for-rosaleen","title":"Song for Rosaleen","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eLosing and finding a mother in dementia\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully crafted memoir of a family coping with their mother’s dementia, \u003cem\u003eSong for Rosaleen\u003c\/em\u003e is both a celebration of Rosaleen Desmond’s life and an unflinching account of the practical and ethical dilemmas that faced her six children. Told with love, insight, humour and compassion, it raises important questions about who we become when our memories fail, how our rapidly ageing population can best be cared for, and what this means for us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/rosaleen_txt_sample\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A beautiful, honest and deeply moving memoir. I have no doubt this book will resonate with a huge portion of readers — especially anyone who has watched a loved one decline due to a degenerative illness.’ — Mandy Hager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘An outstanding example of memoir — creative non-fiction at its best. Its compelling narrative flow creates a moving and enriching work that will be an important addition to this country’s literature.’ — Alison Parr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eSong for Rosaleen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis gripping. It is at one level a personal account, at another a meditation on memory itself, and at yet another an erudite critique of how our society treats the frail, dependent and voiceless. For this latter reason alone it should be essential reading for everyone who works in health: management, non-clinical and clinical staff alike.’ — Sue Wootton, \u003cem\u003eCorpus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469100515648,"sku":"SFR","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995100121.jpg?v=1769113579"},{"product_id":"theo-schoon","title":"Theo Schoon","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe important biography of a significant figure in New Zealand art and culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÉmigré artist Theo Schoon was fascinating, unorthodox, controversial, pioneering and at times reckless. His life intersected with important cultural periods and places, where what it meant to be modern in New Zealand was being debated and articulated in art, literature, music and theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe art he pioneered and promoted – Māori rock drawings, the drawings of a psychiatric patient, Māori moko and kōwhaiwhai, the abstract patterns of geothermal activity in Rotorua – were decisive for many other New Zealand artists, including Gordon Walters. And his example, as an academically trained artist with a good knowledge of modern European art and a commitment to do whatever it took to pursue his artistic projects, was both an inspiring and a cautionary tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchoon’s is a life less well known now than it deserves to be. This superb, highly illustrated biography by one of New Zealand’s best art writers corrects that imbalance and examines Schoon’s claims on the development of art and culture in Aotearoa in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read the introduction, click \u003ca title=\"Theo Schoon sample pages\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/theo_schoon_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Probably the most important art book to be published this year ... filling a long overdue gap in Aotearoa’s art history . . . 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It explores the development of local art and culture via one of the era’s most original characters.’ — Kathryn Webster, \u003cem\u003eArt News New Zealand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘The best picture book of 2018.’ — \u003ca title=\"The Spinoff\" href=\"https:\/\/thespinoff.co.nz\/books\/12-12-2018\/official-proclamation-the-20-best-non-fiction-books-of-2018\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Spinoff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003eThis biography is an intelligent and involved examination of him and his times. Beautifully presented, it is an important record.\u003cspan\u003e’ — \u003c\/span\u003eJessie Neilson, \u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469140033856,"sku":"TSB","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995100176.jpg?v=1769114228"},{"product_id":"the-writing-life","title":"The Writing Life","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eCandid conversations with 12 writers who helped shape New Zealand literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique, candid and intimate survey of the life and work of 12 of our most acclaimed writers: Patricia Grace, Tessa Duder, Owen Marshall, Philip Temple, David Hill, Joy Cowley, Vincent O’Sullivan, Albert Wendt, Marilyn Duckworth, Chris Else, Fiona Kidman and Witi Ihimaera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstructed as Q\u0026amp;As with experienced oral historian Deborah Shepard, they offer a marvellous insight into their careers. As a group they are now the ‘elders’ of New Zealand literature; they forged the path for the current generation. Together the authors trace their publishing and literary history from 1959 to 2018, through what might now be viewed as a golden era of publishing into the more unsettled climate of today. They address universal themes: the death of parents and loved ones, the good things that come with ageing, the components of a satisfying life, and much more. And they give advice on writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has an historical continuity, showing fruitful and fascinating links between individuals who have negotiated the same literary terrain for more than sixty years. 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For aspiring authors there is also advice on writing itself, which, given the depth of talent and length of time these ones have been engaged in their craft, is an invaluable treasure.’ — Lesley Vlietstra, \u003ca title=\"Booksellers NZ\" href=\"https:\/\/booksellersnz.wordpress.com\/2018\/12\/13\/book-review-the-writing-life-twelve-new-zealand-authors-by-deborah-shepard\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBooksellers NZ blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Deborah Shepard’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Writing Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a warm and approachable resource about a time and place in New Zealand writing that exemplifies the beginning of literary diversity and inclusion here. We are shown how a literary art is born both because of and despite adversity, and fed by passion and determination.’ — Tasha Haines, \u003ca title=\"Landfall\" href=\"https:\/\/landfallreview.com\/the-grit-that-makes-the-pearl\/#more-4032\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLandfall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469161660736,"sku":"TWL","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995109537.jpg?v=1769114506"},{"product_id":"sylvia-and-the-birds","title":"Sylvia and the Birds","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eInspiring young readers to help and protect our native birds\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart graphic biography, part practical guide to protecting our bird wildlife, this remarkable book for young readers and their families is fully committed to detailing the wonders of our native birds, the threats they face and how we can help them. Based on the life of ‘The Bird Lady’, Sylvia Durrant, who helped over 140,000 sick, injured and lost birds during her lifetime, it inspires a reverence for the natural world and is a call to action for all young ecologists and environmentalists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith charming illustrations by Sarah Laing, an engrossing text, mātauranga Māori insights, activities and how-tos, it offers hours of enchantment and engagement. Whimsical, loving and layered,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSylvia and the Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emakes a unique contribution to children’s knowledge of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo look inside, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/sylvia_look_inside\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This is a  special book for anyone who cares about the birdlife of Aotearoa’ — Jenny Nicholls, \u003cem\u003eWaiheke Weekender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eSylvia and the Birds \u003c\/em\u003eis a fortifying book – a book that makes you want to be “a hero in your own backyard”. It is a book that is informative, entertaining, moving. A complete package.’ — Paula Green, \u003ca title=\"Poetry Box\" href=\"https:\/\/nzpoetrybox.wordpress.com\/2022\/10\/17\/poetry-box-review-sarah-laing-and-johanna-emeneys-sylvia-and-the-birds\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePoetry Box\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eSylvia and the Birds\u003c\/em\u003e would make a great Christmas present for the whole family to explore’ — Alex Eagles, \u003ca title=\"Kete Books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/all-book-reviews\/sylvia-and-the-birds\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Part-graphic biography, part-practical guide to protecting our wildlife, it's a handsome, generous, book ... A book that should be in every household and school.’ — Maria Gill, \u003ca title=\"KidsBooksNZ\" href=\"http:\/\/kidsbooksnz.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/comprehensive-book-about-sylvia-bird.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKidsBooksNZ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469163462976,"sku":"SATBL","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995140783_border.jpg?v=1769114691"},{"product_id":"the-ones-that-bit-me","title":"The Ones That Bit Me!","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eA young vet’s experiences with cows and camels\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time Marcus Taylor graduated from veterinary school at age 23, a sheep, a cow, a hawk, innumerable dogs, cats, parrots and even a fish had locked their mandibles onto his flesh. Each bite only intrigued him further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his first entanglement with a cow in ketosis in Canterbury to a beagle in heart failure in Newfoundland, and all manner of adventures and heartbreak in between, this memoir of the early career of a young New Zealand vet is both heartwarming and hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/theonesthatbitme_lookinside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Taylor’s steadfast dedication to his profession transforms the book from just another vet story into a distinctly rewarding experience’ — Chris Moore,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A very engaging spinner of yarns’ — Lyn Potter, NZ Booklovers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469189579072,"sku":"TOTBM","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016997.jpg?v=1769115530"},{"product_id":"grid","title":"Grid","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe life and times of one of New Zealand’s greatest military heroes\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gripping biography of Air Commodore Keith ‘Grid’ Caldwell CBE, MC, DFC \u0026amp; bar, Croix de guerre, tells the story of his remarkable exploits during the First World War. Flying single-seat fighters against the best of the German air force, including the Red Baron’s Flying Circus and airmen such as Werner Voss, Caldwell accumulated 26 victories in aerial combat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver his illustrious career he flew with numerous ‘stars’ of the British air service, including Albert Ball, William ‘Billy’ Bishop and Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock. In the last year of the war, aged only 22, he was given command of the new 74 Squadron. Under his leadership 74 ‘Tiger’ Sqaudron become one of the war’s most feared and revered units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading military historian,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edetails Caldwell’s journey from early flight training in Auckland to his death-defying sorties over enemy lines on the Western Front. It also details his pivotal role in sustaining military aviation in interwar New Zealand, and his role in reinvigorating interest in the airmen of the First World War during the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/look_inside_grid_txt_final_prnt_lr\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A significant achievement by a historian on top form’ — Professor Gary Sheffield, King’s College London \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Descriptions of the brutal nature of aerial combat have an exhilarating immediacy. At times, the reader almost feels like a participant in the fray flying alongside Caldwell’ — Bryan Couchman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand International Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A meticulously researched, extremely well-written, and beautifully presented con­tribution to the field of Great War aviation history. Veteran researchers as well as those new to the field will want to add this to their collections’ — James Streckfuss,\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Military History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘An exciting and well overdue addition to military aviation history, and New Zealand history’ — Louisa Hormann,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/airforcemuseum.co.nz\/blog\/grid-the-life-and-times-of-first-world-war-fighter-ace-keith-caldwell-by-adam-claasen\/\" title=\"Air Force Museum\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTe Whakairinga Mutu Air Force Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A flawless piece of scholarship’ — Nevil Gibson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘In the pantheon of aces of the First World War, New Zealand’s Keith “Grid” Caldwell has not received the attention he so richly deserves . . . until now.’ — Alex M Spencer, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘An authoritative insight into New Zealand’s contribution to the air war’ — Errol Martyn,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Aero Historian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A phenomenal account of [Keith Caldwell’s] life, so comprehensive it would make a great movie’ – Jim Mora,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/national\/programmes\/sunday\/audio\/2018950667\/grid-the-unsung-new-zealand-war-hero\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadio New Zealand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘The story of a remarkable New Zealander and famed World War I fighter pilot . . .  brought to life’ — George Heagney,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/nz-news\/350387011\/story-grid-one-nzs-great-military-heroes\"\u003eManawatū Standard\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘In times of desperate conflict, men such as Caldwell rise to the occasion — and authors such as Claasen emerge to tell their story’ — Gary Connor,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJournal of the Air Force Historical Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This superbly researched, well-illustrated, and highly readable biography should certainly achieve its aim of restoring ‘Grid’ Caldwell to a prominent place in New Zealand’s military history’ — Neill Atkinson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Journal of History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A lively, well-written and beautifully produced volume tracking the life and contributions of a highly decorated flyer and major figure in the development of  the Royal New Zealand Air Force, deserving of a wide and general audience.’ — Judges of the AAEH Book Prize for 2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469198229824,"sku":"GRI","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995102934.jpg?v=1769115742"},{"product_id":"frontline-surgeon","title":"Frontline Surgeon","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eAn overlooked New Zealand medical pioneer\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bert Roth Award\" href=\"https:\/\/lhp.org.nz\/2025\/08\/19\/power-to-win-and-to-free-the-world-win-bert-roth-award-2025\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBert Roth Award for Labour History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCentral Otago-born Doug Jolly was one of the greatest war surgeons of the twentieth century. Tireless, dedicated and courageous in his surgical work with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, his surgical manual, based on battlefield experiences close to the front line, was widely used in later conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrontline Surgeon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etraces Jolly’s remarkable career and restores him to the ranks of pioneers of modern medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/frontline_surgeon_sample_pages\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Derby’s scholarship is excellent, informed by access to private and public archives, as well as extensive interviews, sources and bibliography. These leave no doubt about Jolly’s place among New Zealand’s most distinguished expatriates.’ — Nevil Gibson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This long overdue portrait will fascinate anyone interested in emergency medical care, the Spanish Civil War or WWII military history.’ — Jenny Nicholls, Waiheke Weekender\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Superbly researched and compellingly readable.’ — Professor Emeritus Sir Paul Preston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘It was a genuine treat and pleasure to read this book and to be taken on a page-turning journey through the life of an extraordinary person’ — Maartje Abbenhuis,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/971472\"\u003eNZJH\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469203931456,"sku":"FS","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016836.jpg?v=1769115962"},{"product_id":"ans-westra","title":"Ans Westra","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eA woman driven to photograph\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a career that spanned six decades, the Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra (1936–2023) made it her life’s work to capture the growth of a nation through hundreds of thousands of images. Her photographic catalogue is now widely thought of as a photo album of Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated biography interrogates her remarkable — and at times controversial — practice, and a life that always put photography first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/ans_westra_look_inside_2?fr=sZDMyZDY0MDI0NjQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘While Ans Westra may have perceived herself as an outsider, Paul Moon’s warm, inquisitive, and at times humorous insight into her unconventional life has presented her as anything but.’ — James Partington, ArtBeat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This richly detailed biography is an all-encompassing overview of one of the foremost chroniclers of New Zealand life.’ — Linda Herrick,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Moon, the historian, has had the patience to stare hard at her work and the skill to describe it evocatively.’ — Max\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOettli,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Landfall Online\" href=\"https:\/\/landfallreview.com\/you-saw-nothing\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLandfall Review Online\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A fascinating biography and insight into one of New Zealand's leading social photographers.’ — Terry Toner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469229162816,"sku":"AW","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016775.jpg?v=1769116506"},{"product_id":"hard-by-the-cloud-house","title":"Hard by the Cloud House","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eAn eagle, and its place in our history\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legend of Te Hokioi, the extinct giant eagle of New Zealand, leads Peter Walker from a Canterbury sheep run to the Rare Books Room of the British Library and to ‘sacred’ Raiatea in Polynesia, as he uncovers the story of the predator which once ruled over the Southern Alps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWas this bird, whose existence was confirmed by scientists only in 2009, the Rukh of Arab legends? Does that mean that medieval Islamic mariners were once blown far into the Pacific, saw the great raptor and made it back home to tell the tale?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the calamitous encounter of South Island Māori with colonisation to the glories of tenth-century Baghdad,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard by the Cloud House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a heady mix of history, memoir, science and mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/cloud_house_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This is popular science writing of the first order: as good as anything by Richard Dawkins or Stephen Jay Gould’ — Jack Ross,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Landfall Online\" href=\"https:\/\/landfallreview.com\/the-whereabouts-of-sinbads-isle\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLandfall Online\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘There is much to love about this book . . . it is a poetic ramble, beautifully written, wildly speculative — at its best, revealing and laugh-out-loud funny’ — Jenny Nicholls, Waiheke Weekender\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This might be a heady, occasionally breathless ride, but by the book’s final paragraph, you are also left slightly breathless, exhilarated and ultimately beguiled by what you have discovered in this cabinet of curiosities’ — Chris Moore,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘In testing each fantastical account against the hard facts of geography, oceanography, maritime history and linguistics, Walker wrenches these huge-winged predators out of myth and brings them closer to the flight path of the mighty Pouākai. He does so with a sense of wonder and acuity, building his own, at times conjectural path out of scholarly research and scientific evidence, but also with a deep appreciation of landscape and the people involved in the story of a fabulous bird re-created from fantastic stories and found bones.’ — Sally Blundell,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"ANZ Review of Books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nzreviewofbooks.com\/hard-by-the-cloud-house-by-peter-walker\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAotearoa New Zealand Review of Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469238600000,"sku":"HBTCH","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016713.jpg?v=1769116856"},{"product_id":"the-unsettled","title":"The Unsettled","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eWhat it means to own your past\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"styledLink\"\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"styledLink\"\u003eNominated for the New Zealand Political \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"styledLink\"\u003eStudies Association's Publication Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Richard Shaw published his acclaimed memoir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Coast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2021, he made contact with Pākehā with long settler histories who were coming to grips with the truth of their respective families’  ‘pioneer stories’. 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In Soundings, Kennedy Warne connects his lifelong exploration of the underwater world with a global story of humanity’s relationship with the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than 20 years of fieldwork for National Geographic, he shares experiences that range from diving with harp seals under the sea ice of the Gulf of St Lawrence to following the legendary ‘sardine run’ along South Africa’s Wild Coast; from watching turret-building ghost crabs in Arabia to witnessing the impact of dynamite fishing in the Philippines; from swimming with crocodiles in the Okavango Delta to finding seahorses on the Eastern Cape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom myriad underwater encounters a wider conversation emerges about human engagement with the sea. One question dominates: How can we care for and reconnect with the oceans around us?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/soundings_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow available as an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com.au\/pd\/Soundings-Audiobook\/B0GMRFWBRC\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Audible\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eaudiobook\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Vivid, entertaining and instructive encounters with the underwater world’ — John Daly-Peoples, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nzartsreview.org\/2023\/06\/06\/soundings-vivid-entertaining-and-instructive-encounters-with-the-underwater-world\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Arts Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e ‘This collection is a gift to those of us who love the sea and feel its call, whether experienced divers and sailors like Warne himself, or those like me who hover at the shoreline in wonder.’ — Gem Wilder,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/all-book-reviews\/sounding-diving-for-stories-in-the-beckoning-seas-warne\" title=\"Kete Books\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51469813973312,"sku":"SOU","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016447.jpg?v=1769120423"},{"product_id":"downfall","title":"Downfall","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eAn important new history considered through a queer lens\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003eShortlisted for 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1920 New Zealanders were shocked by the news that the brilliant, well-connected mayor of Whanganui had shot a young gay poet, D'Arcy Cresswell, who was blackmailing him. They were then riveted by the trial that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMackay was sentenced to hard labour and later left the country, only to be shot by a police sniper during street unrest in Berlin during the rise of the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMackay had married into Whanganui high society, and the story has long been the town’s dark secret. The outcome of years of digging by historian Paul Diamond,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDownfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshines a clear light on the vengeful impulses behind the blackmail and Mackay’s ruination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cast of this tale includes the Prince of Wales, the president of the RSA, Sir Robert Stout, Blanche Baughan . . . even Lady Ottoline Morrell. But it is much more than an extraordinary story of scandal. At its heart, the Mackay affair reveals the perilous existence of homosexual men at that time and how society conspired to control and punish them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/downfall_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A crucial New Zealand story’ — David Herkt,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kete Books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/all-book-reviews\/downfall-the-destruction-of-charles-mackay\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKete\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBooks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Meticulously researched and beautifully written’ — Catie Gilchrist,\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eAustralian Historical Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Scandalous, gossipy and . . . historically revealing’ — Jenny Nicholls,\u003cem\u003e Waiheke Weekender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eDownfall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eremains a crucial resource for any future examination of . . . the evolution of New Zealand social and sexual attitudes. Diamond’s work is original and essential . . . It is a book of international importance.’ — David Herkt,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Landfall Review\" href=\"https:\/\/landfallreview.com\/chasing-ghosts\/#more-5762\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLandfall Review Online\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470238908736,"sku":"DF","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016188.jpg?v=1769135432"},{"product_id":"adopted","title":"Adopted","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe experience of closed adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo not know your family story is a huge loss of your sense of self. It has the potential to undermine your wellbeing and your relationships across a lifetime.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdopted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the powerful and honest account of two of the thousands of children affected by closed adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand, from 1950 to the mid 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJo Willis and Brigitta Baker both sought and found their respective birthparents at different stages of their lives and have become advocates for other adopted New Zealanders. They share the complexity of that journey, the emotional challenges they faced, and the ongoing impacts of their adoptions, with candour and courage. Closed adoption also exacts a physical and emotional toll on birthparents, partners and children. Their stories are also told in this compelling book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/adopted_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Compelling, honest and poignant’ — \u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470262534464,"sku":"ADO","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991016102_border2.jpg?v=1769137653"},{"product_id":"solo","title":"Solo","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eTales of ambition, risk and death in New Zealand’s backcountry\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne afternoon in Auckland, journalist Hazel Phillips decided to close her laptop and head for the hills. She then spent the next three years living in mountain huts and tramping alone for days at a time, all the while holding down a full-time job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she ranged from Arthur’s Pass and the Kaimanawa Forest Park to the Ruahine Range and Fiordland, she had her share of danger and loneliness, but she also grew in confidence and backcountry knowledge. Her story of this solo life is an absorbing blend of adventure and humour, combined with her research into tales from the past of ambition and death in the mountains. She also casts a feminist eye over the challenges women climbers and explorers faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull of pluck, courage and resourcefulness, this book is for all those who long to wade through emerald rivers and breathe the mountain air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/solo_look_inside_227450c68b2e19\" title=\"Solo look inside\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Solo will inspire you to pull your big girl panties on, as well as tramping boots, and get exploring’ — Carolyn Enting, \u003cem\u003eGood\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470311653696,"sku":"SOL","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995135451.jpg?v=1769140159"},{"product_id":"raiment","title":"Raiment","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe engaging memoir of a pioneering seventies woman poet\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePioneering New Zealand poet Jan Kemp’s memoir of her first 25 years is a vivid and frank account of growing up in the 1950s, and of university life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It tracks from an innocent Waikato childhood\u003cbr\u003eto the seedy flats of Auckland, where anarchic student life, drugs, sexual experimentation and a failing marriage could not keep her away from poetry. She became one of the few young women poets of her era to be allowed into the then male poet club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeaving its own patterns and colours, Raiment shines a clear-eyed light on the heady, hedonistic hothouse of our literary community in the 1970s and reveals what it took, back then, to be an independent woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/raiment_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘For its perceptiveness, revelation, introspection, subtle prose and occasional poems, Jan Kemp’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaiment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an accomplished, necessary read.’ — Siobhan Harvey,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/all-book-reviews\/raiment-a-memoir-d5e3z\" title=\"Kete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A young life lived in thrall to love and language’ — Steve Braunias, Newsroom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘It brings the reader right next door to you’ — Morrin Rout\u003cem\u003e, Bookenz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘An important testament to the history of New Zealand literature’ — Cathie Dunsford, Newsroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470320599360,"sku":"RAI","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9781991151148.jpg?v=1769140955"},{"product_id":"fifty-years-a-feminist","title":"Fifty Years a Feminist","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eA pioneering New Zealand feminist reflects on fifty years of feminism\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1971 Sue Kedgley and a group of other young feminists carried a coffin into Auckland’s Albert Park to protest against decades of stagnant advancement for New Zealand women since they won the right to vote in 1893. From that day, she became synonymous with Second Wave feminism in this country, most notably organising a tour by Germaine Greer that ended in an arrest and court appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this direct, energetic and focused autobiography, Kedgley tracks the development of feminism over the last five decades and its intersection with her life, describing how she went from debutante to stroppy activist, journalist, safe-food activist and Green politician.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer rich and rewarding life has included encounters with Betty Friedan, Yoko Ono, Kofi Annan, Sonja Davies and the Dalai Lama, and she has never abandoned her feminist convictions. She regrets that there is still a culture of male entitlement, sexism and double standards, and that women are still victims of violence. Even so, she argues, feminism has achieved an extraordinary amount. Fifty years ago women were a sort of underclass. Now they have entered almost every sphere of national life, even if many pay a high price for their hard-won success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks to the movement, she says, after centuries of subjugation, women are finally coming into their own. It is, she says, their time now, and their turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/fifty_years_a_feminist_sample_pages\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Kedgley is a fluent, wonderfully stroppy writer, and not afraid to name names. Her book is an energising reminder of how far we have come, and how far we have yet to go.’ — Jenny Nicholls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘ . . . a thorough mix of the autobiographical and the political . . . ’ — Jessie Neilson,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51483524399424,"sku":"FYAF","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995135444.jpg?v=1769478702"},{"product_id":"reawakened","title":"Reawakened","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe stories of ten master navigators intertwined with the rebirth of Pacific voyaging\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this important book, ten navigators — the late Hec Busby, Piripi Evans and Jacko Thatcher from Aotearoa New Zealand; Peia Patai and Tua Pittman from the Cook Islands; and Kālepa Baybayan, Shorty Bertelmann, Nainoa Thompson, `Onohi Paishon and Bruce Blankenfeld from Hawai`i — share the challenges and triumphs of traditional wayfinding based on the deep knowledge of legendary navigator Mau Piailug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey also discuss the significance of receiving the title of Pwo (master navigator) from Piailug, and the responsibilities that come with that position. Their stories are intertwined with the renaissance of knowledge and traditions around open-ocean voyaging that are inspiring communities across the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003eTo look inside, click \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/reawakened_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This book takes us into the world of the navigators who are Pwo . . . 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Bold, energetic and visionary, for 18 years Solomon forged a courageous and determined course, bringing a uniquely Māori approach to a range of issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, in this direct memoir, Tā Mark reflects on his life, on the people who influenced him, on what it means to lead, and on the future for both Ngāi Tahu and Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/pages_from_marksoloman_sample_pages\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘. . . packs a powerful and inspiring punch.’ —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth \u0026amp; South\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51483597373760,"sku":"MW","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995135437.jpg?v=1769482187"},{"product_id":"the-architect-and-the-artists","title":"The Architect and the Artists","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eHow contemporary religious art and modernist architecture were fused\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"styledLink strapline\"\u003eAwarded Best First Work of Illustrated Non-fiction at the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and important book about the remarkable collaboration between the modernist architect James Hackshaw (a member of the famous Group Architects), the painter Colin McCahon and the then young sculptor Paul Dibble on twelve New Zealand buildings — from churches to houses. Drawing on interviews with James Hackshaw before his death and on the McCahon archives, this book brings into the light a body of work and a collaboration that has been little known or examined, even by old McCahon hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated with Hackshaw’s plans, McCahon’s drawings, letters and journal entries, and contemporary images of the surviving buildings and artworks, expert essays by Peter Simpson, Julia Gatley, Christopher Dudman, Peter Shaw and Alexa Johnston complete the package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Issuu\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/the_architect_and_the_artists_look_inside\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003eA set of powerfully evocative photographs by the author provide a strong visual argument on their own. Her work is an intimate tribute and a classic example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.\u003cspan\u003e’ — Ockham judging panel 2022 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A rewarding investigation into of one of the great artistic collaborations of twentieth century New Zealand’ — John Daly-Peoples,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"New Zealand Arts Review\" href=\"https:\/\/nzartsreview.org\/2021\/10\/12\/the-architect-and-the-artists-the-great-new-zealand-creative-collaboration\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew Zealand Arts Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Collaboration sits at the core of this wonderful book; it is in the subtitle, reinforced throughout the text – both academic and personal . . . The result is a successful reframing of the works of already well-published artists and architect, providing a simultaneous view of art through architecture, and architecture through art.’ — Lynda Simmons,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/architecturenow.co.nz\/articles\/the-architect-and-the-artists-hackshaw-mccahon-dibble-the-collaborative-projects-19651979\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArchitecture Now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This is a meticulously crafted chronicle describing a symbiotic relationship between art and architecture . . .’ — Maggie Hubert,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/homemagazine.nz\/in-print-the-architect-and-the-artists\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHOME\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A superbly designed and illustrated volume showcasing, among other things, a little-known aspect of the painter Colin McCahon’s work’ — Jenny Nicholls,\u003cem\u003e Waiheke Weekender\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51483644526912,"sku":"TAATA","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995143111_border.jpg?v=1769485065"},{"product_id":"the-forgotten-coast","title":"The Forgotten Coast","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eA powerful memoir about racism, the Catholic church, and fathers\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the New Zealand Society of Authors Heritage Book Awards 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘You approach family stories with caution and care, especially when a thing long forgotten is uncovered in the telling.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this deft memoir, Richard Shaw unpacks a generations-old family story he was never told: that his ancestors once farmed land in Taranaki which had been confiscated from its owners and sold to his great-grandfather, who had been with the Armed Constabulary when it invaded Parihaka on 5 November 1881.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHonest, and intertwined with an examination of Shaw’s relationship with his father and of his family’s Catholicism, this book’s key focus is urgent: how, in a decolonising world, Pākehā New Zealanders wrestle with, and own, the privilege of their colonial pasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/the_forgotten_coast_look_inside\" title=\"Issuu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘A fresh and exciting approach to the history of Aotearoa New Zealand’ — Paul Diamond,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Listener\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Heartfelt, poetic; a pleasure to read’ — Rachel Buchanan, The Spinoff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51483650294080,"sku":"TFC","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995143142.jpg?v=1769485232"},{"product_id":"one-minute-crying-time","title":"One Minute Crying Time","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eThe dazzling memoir of one of New Zealand’s best-known actors\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1962, the young New Zealand actress Barbara Ewing left for London, to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. 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And it explores, with the help of old, fading diaries, the enduring but mysterious interweavings of love, memory and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/search?keywords=One+Minute+crying+time\u0026amp;k=One+Minute+crying+time\u0026amp;crid=ee2290ff6e8348c8a99a38609b5e076a\u0026amp;sprefix=one+min%2Cna-audible-us%2C689\u0026amp;i=na-audible-us\u0026amp;url=search-alias%3Dna-audible-us\u0026amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_2\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAudiobook\u003c\/a\u003e now available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/pages_from_omct_txt_final\" title=\"One Minute Crying Time sample pages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This memoir is aching and authentic.’ — Jenny Nicholls \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Ewing is an intelligent and analytical observer of her own life, and an honest one.’ — Linda Burgess,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Spinoff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51486250107200,"sku":"OMCT","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995122956.jpg?v=1769554185"},{"product_id":"fridays-with-jim","title":"Fridays with Jim","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eA former New Zealand prime minister candidly reviews his life and the state of the nation\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA self-taught son of Irish immigrants, devout Catholic, King Country farmer and farming lobbyist, Jim Bolger entered New Zealand political life in the 1970s. 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This, together with the extended speeches he delivered in places as far apart as Mumbai and Georgetown University in Washington, gives the book real depth.’ — Ian Templeton,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsroom.co.nz\/books-of-the-week-portraits-of-two-prime-ministers\" title=\"Newsroon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNewsroom\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51486803493184,"sku":"FWJ","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995123021.jpg?v=1769562370"},{"product_id":"bill-shirley","title":"Bill \u0026 Shirley","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eAn exemplary memoir examining the complex, remarkable lives of two very famous New Zealanders\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Sutch and Shirley Smith were two of New Zealand’s most significant twentieth-century figures: Sutch as an economist, influential civil servant, and inspirational proponent of innovation in the fields of social and economic development; and Smith as a glass-ceiling breaker and sole practitioner in the formerly male dominated world of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wise, urbane memoir begins with the early years of Keith Ovenden’s marriage to their only child, Helen Sutch, and carries through to Sutch’s trial on charges brought against him under the Official Secrets Act, all the way to Shirley’s death over thirty years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt offers unprecedented insights into the accusations against Sutch, as well as Smith’s remarkable legal practice, and behind both, some of the dramas of their domestic life. 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