Writing New Zealand’s early women climbers back into history From the 1870s, a generation of bold...
HAZEL PHILLIPS
Incisive, engaging writing on race and racism ‘Where once I saw a view as I drove around the Tara...
RICHARD SHAW
A fascinating journey through Wellington’s history Winner of the BookHub Award for Illustrated...
ELIZABETH COX
The vivid biography of a colonial scholar, scientist and gentleman Longlisted for the 2026 Ockham...
ANDREW MCKAY, RICHARD WOLFE
A beautiful book for all who love plants and their stories Shortlisted for the 2026 Ockham New Ze...
FELICITY JONES, MARK SMITH
The opulent interiors of a glorious historic house Olveston is one of New Zealand’s most remarkab...
JANE USSHER, JOHN WALSH
One hundred and ninety years of hospital building history In many New Zealand towns and cities th...
CHRIS THOM
A treasury of unique folk songs sung in the Deitsch language New Zealand’s German-Bohemian settle...
RALF HEIMRATH, JUDITH WILLIAMS, ROGER BUCKTON
The women who battled prejudice and indifference to become doctors In 2025, the year Otago Medica...
CYNTHIA FARQUHAR, MICHAELA SELWAY
The damage done to a family by war Art historian Mary Kisler grew up in the early 1950s with a fa...
MARY KISLER
Inside the historic buildings of New Zealand’s heartland Exquisitely photographed by Jane Ussher ...
JANE USSHER, ANNETTE O'SULLIVAN
The history of one of New Zealand’s most important art galleries This lively and compelling story...
MARTIN EDMOND
A major new national history of Aotearoa New Zealand Longlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand B...
MICHAEL BELGRAVE
A comprehensive history of three fascinating Auckland neighbourhoods Shortlisted for the 2025 Ber...
TANIA MACE
A history of performance art The first anthology/reader of performance art of Aotearoa New Zealan...
CHRISTOPHER BRADDOCK, IOANA GORDON-SMITH, LAYNE WAEREA, VICTORIA WYNNE-JONES
The life and times of one of New Zealand’s greatest military heroes This gripping biography of Ai...
ADAM CLAASEN
An overlooked New Zealand medical pioneer Shortlisted for the 2025 Bert Roth Award for Labour His...
MARK DERBY
A timely contribution to understanding mental health Mental depression is a serious issue in cont...
JACQUELINE LECKIE
A woman driven to photograph In a career that spanned six decades, the Dutch-Kiwi photographer An...
PAUL MOON
An eagle, and its place in our history LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS The...
PETER WALKER
What it means to own your past Shortlisted for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Nominated ...
A fresh look at the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe Winner of the 2025 Ngaio Marsh Award fo...
KIRSTY JOHNSTON, JAMES HOLLINGS
Rich and detailed stories of lives dominated by the sea This superbly illustrated history of the ...
JANE ROBERTSON
The power of mana waka to inspire a people Shortlisted for the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Award...
JEFF EVANS
