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New Zealand Migration

New Zealand Migration

Oratia, 2023Series: The NZ Series (Part 7)ISBN 978-1-99-004239-3 New Zealand Migration tells the story of who came here, how, why and when. As historian Michael King said, “In a country inhabited for a mere one thousand years, everybody is an immigrant or a descendant of an immigrant.” We all have our own family stories of…

New Zealand

New Zealand

Norwood House Press, 2022(with André Ngāpō, consultant)Series: Voices from around the world: Pacific IslandsISBN 978-1-68404-813-7 This title is part of a series of non-fiction, 48-page children’s books about Pacific nations. The others in the series are about Fiji, Sāmoa, Tonga and Hawai’i, all written by people from those islands. Each book is crammed full of…

Our Incredible Dogs

Our Incredible Dogs

New Holland, 2020ISBN 9781869665395 Dogs have played a central role in the lives of New Zealanders. Whether working farm dogs, police dogs, loyal companions, mascots, little heroes or fictional dogs, they have become a special part of our culture. Our Incredible Dogs: The Stories behind the Statues looks at the dogs that have been memorialised…

Antarctic Journeys

Antarctic Journeys

New Holland, 2019ISBN 9781869664992 Where is Antarctica? Who was the first to discover it? What was the Race to the South Pole? Why did it take so long for women to be allowed to go to Antarctica? How do you get there, and how is it different from the rest of the world? How cold…

The New Zealand Wars

The New Zealand Wars

New Holland, 2018ISBN 9781869664787Shortlisted for the Children’s and Young Adults Book Awards 2018Storylines list of notable books for 2019Rev ed: White Cloud Books (an imprint of Upstart Press), 2023ISBN 9781990003936 The New Zealand Wars is a fascinating look at a part of New Zealand’s history and culture that many people feel they don’t know enough…

Waitangi Day: The New Zealand Story

Waitangi Day: The New Zealand Story

New Holland, 2015ISBN 9781869664213Shortlisted for Children’s choice awards, NZ Post Book Awards 2015Storylines list of notable books for 2016 Aimed at younger readers but providing an excellent resource for the whole family, this book looks at the rich history behind Waitangi Day, universally recognised as New Zealand’s national day. It reviews the historic events behind…

Anzac Day: The New Zealand Story

Anzac Day: The New Zealand Story

New Holland, 2013ISBN 9781869663803Shortlisted for the NZ Post Book Awards 2014Shortlisted for the Lianza Book Awards 2014Storylines list of notable books for 2014Rev ed: White Cloud Books (an imprint of Upstart Press), 2023ISBN 9781990003943 The New Zealand Story, what it is and why it matters.The 25th of April is a very special day for New…

Top Secret

Top Secret

Gilt Edge Publishing, 2006ISBN 187740425X In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill established a secret organisation “to set Europe ablaze!” Discover how the work of British secret agents changed the course of World War Two. Excerpt The SOE (Special Operations Executive) designed and built a whole range of gadgets for their secret agents to use…

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