Native Insects of Aotearoa by Julia Kasper; Phil Sirvid
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
This handy and accessible introduction to the range of insects commonly encountered throughoutNew Zealand is aimed at the general public, museum visitors and tourists, with a 1950s-inspired giftabledesign and delightful illustrations. It provides insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections, and ...Show more
Ngā Kaihanga Uku: Māori Clay Artists by Baye Riddell
$76.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
This book is the first comprehensive overview of Māori claywork - its origins, its loss and its revival. Richly illustrated, it introduces readers to the practices of the five founders of Ngā Kaihanga Uku (the national clayworkers' collective) and surveys the work of the next generation.
Te Taiao Maori and The Natural World by Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
$49.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: very good
In traditional Maori knowledge, the weather, birds, fish and trees, sun and moon are related to each other, and to the people of the land, the tangata whenua. It is truly an interconnected world - a vast family of which humans are children of the earth and sky, and cousins to all living things. In this ...Show more
Island Racer 2023: Island Racer - The Best TT Action Past and Present by Bertie Simonds
$26.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Island Racer is the world's largest and best TT racing publication. Each year its 148 pages delivers the most incredible photos, articles and interviews with the modern gladiators who do battle on the world's most punishing motorcycle course. 2023's Island Racer focuses on the biggest names and the fast ...Show more
Complete Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens by Fred Hams
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
This comprehensive book contains all the information that you need in order to start keeping poultry. A buyer's guide shows what features to look for in healthy poultry, and essential information is provided on good poultry husbandry to ensure optimum welfare. A beautifully illustrated guide to poultr ...Show more
Native Plants of Aotearoa by Carlos Lehnebach, Heidi Meudt
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Series: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series | Reading Level: near fine
Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand has wide appeal. Native Plants of Aotearoa describes and beautifully illustrates fifty of our most interesting and commonly encountered s ...Show more
Complete Book of Cats, The: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Cats with a fully illustrated guide to breeds and over 1500 photographs by Rosie Pilbeam
$59.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
A comprehensive encyclopedia of cats with a fully illustrated guide to 120 breeds and over 1500 photographs This comprehensive book brings together veterinary-approved advice on cat care and a directory of the world's best-known cat breeds. The book opens with a brief history of the cat and covers every ...Show more
Kiwi Bikers - 85 New Zealanders and Their Motorbikes by Ken Downie (Photographer)
$69.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
From Vincents to Moto Guzzis and the legendary Britten to the BSA Goldstar 350, Kiwi Bikers captures the love affair New Zealanders have with motorcycles.From north to south and from veteran bikes to the latest high performers, this book showcases 85 incredible motorbikes and their passionate owners. Sh ...Show more
Triumph - Pictorial History of the Great British Marque by James Robinson
$59.95 AUD
Category: Natural History
Triumph is truly one of the most enduringly popular names in motorcycling. The word itself literally means to win and Triumph the motorcycle maker has, for the most part of its 100-plus years,been a world-class winner. Author James Robinson, editor of The Classic MotorCycle magazine, delves into the ...Show more
Pests and Pestilence - The Management of Invasive Species, Pests and Disease in New Zealand by Phil Lester
$44.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
‘Pestilence’ is a word that conjures up destruction at a large scale. It can be a plague of ravenous rabbits, millions of wilding pines that swallow up landscapes, a virus that brings the world to its knees within weeks of emergence.In Phil Lester’s new book we dive deep into the world of pestilence. We ...Show more
Footprints on the Land - How Humans Changed New Zealand by Richard Wolfe
$49.95 AUD
Category: Natural History | Reading Level: near fine
Less than a thousand years of human occupation have massively altered Aotearoa. In this fascinating work, cultural historian Richard Wolfe explores how and why settlers have impacted on nature and what this means for our future. Footprints on the Land is a timely review of the human place in our environ ...Show more