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He Korero: Words Between Us : First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper
  

He Korero: Words Between Us : First Maori-Pakeha Conversations on Paper (Paperback)

By Jones, Alison; Jenkins, Kuni

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This book traces Maori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it describes the first encounters Maori had with paper and writing and the first relationshiops between Maori and Europeans in the earliest school.

ISBN 9781869694784
Published 2 December 2011 by Huia Publishers
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Always Speaking: The Treaty of Waitangi and Public Policy
 

Always Speaking: The Treaty of Waitangi and Public Policy (Paperback)

Edited by Tawhai, Veronica M. H.; Gray-Sharp, Katarina

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The place of the Treaty of Waitangi in public policy has undergone radical changes over the past few decades in response to debates on the role of the Treaty in New Zealand's development. In this publication, the foremost Maori thinkers provide insights on the current place of ...

ISBN 9781869694814
Published 16 December 2011 by Huia Publishers
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He'll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men
 

He'll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men (Trade Paperback/Paperback, New title)

By Lashlie, Celia

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Celia Lashlie headed the 'Good Man Project', a mojor research project conducted in 24 boys schools throughout New Zealand from August 2002 to October 2003. This book applies Lashlie's insight and expertise to the issues uncovered by the study, providing lessons for parents, espec ...

ISBN 9781869505288
Published 21 October 2005 by HarperCollins
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Zen Under Fire: A New Zealand Woman's Story of Love & War in Afghanistan
   

Zen Under Fire: A New Zealand Woman's Story of Love & War in Afghanistan (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Elliott, Marianne

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In 2006 Marianne Elliott, a human rights lawyer from New Zealand, is stationed with the UN in Herat. Several months into her new role an important tribal leader is assassinated while she is in charge of the local UN office. She must try to diffuse the situation before it leads to ...

ISBN 9780143567158
Release Date 22 February 2012 by Penguin
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Mana Tangata: Politics of Empowerment
 

Mana Tangata: Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)

Edited by Tomlins-Jahnke, Huia; Mullholland, Malcolm

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This is a collection of papers by senior Maori academics who are experts and have considerable mana in their chosen fields. The ten contributing authors, who are academics at Massey University, discuss the Maori language, marae, religion, the Treaty of Waitangi, the State and Mao ...

ISBN 9781869694807
Published 16 December 2011 by Huia Publishers
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Coal and the Coast: A Reflection on the Pike River Disaster
  

Coal and the Coast: A Reflection on the Pike River Disaster (Paperback)

By Maunder, Paul

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The bodies of 29 men are still entombed in the collapsed Pike River mine, nearly a year after the tragic explosion and fire of 19 November 2010. What do their deaths mean for workplace health and safety? Is there a future for coalmining in this era of climate change? How has the ...

ISBN 9781927145265
Published 1 February 2012
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Maori and Social Issues: Volume One
  

Maori and Social Issues: Volume One (Paperback)

Edited by McIntosh, Tracey; Mulholland, Malcolm

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The book is the first of a series to be published on research into the state of New Zealand's institutions and sectors of endeavour. This first book in the series focusses on Maori and social issues; the second will focus on Maori and educational endeavour. Each essay tackles th ...

ISBN 9781775500025
Published 2 December 2011 by Huia Publishers
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Workers in the Margins: Union Radicals in Post-war New Zealand
  

Workers in the Margins: Union Radicals in Post-war New Zealand (Paperback)

By Locke, Cybele

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'Marginalised' workers of the late twentieth century were those last hired in times of plenty and first fired in times of recession. Often women, Maori, or people from the Pacifc, they were frequently unemployed, and marginalised within the union movement as well as the labour fo ...

ISBN 9781927131398
Release Date 9 March 2012 by Bridget Williams Books
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Black: History of Black in Fashion, Society and Culture in New Zealand
   

Black: History of Black in Fashion, Society and Culture in New Zealand (Hardback)

By Zealand Fashion Museum, New; De Pont, Doris

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New Zealanders choose to represent ourselves to the world wearing black - and not just the All Blacks, Tall Blacks and Silver Ferns. Many of our fashion designers choose black as the cornerstone of their collections, and a great deal of our cultural icons (think Fred Dagg) are al ...

ISBN 9780143566953
Release Date 22 February 2012 by Penguin
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Trial by Ambush: The Prosecutions of David Bain
   

Trial by Ambush: The Prosecutions of David Bain (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Karam, Joe

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A fresh look at the trials of David Bain, presenting a fair and objective appraisal of the facts that led to his release from prison in 2009. At 7.09 a.m. on 20 June 1994, David Bain called emergency services and reported finding his entire family of five dead. A year later he wa ...

ISBN 9781869508340
Release Date 15 February 2012 by HarperCollins
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