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A Concise History of New Zealand
 

A Concise History of New Zealand (Trade Paperback/Paperback, 2nd edition)

By Mein Smith, Philippa

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The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana to the twenty-first century.

ISBN 9781107402171
Published 1 December 2011 by Cambridge University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
Series Cambridge Concise Histories
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To Live among the Stars: Christian Origins in Oceania
  

To Live among the Stars: Christian Origins in Oceania (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Garrett, John

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The first full story of Catholic and Protestant origins in the Pacific Islands. Illust. B&W.

ISBN 9782825406922
Published 3 June 2008 by Institute of Pacific Studies
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Tonga: Tale of two Kingdoms
 

Tonga: Tale of two Kingdoms (Paperback)

By Moala, Kalafi

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This great work by author and journalist Kalafi Moala is a compilation of historical narratives and stories of the impact of Christianity on Tongan Society and beyond. It is fascinating reading for Pacific people and for those interested in the Pacific."

ISBN 9780473190095
Published 4 October 2011 by Taimi Publishers
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King of the Island: A Story of Felix Bernhardt David
  

King of the Island: A Story of Felix Bernhardt David (Paperback)

By Tavita, Levi

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In English,It's about a German emigrant Felix David (DAH-veed) who came to Samoa in 1887 and settled. The context is colonial when three world powers - Germany, US and Britain all vied for control of the Samoan islands. Germany had invested heavily on the islands through it ...

ISBN 9780473191979
Published 3 August 2011
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The Southern Districts of New Zealand: A Journal, with Passing Notices of the Customs of the Aborigines
  

The Southern Districts of New Zealand: A Journal, with Passing Notices of the Customs of the Aborigines (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Shortland, Edward

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This 1851 publication recounts Edward Shortland's experiences among the South Island Maori during an official tour in 1843.

ISBN 9781108040631
Published 1 February 2012 by Cambridge University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
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The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony
 

The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Buick, T. Lindsay

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This 1914 work, reissued in its second edition (1933), examines how New Zealand joined the British Empire in 1840.

ISBN 9781108039963
Published 1 January 2012 by Cambridge University Press
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Series Cambridge Library Collection - History
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Kokoda Spirit
  

Kokoda Spirit (Paperback)

By Lindsay, Patrick

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In 1942 a small band of young Australian soldiers overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to preserve Australia's freedom along the Kokoda Track. The Battle for the Kokoda Track is Australia's Alamo. Seventy years on, it is hard to imagine what those young men endured for freedom ...

ISBN 9781742703602
Published 3 February 2012 by Hardie Grant Books
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Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand
  

Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand (Paperback)

By Evans, Jeff

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The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he and the many canoes that followed find their way without modern navigational techniques through perilous seas in wooden canoes? By exam ...

ISBN 9781877514159
Published 1 September 2011
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Marist Brothers in Fiji - 1888-1988 - The First 100 Years
 

Marist Brothers in Fiji - 1888-1988 - The First 100 Years (Paperback)

By Flaherty and Fergus Garrett., Eugene

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A comprehensive history with extensive photographs

ISBN 218067
Published 8 June 2011
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Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire

Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire (Paperback)

By Thomas, Nicholas

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Explores the lived experience of empire in the Pacific, the last region to be contacted and colonized by Europeans following the great voyages of Captain Cook. This title reveals that there was gain as well as loss, survival as well as suffering, and invention as well as exploita ...

ISBN 9780300180565
Published 3 January 2012 by Inbooks
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