The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains New Zealand'...

In 1829, London physician Dr Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward conducted a simple experiment when he sealed ...

Short, short stories, sometimes known as flash fiction or microfictions, are one of the trickiest...

In 2025, the year in which the Otago medical school celebrates 150 years, 50 per cent of graduate...

New Zealand's German-Bohemian settlers have played, sung and danced to the music, songs and rhyme...

Everything But the Medicine

Olveston is one of New Zealand's most remarkable and beautiful heritage homes. Built in 1907 by D...

In many New Zealand towns and cities the hospital is one of the largest buildings, with a history...

This indispensable book shares the teaching strategies of one of the most experienced teachers of...

When Thomas Cheeseman arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1853 at the age of eight, the world outs...

Bill Sutch and Shirley Smith were two of New Zealand's most significant twentieth-century figures...

A sharp assessment of how New Zealand is meeting its obligations under the UN Declaration on the ...

The untold story of the New Zealanders who fought the Great War under other flags

Candid conversations with 12 writers who helped shape New Zealand literature

A lively history of political advertising, from the first election of the modern era in 1938 to t...

From the case files of Wildbase Hospital come the fascinating stories of three special kiwi

A unique photographic portrait of the King Country

The history of New Zealand's world-facing university

Continually in print since 1951, when it was established by leading poet Louis Johnson, this annu...

A remarkable collaboration between an artist and a poet, On We Go belongs to the emerging forms o...

A guide to navigating the twenty-first century's ethical minefields

Each year Poetry New Zealand, this country's longest-running poetry magazine, rounds up important...

A dose of terrific new New Zealand poetry

The colourful history of New Zealand's best-loved farming contest

'I live at the end of a gravel road at the top of a valley consumed by bush. My husband is here, ...

A former New Zealand prime minister candidly reviews his life and the state of the nation

How to think clearly in a confusing post-truth age

Losing and finding a mother in dementia

A comprehensive guide to poetry by New Zealand women poets

In the first major national history of Aotearoa New Zealand to be published for 20 years, Profess...

A fresh new look at where, when and why Frances Hodgkins painted some of her best-known works

How the imprint of the church dominates New Zealand society even in this secular age

Once a small town sited at Te Papaioea, a clearing in the bush that cloaked the Manawatu Plains, ...

Expert essays on how to combat the pull of Auckland and get the regions humming

Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, this country's longest-running poetry magazine, showcases new writin...

A handsome book showing the horse in all its glory

A bold new book on population trends and the need to confront them

Get the best sleep in pregnancy to enhance the health and wellbeing of you and your baby. The cha...

The focus of this book is the practice of social policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is intended t...

A richly illustrated account of the island's diverse plants and animals, and the people behind th...

Conversatio looks at the astounding practice of leading photographer Anne Noble, set against the ...

Fine essays from twenty-two of New Zealand's best writers

Great minds share great ideas and strong views

A fresh way to look at New Zealand's history

The story of the young women charged with waging war on our nation's poor teeth

This beautiful book, photographed by Jane Ussher, surveys the New Zealand Maritime Museum's colle...

Throughout his long career, New Zealand painter Dick Frizzell has often gone way out on a limb to...

An extraordinary visual data book like no other