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Christmas Gifts (15)
Tractor Ted Rucksack
ISBN: 5036278034824 Publisher: Tractorland Bright, eyecatching and durable. A great child size with adjustable straps and a brilliant design with all Teds favourite machines and animals. Front pocket ... Bright, eyecatching and durable. A great child size with adjustable straps and a brilliant design with all Teds favourite machines and animals. Front pocket and easy open zips. Bind: stationery Publication Date: 13-05-2013 |
$29.99 $19.99 |
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Tractor Ted: Filled Pencil Tin
ISBN: 5065000580582 Publisher: Tractorland Great machine design filled with six colouring pencils, rubber, sharpener and notepad Great machine design filled with six colouring pencils, rubber, sharpener and notepad Dimensions: 104 x 215 x 25 mm Publication Date: 01-08-2012 |
$24.99 $14.99 |
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Ripped Apart : A City In Chaos
ISBN: 9780473215392 Author: Bob Parker Ripped Apart is Mayor Bob Parker’s personal story about the earthquakes that devastated Christchurch. Bob’s tireless and unflappable communications gained h... Ripped Apart is Mayor Bob Parker’s personal story about the earthquakes that devastated Christchurch. Bob’s tireless and unflappable communications gained him superstar status around the world. Bind: paperback Pages: 240 Dimensions: 152 x 229 mm Publication Date: 01-02-1970 |
$39.99 $19.99 |
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On a Saturday Night
ISBN: 9781927145371 Author: Michele Frey Publisher: Canterbury University Press On a Saturday Night is a warm and colourful celebration of the strength and spirit of small towns all around New Zealand. From Whakapara in the north to Mossbu... On a Saturday Night is a warm and colourful celebration of the strength and spirit of small towns all around New Zealand. From Whakapara in the north to Mossburn in the South, community halls have been the focal point of small towns for as long as the towns have been on the map. These halls have hosted school classrooms, general elections, stag parties, birthday parties, film screenings, Rabbiters’ Balls, flag euchre evenings, farewells and welcome-home parties for servicemen from both world wars, memorial events for those who did not return, farm auctions, clearing sales, weddings, Christmas parties, Civil Defence teams, mayoral celebrations, church services … Some halls have been demolished and rebuilt over the decades, others have been lovingly restored several times and are still going strong. Some halls have been transported on the backs of trucks to new locations as towns have grown and changed. Fires and floods have taken their toll in more than a few cases. Michele Frey and Sara Newman visited these halls with photographers John Maillard (North Island) and John O’Malley (South Island) to talk to the locals and try to capture the essence of what each hall has meant – and means – to its community. In these stories and pictures they have recorded an aspect of New Zealand’s unique culture that seems to be passing into history. Bind: paperback Pages: 260 Publication Date: 01-11-2012 |
$45.00 |
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Huts: Untold Stories from Back-country New Zealand
ISBN: 9781877257919 Author: Mark Pickering Publisher: Canterbury University Press Back in print by popular demand! Huts is a celebration of the endurance of New Zealand's back-country huts and the men who built and lived in them. It is a fasc... Back in print by popular demand! Huts is a celebration of the endurance of New Zealand's back-country huts and the men who built and lived in them. It is a fascinating look at the place of these iconic dwellings in New Zealand’s social and mountain history. There are over 1500 huts in New Zealand – an extraordinarily large number. Mark Pickering focuses on 15 historic huts, but many others besides are referred to. Most of the huts still do the job they were built for, whether it’s a pit-sawn deer cullers’ hut in Urewera National Park or a tiny skiers’ shack in the Craigieburn Range. If huts could talk they could in fact tell the whole history of the back country. Beatifully written, lavishly illustrated – this book is a must-have for outdoor enthusiasts, trampers or anyone interested in New Zealand's early history. Bind: paperback Pages: 384 Dimensions: 210 x 252 mm Publication Date: 01-11-2010 |
$49.99 |
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Fire In The Hills : A history of rural firefighting
ISBN: 9781927145357 Author: Helen Beaglehole Publisher: Canterbury University Press Over six to seven hundred years, Maori burned about one third of New Zealand’s ground cover. In the following 70 years, and at a devastating rate, European se... Over six to seven hundred years, Maori burned about one third of New Zealand’s ground cover. In the following 70 years, and at a devastating rate, European settlers burned about another third as they cleared and ‘improved’ the land. All too frequently, burn-offs became uncontrollable conflagrations that swept through thousands of hectares, destroying cattle, fences, homes and livelihoods, and burning mills and much-needed timber. Townsfolk, blanketed in dense, acrid smoke needed lights at midday; ships, unable to pick up landmarks, sat marooned in harbour – yet the burning, as in other frontier societies, remained unabated and largely unquestioned. It is against that background that Helen Beaglehole sets the fascinating and previously unexplored history of how settlers’ random and careless burning led, in 1921, to legislation that still underpins New Zealand’s official policy on wildfire. She explores the huge public education campaign that sought to convince all sectors of the public that mindless burning had to be restrained, and traces how increasingly sophisticated fire-fighting technologies, coupled with developing knowledge of weather and fire behaviour, were used to prevent, contain and extinguish fire. Finally she looks at the early Forest Service employees who in effect became the nation’s first rural firefighters, their skills honed in the vast controlled burns of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, and describes the regime established after the Service’s demise and the issues faced today. As with Helen Beaglehole’s two books on New Zealand’s lighthouses and lighthouse keeping, Fire in the Hills is grounded in detailed and extensive research. Information from historical records is incorporated with material from interviews with past and present rural firefighters and administrators, bringing vividly to light the times, the people and the problems they faced. Some 200 photographs further broaden our historical understanding. Bind: paperback Pages: 324 Publication Date: 01-07-2012 |
$50.00 $19.99 |
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Canterbury Country Houses IV
ISBN: 9781877303241 Author: Rodney Wells Publisher: The Caxton Press There has never been a better time to discover and cherish Canterbury’s historic houses. Seventy more treasures can be found in this book. They are survivors ... There has never been a better time to discover and cherish Canterbury’s historic houses. Seventy more treasures can be found in this book. They are survivors of threats both manmade and natural. Most stood strong during the Canterbury earthquakes. Others are now in need of repair. All deserve to have their story told and enjoyed. Bind: paperback Pages: 144 Dimensions: 270 x 214 mm Publication Date: 30-10-2012 |
$45.00 $39.99 |
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The Quake Year
ISBN: 9781927145296 Authors: Fiona Farrell, Juliet Nicholas (photographer) Publisher: Canterbury University Press Everyone in Christchurch has their own story of the quakes. There are heroic and brave stories related to the events themselves, and also longer narratives of e... Everyone in Christchurch has their own story of the quakes. There are heroic and brave stories related to the events themselves, and also longer narratives of endurance over the months of aftershocks. No one will ever forget this year. Pages: 207 Dimensions: 218 x 247 x 17 mm Publication Date: 01-04-2012 |
$40.00 $19.99 |
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Distant Thunder
ISBN: 9781908117281 Author: Don Harward Publisher: Grub Street Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilot's tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the autho... Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilot's tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author laboured well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned. Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers, even on leave, he can always hear the dim roar of guns, the distant thunder of war, and is always summoned towards the sound. Pacific Wings, a prestigious New Zealand-based magazine, has previously published some letters which have been praised by a growing readership, both aviator and non flyer alike, for their ability to transport the reader into the world of war. Includes superb action photographs from Don's personal collection. An inspiring read. Bind: hardback Pages: 224 Dimensions: 153 x 234 mm Publication Date: 01-06-2012 |
$55.00 |
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Lars Bolander : Interior Design & Inspiration
ISBN: 9783832796549 Author: Lars Bolander Publisher: TeNeues Acclaimed worldwide for his eclectic and highly personal interiors that mix style and comfort with adventure and art, Lars Bolander showcases a stunning selecti... Acclaimed worldwide for his eclectic and highly personal interiors that mix style and comfort with adventure and art, Lars Bolander showcases a stunning selection of his compelling interiors, sharing his unique inspirations and giving us privileged glimpses into how his intriguing creative process evolves. Each room truly does tell a fascinating story. Bind: hardback Pages: 192 Dimensions: 280 x 360 mm Publication Date: 23-09-2012 |
$175.00 $89.99 |