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Number of Titles Found: 112
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| Title: A Manulele in a Mango Tree |
| Sub-title: Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago |
| By (author): Sarona Aiono-Iosefa Illustrated by: Steven Dunn Translated by: Le'autuli Sauvao |
| ISBN10-13: 1990042929 : 9781990042928 |
| A partridge in a pear tree is something you won't see at Christmas in New Zealand, let alone the South Pacific. But a colourful bird in a mango tree - that's more like it. A Manulele in a Mango Tree brings the '12 Days of Christmas' to the South Pacific with gifts including frangipani, corned beef, drummers and fire dancers. Strikingly illustrated with woodblock prints, this bilingual book gives a summery setting to Christmas while celebrating many aspects of Pacific culture, from weaving to drumming to dance. In the vein of the classic A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree, this picture book will make a great gift or a fun read around the Christmas tree. |
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Pages: 32
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| Published: Oratia Books - November 2025 |
| Format: Paperback |
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| List Price: 16.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: Not yet Published
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| Title: 1 of: 112 |
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| Title: A Spirit Companion |
| Sub-title: Celebrating the First 50 Years of the Spirit of Adventure Trust |
| By (author): Roger McDonald |
| ISBN10-13: 1990042511 : 9781990042515 |
| For 50 years, people from all walks of life have stepped aboard first the Spirit of Adventure, and today the Spirit of New Zealand Te Waka Herenga Tangata o Aotearoa, for a voyage of personal discovery. They've had fun, made friends, and been given a taste of expanded possibility. Distinguished author Roger McDonald captures stories from over 70 people who have made 'the Spirit' part of their lives, from those who have worked for the Spirit of Adventure Trust to the young people whom it has introduced to sailing and self-recognition. This attractive clothbound hardback is illustrated with drawings by Sue Fisher. |
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Pages: 344
Size: 220x170xmm
Illustrations: b/w illus
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| Published: Oratia Books - November 2023 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Ships & boats: general interest : Sailing : New Zealand |
| List Price: 46.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 13 |
| Title: 2 of: 112 |
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| Title: Anzac Experience |
| Sub-title: New Zealand, Australia & Empire in the First World War |
| Edition No./Version:
2 / Updated version |
| By (author): Christopher Pugsley |
| ISBN10-13: 0947506004 : 9780947506001 |
| This gripping book captures the evolution by trial and error of the New Zealand army, alongside those of Australia and Canada, from the Boer War in South Africa to involvement in the First World War. It tells the story of citizen soldiers becoming professional as they learned the lessons of the Gallipoli landings and applied these to the Western Front earning them the status of the fighting elite in the British armies in France. Richly illustrated with historical photographs and maps, The Anzac Experience blends social analysis and military history in a compelling combination. In its research and writing, Christopher Pugsley walked every New Zealand battlefield on Gallipoli and the Western Front. |
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‘The Anzac Experience is one of the best works of Australasian military history I have ever read.’
– Allan Converse, The Journal of Military History
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Pages: 356
Size: 240x170mm
Illustrations: b&w, 60 photos
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| Published: Oratia Books - April 2016 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history : First World War : Battles & campaigns : Australia : New Zealand : c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| List Price: 34.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 11 |
| Title: 3 of: 112 |
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| Title: Auckland |
| Sub-title: The Twentieth-Century Story |
| By (author): Paul Moon |
| ISBN10-13: 199004235X : 9781990042355 |
| More biography than conventional history, this substantial work tracks the changing personality of Auckland through the twentieth century, as recorded by its inhabitants in diaries and oral histories, as well as newspapers and formal records. Auckland in 1999 would have been unrecognisable to the city's residents in 1900. Professor Paul Moon explores this transformation in themes including housing, gardening, the harbours, tangata whenua struggles, shopping culture, the immigrant experience -- and the pervading sense that Auckland was simultaneously at the edge of the world and at its centre. |
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Pages: 360
Size: 240x160xmm
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| Published: Oratia Books - April 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history : Social & cultural history : New Zealand : 20th century |
| List Price: 34.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Title: 4 of: 112 |
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| Title: Blimmin' Koro BILINGUAL |
| Sub-title: Kātahi rā, e Koro e! |
| By (author): Jill Bevan-Brown Illustrated by: Trish Bowles Translated by: Māhaki Bevan-Brown |
| ISBN10-13: 094750687X : 9780947506872 |
| Kotukū notices her grandfather is becoming forgetful. He hides things around the house and has trouble talking. Is Koro sick? Step by step, Kotukū and her whānau learn about dementia and help Koro to adjust to the changes in his life. This bilingual story tells the story Koros changes and how his family adapt to look after him. What doesnt change is their unwavering love for their grandad. Trish Bowles watercolour illustrations sensitively trace the familys journey and help show dementia doesnt mean the end of life. |
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Pages: 32
Size: 270x210mm
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| Published: Oratia Books - September 2021 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Picture books : Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories |
| List Price: 19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Title: 5 of: 112 |
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| Title: Bullies and Warriors |
| By (author): Tim Tipene |
| ISBN10-13: 0947506306 : 9780947506308 |
| Going to school is a misery for Sean. Whatever he does to avoid the school bully, Mark Thomas and his mates always catch up with him. Then the students join Warrior Kids, a programme that teaches leadership and self-control. So begins a journey for Mark and Sean that has a predictable outcome for one boy and a surprise for the other. In this novel for children aged 8 to 12 years, Tim Tipene depicts the reality of bullying and strategies to address it for those on both sides of the problem. |
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Pages: 100
Size: 200x130mm
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| Published: Oratia Books - March 2017 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: General fiction (Children's / Teenage) : School stories (Children's / Teenage) : PSI: bullying, violence & abuse (Child/Teenage) |
| List Price: 19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Title: 6 of: 112 |
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| Title: Camera in the Crowd |
| Sub-title: Filming New Zealand in Peace & War, 1895-1920 |
| By (author): Christopher Pugsley |
| ISBN10-13: 0947506349 : 9780947506346 |
| Filming and cinema quickly won the hearts of New Zealand from the mid-1890s, yet the story of the cameramen and the film they took here and in the First World War has never been fully captured. The Camera in the Crowd does that in style, bringing to fruition years of original research and archival work by esteemed historian Christopher Pugsley. This authoritative work, told with Pugsleys brilliant and engaging style, features over 350 photos and illustrations many of them precisely linked to early filming. It tells the fascinating story of early film and filmmakers, deploying links to websites where film can be seen, and featuring a still image on each page than can be flipping pages in the manner of old-style flip books. Beautifully written, designed and printed, this is a major publication. |
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"A daunting, definitive and interactive history of how moving pictures first arrived in Aotearoa... Pugsley delivers many intriguing stories of how the movies first took hold in pre-war New Zealand and of the pioneers of making and exhibiting them here." - Russell Baillie, Noted, February 2018
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"Told in his characteristically straightforward and engaging style, Pugsley combines these twin interests in The Camera in the Crowd, which brilliantly brings to life the first years of film-making in New Zealand through war and peace." - Howard Davis, Scoop, December 2017
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"The Camera in the Crowd is the type of book you will dip in and out of as the mood takes you... Don’t be fooled into thinking this book will only appeal to history buffs because it deserves a much wider audience that that. Those with an interest in early movie making will find it illuminating (pardon the pun), while those with an interest in society and how it evolved will enjoy reading the historical reports and items from newspapers of the time" - Faye Lougher, The Reader, December 2017
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Pages: 536
Size: 270x215mm
Illustrations: 350 colour & b/w photos
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| Published: Oratia Books - November 2017 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Films, cinema : New Zealand |
| List Price: 61.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 7 |
| Title: 7 of: 112 |
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| Title: Captain Cat |
| By (author): Joan Joass Illustrated by: Bob Darroch |
| ISBN10-13: 0947506861 : 9780947506865 |
| Dad forgets to tether his dinghy properly, two mischievous cats jump aboard to sample his fish bait, and off they sail on an unscheduled journey. Will anyone notice them floating into the estuary? Catchy rhymes and jampacked illustrations hilariously describe Fluff and Scouts adventures at sea, and the efforts of the Jones family and friends to bring them back to shore. |
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Pages: 32
Size: 230x215mm
Illustrations: colour illus
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| Published: Oratia Books - June 2021 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Picture books |
| List Price: 16.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 19 |
| Title: 8 of: 112 |
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| Title: Cook Islands Kūki Airani |
| By (author): Jean Tekura Mason |
| ISBN10-13: 199004221X : 9781990042218 |
| Aimed at readers 8+ but valuable for anyone with an interest in our Pacific kopu tangata (family), this is one of two inaugural books in the Moana Oceania series created by Oratia Books' Editorial Director, Carolyn Lagahetau. Cook Islands children in New Zealand will see themselves reflected in this book, and all readers can learn about life and nature in this part of the Pacific. Cook Islands KÅ"ki 'Airini sets out the seven interconnected pillars that guide Cook Islands life, such as kauraro (respect and obedience to elders) and 'aka'aka (humily and dignity). There are also sections on education, language, history, environment, art, sport and celebrations and an exploration of how Cook Islanders in Aotearoa maintain and adapt their culture. Written in Cook Islands MÄ ori and English by noted author Jean TeKura Mason, the book is illustrated with colour photographs throughout, and numerous pullout boxes of information make the text easy to access. |
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| COOK ISLANDS IDENTITY -- Cook Islands values; Cook Islanders in New Zealand; School; Food; Clothing. THE DISCOVERY OF THE COOK ISLANDS -- Early life in Rarotonga; Government; Population. LANGUAGE --The alphabet; Basic words and phrases; Proverb; ENVIRONMENT -- The weather; Plants and animals. ART AND CULTURE -- Weaving; Carving; Tatau; Tapa; Tivaivai. CELEBRATIONS AND SPORTS -- Dance and music; Festivals; Sport; Double-hulled canoe voyaging. AKAPAPA'ANGA. Akairo Kūki 'Airani -- Irinaki'anga o te Kūki 'Airani; Iti tangata Kūki 'Airani i Nu Tireni; Apii; Kai; Kaka'u. TE KĪTEA'ANGA TE KŪKI 'AIRANI -- Ora'anga i te tuatau mua i Rarotonga; Kavamani; Ma'ata o te tangata. TE REO -- Te au reta kupu; Te au kupu tumu e te au tuatua potopoto; Nakunga. TE AORANGI E TE NATURA -- Te reva; Te au rakau e te au manu. AKAIRO E TE PEU MAORI -- Rangaranga; Taratarai; Tatau; Tapa; Tivaivai. AU TAMATAORA'ANGA E TE AU TIPŌTI -- 'Ura e te imene; Au tamataora'anga; Tipōti; Teretere vaka purua. |
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Pages: 48
Size: 230x170mm
Illustrations: colour photos
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| Published: Oratia Books - February 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: People & places (Children's / Teenage) : New Zealand : Maori |
| List Price: 23.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 24 |
| Title: 9 of: 112 |
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| Title: Cover Story |
| Sub-title: 100 Beautiful, Strange and Frankly Incredible New Zealand LP Covers |
| By (author): Steve Braunias |
| ISBN10-13: 0947506896 : 9780947506896 |
| Music is a key to culture, no matter where in the world you are from and New Zealand is no exception. In the decades from 195787 the LP was king of New Zealand recorded music. To sell the music cover art was needed, and the book showcases 100 of the best examples at full LP size. Divided into themes, Cover Story brings Braunias inimitable wit and empathy to bear on the artistic flair, fashion and occasional gaudiness these album covers represent. Based on interviews and his own experience collecting over 800 albums from op-shops around the country, he reflects on what they say about our popular culture. Several hundred words accompany each of the albums -- from Bill & Boyd to Tina Cross, Christian music to punk -- while Katrina Duncans sharp design lets the art leap from the page. This is a big book in every sense, one that is a visual delight and full of quirky information, but that doesnt take its subjects or itself too seriously. |
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Pages: 160
Size: 310x310mm
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| Published: Oratia Books - October 2021 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Other graphic art forms : Music |
| List Price: 38.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Title: 10 of: 112 |
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