Wellington General Books

Updated July 1, 2024
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Maori place-names : also personal names and names of colours, weapons, and natural objects
Andersen, Johannes Carl
Paper Book
Fatal success : a history of the New Zealand Company
Burns, Patricia
Paper Book
The interpreter : the biography of Richard 'Dicky' Barrett
Caughey, Angela
Paper Book
Richard Barrett, arrived on a whaling ship from Sydney in 1829. He was one of New Zealand's key pioneers, marrying a high-born Maori woman and experienced first hand the conflict between Taranaki and Waikato Maori. He set up whaling stations and became a translator for the New Zealand company.
Ma?ori : a photographic and social history
King, Michael
Paper Book
Renowned historian Michael King (1945-2004) presents a comprehensive and searching documentary of Maori culture and society, and Maori-Pakeha contact, conflict and co-operation. From the earliest daguerreotype around 1852 to the strong protest images of the 1990s, King records and analyses changes...
Wellington through a Victorian lens revisited
Main, William.
Paper Book
Ex-director of the NZ Centre for Photography William Main's revised and expanded study of Wellington from the 1850s to the 1920s. More than twice the size of the earlier edition, its rare photos delves into every facet of the early days of the city. No one has done more to collect a photographic...
The pioneers of Port Nicholson
McGill, David.
Paper Book
Wellington : the first years of European settlement, 1840-1850
McLean, Gavin.
Paper Book
Wellington is a great place for a holiday, whether for a weekend or two weeks. The city has energy, as the home of many of New Zealand's cultural institutions, and a wonderful location on high hills around a dramatic harbour. In this guide to Wellington and its immediate environment, Gavin McLean...
The making of Wellington, 1800-1914
Nicholls, Roberta.
Paper Book
In particular the chapter "Te Whanganui--Tara : phases of Māori occupation of Wellington Harbour c. 1800-1840, by Angela Ballara
Nga? uruora = the groves of life : ecology & history in a New Zealand landscape
Park, Geoff.
Paper Book
First published in 1995, Nga Uruora took the study of New Zealand's natural environment in radical new directions. Part ecology, part history, part personal odyssey, Nga Uruora offers a fresh perspective on our landscapes and our relationships with them. Geoff Park's research focuses on New Zealand...
Life & times of Te Rauparaha
Te Rauparaha, Tamihana
Paper Book
Extracts from the writings of Tamihana Te Rauparaha, originally written in Maori.

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