Sculptures for Seville Among the many items in New Zealand books for June of this year which it has given me pleasure to read, mark and inwardly digest is the article on Sculptures for Seville by Tony Stones, written by…
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Auckland fabric and flavour, Burwell Hunt
The Heart of Colonial Auckland 1865‑1910 Terence Hodgson, Random Century, Auckland, 1992, $29.95 This book takes a lively look at early Auckland, after the capital was transferred to Wellington in 1865. Concentrating on the lower end of the Queen St gully…
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Tagged with: Burwell Hunt, Issue 6, Random Century, Spring 1992, Terence Hodgson
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Is it really that bad? Anton D Meister
The Farming Fiasco David Yerex, GP Publications Ltd, 1992 ‘There is something absurd about the way the whole business of farming and food distribution was managed,’ writes David Yerex. In nine short chapters, Yerex covers a wide range of topics…
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Tagged with: Anton D Meister, David Yerex, GP Publications Ltd, Issue 6, Spring 1992
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review, Sociology
Posted in Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review, Sociology
Aspects of Maori history, Angela Ballara
Fins and feathers, Lauris Edmond
Researching history, Gavin McLean
Current Issues, Joanna Gould
The Greening of New Zealand Scott McVarish, Random Century, 1992, $24.95 Science and the New Zealand Environment M J Taylor, J E Hay, S J de Mora (eds), Dunmore Press, 1992, $32.95 In The Greening of New Zealand, Scott McVarish has interviewed…
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Tagged with: Dunmore Press, Dunmore Publishing, Issue 6, J E Hay, Joanna Gould, M J Taylor, Random Century, S J de Mora, Scott McVarish, Spring 1992
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review, Science
Letter from Auckland, Iain Sharp
For dedicated literati, there’s no better place in Auckland to gulp down a cappuccino or hot chocolate than the Kerouac Deli in Vulcan Lane. It’s just a stone’s throw from Unity Books and the Queen’s Ferry, which are respectively the…
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