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Hat-tricks, Geoff Robinson
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, volume 5 (1941-1960) Auckland University Press/Department of Internal Affairs, $130.00, ISBN 1869402243 When asked to review this fifth volume of The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, my first reaction was “why me?”; and…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Department of Internal Affairs, Geoff Robinson, Issue 47, March 2001
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Overlapping associations, Tom Larkin
Japan and New Zealand, 150 Years ed Roger Peren New Zealand Centre for Japanese Studies, Massey University, in association with the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, [not for sale], ISBN 0958350574 In 1878, Asajiro Noda, the eight-year-old son…
Tagged with: December 2000, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 46, New Zealand Centre for Japanese Studies, Roger Peren, Tom Larkin
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Pacific, Review, War
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Pacific, Review, War
On the beat, Neil Cameron
A Policeman’s Paradise? Policing a Stable Society, 1918-1945 Graeme Dunstall Dunmore Press in association with the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, $49.95, ISBN 0864693567 This (large) volume is the fourth in the “official” history of the New Zealand…
Tagged with: December 2000, Department of Internal Affairs, Dunmore Press, Graeme Dunstall, Issue 46, Neil Cameron
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
A chance for scrutiny missed, Tom Brooking
Land and Water: Water and Soil Conservation and Central Government in New Zealand 1941-1988 Michael Roche Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, $24.95, ISBN 0 477 05691 1 Visiting American academics are intrigued by the over-confident manner with which New…
Tagged with: Autumn 1997, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 29, Michael Roche, Tom Brooking
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Politics & Law, Review
Why fire engines are red, Ian Thynne
Scandal at Cave Creek: A Shocking Failure in Public Accountability Graeme Hunt Waddington Publications in association with the National Business Review, $24.95, ISBN 0 473 03943 5 Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Collapse of a Viewing Platform…
The value of being sensible, John Martin
New Zealand Health Policy: A Comparative Study Robert Blank Oxford University Press, $34.95, ISBN 0 19 5583191 Whaiora: Maori Health Development Mason Durie Oxford University Press, $32.95, ISBN 0 19 5583167 Children’s Health, The Nation’s Wealth: A History of Children’s…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 20, John Martin, Margaret Tennant, Mason Durie, Oxford University Press, Robert Blank, Summer 1995
Posted in Health, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Health, Non-fiction, Review
Collecting and classifying, Charlotte Macdonald
The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Volume Two 1870‑1900, Bridget Williams Books/ Department of Internal Affairs, $130.00 Te Timatanga ‑ Tatau Tatau: Early Stories from Founding Members of the Maori Women’s Welfare League, Maori Women’s Welfare League/ Bridget Williams Books,…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Charlotte Macdonald, Department of Internal Affairs, Issue 11, Maori Women's Welfare League, Summer 1993
Posted in Biography, History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
The Yanks in New Zealand, Andrew Mason
Brief Encounter Jock Phillips, Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, $29.95 United States Forces in New Zealand 1942-45 Denys Bevan, self-published, Kakanui Post Shop, $39.95 The Yanks Are Coming Harry Bioletti, Century Hutchinson, 1989, out of print It is fifty…
Tagged with: Andrew Mason, Century Hutchinson, Denys Bevan, Department of Internal Affairs, Harry Bioletti, Historical Branch, Issue 7, Jock Phillips, Summer 1992
Posted in Health, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Health, Non-fiction, Review
Don’t expect the head, George Griffiths
A People’s History: Illustrated Biographies from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume One, 1769-1869, W H Oliver (ed), Bridget Williams Books/ Department of Internal Affairs, $39.95 Taken alone, this collection of biographical essays can be summed up quickly. Wellwritten,…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Department of Internal Affairs, George Griffiths, Issue 7, Summer 1992, W H Oliver
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review