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South Island creation myths, Ranginui Walker
Tikao Talks Herries Beattie, Penguin Books, Auckland, 1990, 160pp, with photographs and index of personal names, $29.95 Tikao Talks consists of the reminiscences of Teone Taare Tikao on Maori traditions as recorded by the historian Herries Beattie. The book was…
Tagged with: Herries Beattie, Issue 3, Penguin Books, Ranginui Walker, Spring 1991
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Freyberg as epic hero, Les Cleveland
Bernard Freyberg VC, Soldier of Two Nations Paul Freyberg, Hodder and Stoughton, London/ Auckland, 1991, $69.95 Greatness in a political leader or a soldier can be seen as the ability to direct momentous events to inspire a large number of…
Tagged with: Bernard Freyberg, Hodder and Stoughton, Issue 3, Les Cleveland, Paul Freyberg, Spring 1991
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, War
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review, War
The nature of political power, Paul Spoonley
The Treaty Now William Renwick, GP Books, Wellington, 1990, $24.95 Mana Tiriti: The Art of Protest and Partnership Haeta, Project Waitangi and City Art Gallery, Wellington City Council, Daphne Brasell Associates Press, Wellington, 1991, $24.95 The Treaty Now examines the…
Tagged with: City Art Gallery, Daphne Brasell Associates Press, GP Books, Haeta, Issue 3, Paul Spoonley, Project Waitangi, Spring 1991, Wellington City Council, William Renwick
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Māori, Non-fiction, Review
Editorial – Issue 3
J M Thomson: Looking forward As we near the end of our first year we have a better sense of our purpose and direction and are able to make adjustments and changes. First, the Peppercorn Press is a registered charity…
Strong on descriptive narrative, K R Howe
Years of the Pooh Bah: A Cook Islands History Dick Scott, Cook Islands Trading Company/ Hodder and Stoughton, Auckland, 1991, $49.95 This beautifully produced and heavily illustrated book is an account of the ‘ignorance’, ‘neglect and … vague benevolence’ that…
Tagged with: Cook Islands Trading Company, Dick Scott, Hodder and Stoughton, Issue 3, Spring 1991
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Pacific, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Pacific, Review
Issue 3 | October 1991
Volume 1 | Number 3 | Issue 3 | October 1991 J M Thomson: “Looking forward” Les Cleveland: Paul Freyberg, Bernard Freyberg VC, Soldier of Two Nations Juliet Rowe: Pauline O’Regan, Aunts and Windmills; May Davis, May Elric Hooper: …
Opera out in the cold: QEII’s recent policy review, Lindis Taylor
It would be easy to imagine that the arts establishment in New Zealand had a prejudice against opera so pervasive that no pains were spared to stifle it. The QEII Arts Council, for instance, is still widely mistrusted as a…
Wry observations, Alison Parr
Kapiti Poems Five Rawhiti Press, Pukerua Bay, 1990, $15 Archipelago, The Ocean Soliloquies Denys Trussell, Hudson/ Cresset Publishing, Auckland, 1991, $17.95 Mikrokosmos Koenraad Kuiper, One Eyed Press, Waikanae, 1990, $15 Kapiti Poems Five is a sturdy collection stemming largely from…
Tagged with: Cresset Publishing, Denys Trussell, Hudson, Issue 3, Koenraad Kuiper, One Eyed Press, Rawhiti Press, Spring 1991
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
A pre-occupation with family, Ronda Cooper
Swimmers, Dancers Michelle Leggott, Auckland University Press, 1991, $16.95 The Other Hemisphere Jan Kemp, Three Continents Press/ Brick Row Publishing, Auckland, 1991, $19.95 Orpheus and other poems Meg Campbell, Te Kotare Press, Pukerua Bay, 1990, $15.95 Michelle Leggott’s second collection…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Brick Row Publishing, Issue 3, Jan Kemp, Meg Campbell, Michelle Leggott, Ronda Cooper, Spring 1991, Te Kotare Press, Three Continents Press
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
A poetic resurgence, Tony Beyer
An Open Return Alan Riach, Untold Books, Wellington, 1991, $23 Paper Boats Peter Bland, John McIndoe, Dunedin, 1991, $16.95 The Man of Paradise Denys Trussell, Hudson/ Cresset, Auckland, (distrib Brick Row Publishers. PO Box 100-057, Auckland 10), 1991, $17.95 The…
Tagged with: Alan Riach, Cresset Publishing, Denys Trussell, Hudson, Issue 3, John McIndoe, Peter Bland, Spring 1991, Tony Beyer, Untold Books
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review