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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…
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…
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
Te Haurapa: An Introduction to Researching Tribal Histories and Traditions Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal, Bridget Williams Books and Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1992, $17.95 He Rourou Iti: Selected speeches of Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Miria Simpson (ed),…
Fins and feathers, Lauris Edmond
Wade Doak’s World of New Zealand Fishes Hodder & Stoughton, 1991, $49.95 New Zealand’s Extinct Birds Brian Gill and Paul Martinson, Random Century, 1991, $49.95 A Field Guide to New Zealand Birds Geoff Moon, Reed Books, 1992, $34.95 Before I…
Researching history, Gavin McLean
Oral History in New Zealand Vol 4 Louise Buckingham and Brigid Pike (eds), National Oral History Association of New Zealand, Wellington, 1992, by subscription Oral history continues to gather strength and respectability. Fittingly, in view of the technique’s special value…
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…
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
Effective writing, Gavin McLean
Check it Out: a Guide to Effective Writing Margaret McLaren, Longman Paul, Auckland, 1991, $12.95 In many ways, this slim paperback is a more useful book than the latest truncated New Zealand Style Book, since its advice on matters such…
Tagged with: Gavin McLean, Issue 6, Longman Paul, Margaret McLaren, Spring 1992
Posted in Literature, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Literature, Non-fiction, Review
Reminiscences, Gavin McLean
Dreamscape 1 John Summers, Pisces Print, Christchurch, 1991, $45 Second-hand booksellers are a breed apart, either mute chainsmoking social misfits concerned only with turning dog-eared Mills and Boons into cash, or erudite but loquacious to the point of distraction oil…
Tagged with: Gavin McLean, Issue 6, John Summers, Pisces Print, Spring 1992
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Biography, Non-fiction, Review
Letter from Auckland, Iain Sharp
Posted in Comment