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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),…
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Angela Ballara,
Anne Nelson,
Bridget Williams Books,
Daphne Brasell Associates Press,
Issue 6,
MacMillan Company of New Zealand,
Miria Simpson,
Spring 1992,
Te Ahukaramu Charles Royal
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Māori,
Non-fiction,
Review
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…
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…
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Brigid Pike,
Gavin McLean,
Genealogical Research Institute of New Zealand,
Guy C Palliser,
Issue 6,
Louise Buckingham,
National Oral History Association of New Zealand,
Spring 1992
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History,
Non-fiction,
Review,
Sociology
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…
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Dunmore Press,
Dunmore Publishing,
Issue 6,
J E Hay,
Joanna Gould,
M J Taylor,
Random Century,
S J de Mora,
Scott McVarish,
Spring 1992
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Natural History,
Non-fiction,
Review,
Science
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…
Tu Galala: Social Change in the Pacific David Robie (ed), Bridget Williams Books, Wellington, and Pluto Press, Annandale, Australia, 1992, $39.95 At one level David Robie, a journalist well-versed in political and environmental conflicts in Oceania, has succeeded in bringing…
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…
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…
Superwoman where are you? Social Policy and Women’s Experience Celia Briar, Robyn Munford, Mary Nash (eds), Dunmore Press, 1992, $39.95 Women and Education in Aotearoa II Sue Middleton and Alison Jones (eds), Bridget Williams Books, 1992, $34.95 The sweeping changes…
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Alison Glenny,
Alison Jones,
Bridget Williams Books,
Celia Briar,
Issue 6,
Mary Nash,
Robyn Munford,
Spring 1992,
Sue Middleton
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Education,
Gender,
Non-fiction,
Politics & Law,
Review,
Sociology
Committed to Print J E Traue, Victoria University Press, Wellington, $24.95 The Common Writer Robert Neale, Oxford University Press, Auckland, $29.95 Real Writing Rachel McAlpine, GP Publications, Petone, $24.95 These three books approach the craft of writing from three very…
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GP Publications,
Ian Gordon,
Issue 6,
J E Traue,
Oxford University Press,
Rachel McAlpine,
Robert Neale,
Spring 1992,
Victoria University Press
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Literature,
Non-fiction,
Review
Letter from Auckland, Iain Sharp
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