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Completes a triad of studies charting New Zealand's shift to a MMP electoral system. This volume is the story of the first MMP election in 1996 and asks the question: is MMP beginning to deliver what its advocates hoped?

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A collection of the work of 28 young and mid-career poets - who came to prominence in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s - notable for their variety, their fresh approaches to poetic form and subject - and their distinctive but complementary voices

Philip Soutar died at Ypres in 1917. Before becoming a soldier, Soutar's life revolved around his farm at Whakat?ne, where he lived with his M?ori wife Kathleen Pine in an 'as-you-please marriage, uncelebrated by a clergyman'. Matters of the Heart introduces us to couples like Philip and Kathleen to unravel the long history of interracial relationships in New Zealand.

Maintaining their books in a usable condition is a constant problem for librarians. Especially is this so for those in charge of small libraries without bindery departments or much money to spend on commercial binding services. These are the people for whom this manual is designed.

The setting of this novel is Auckland and the dairying country of the Waikato. The landscape, the climate, the farming routine, are strongly evoked, but it is the subtlety and power with which the growing and dying of a marriage are related which makes the novel memorable.

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From a childhood in London's East End to half a century in New Zealand photographing wine-makers, artists, children and kuia, Marti Friedlander has lived a rich life - one defined by the art of looking. In Self-Portrait, Marti tells her story for the first time.

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Strong colours, subtle music and a wry sense of humour leaven this collection of very personal poems, steeped in the intimacies of family and memory, friendship and love, from Scottish poet Alan Riach.

The Maori language biographies of Maori who appear in The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Vol 2.

Comprehensive survey research is used to explain why the 1990 New Zealand election produced the biggest landslide in 50 years. The authors analyze shifts in party commitment, reactions to Labour policies, the growth of third-party support and issues such as the environment and defence.

A fascinating and detailed account of how New Zealand supported Britain in its ill-fated invasion (along with France and Israel) of Egypt in 1956. It describes how the NZ government was deceived about the collusion between Britain, France, and Israel, and how it was torn be... FROM LONG DESCRIPTION

This volume contains poems from five earlier collections, from `Trees Effigies Moving Objects' (1972) to `The Loop in Lone Kauri Road' (1986), and adds five new poems.

This volume examines the life and work of New Zealand author Maurice Duggan. His life was turbulent and difficult as he suffered from a "black Irish" personality, the lifelong trauma of an amputated leg, and battles with alcoholism, relationships and employment.

This work argues that New Zealand writing around the Second World War was shaped by excitement about masculinity as a way of challenging a bland and puritanical society. It argues that national identity was linked to the working man or soldier, and tried to merge artistic activity and manliness.

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This humorous collection of poems displays a sensitivity to local landscapes. Poems include a father's perspective on the birth of a baby, a record of conversations heard by a taxi driver, a glimpse of a rugby match, a mother-in-law suffering from Alzeihmer's and a snapshot from Beatrix Potter.

An excellent tool for students of New Zealand's Maori language, this pocket guide contains more than 4, 000 entries in both its English and Maori sections. With a useful pronunciation guide and helpful information on parts of speech, it will be of relevance to linguists, anthropologists, researchers, and academics interested in Pacific Oceanic cultures and history.