If you happen to read the mainstream newspapers and magazines in this country (in fact, in most countries) you could be forgiven for thinking there were no women comic writers. Even at first glance on the internet, this appears to be a male-dominated industry with little mention of women anywhere. Three Words dispels that myth […]
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The topic of this book may seem a little dry but is actually interesting reading. Ann Beaglehole is a refugee immigrant herself (Hungary 1956), and here examines our country’s response to refugees and asylum seekers since 1840. She looks at why particular groups have been chosen over others and how policies have changed over the
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I had no idea that the first Little India restaurant opened in Dunedin nearly around a quarter of a century ago. Now the chain has outlets throughout the country and has become a favourite among lovers of Indian cuisine, from Invercargill to Auckland. Based on the scrummy dishes fans will be familiar with, this soft-cover
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As Southland’s army of fly fishermen prepare to match their wits against the wily brown and rainbow species of our world-famous waters, their insatiable appetite for more knowledge that might deceive trout will prosper from reading this exceptional literary morsel. Southlander Murray Orr is one of many acknowledged experts and guides from all over the
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Leading New Zealand historian Jock Phillips spend three decades researching his latest book, To the Memory, an affectionate and respectful catalogue of the war memorials around New Zealand. Published in mid-April, in time to take advantage of the patriotism that always comes as we mark Anzac Day, this book highlights more than 1000 memorials in
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There’s no doubt we live in a beautiful part of the world, but even a born-and-bred Southlander like me can be taken aback at times by just how beautiful it is. Drive for 20 minutes or so in any direction and you’ll find yourself admiring anything from a rural landscape to a rugged cliff. However,
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Siobhan Harvey is an internationally recognised poet who has been critically acclaimed through receiving or being shortlisted for many awards. She won the Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award 2013 for her Cloudboy collection. These poems share what life is like with an autistic son. The point of view is Cloudmother’s, and she first compares her son
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Meticulous Errol Martyn continues the rich history of innovation, imagination and daring of early New Zealand aviation. This slice titled Passion for Flight: New Zealand aviation Before the Great War Volume Two: New Zealand Aviation Before the Great War still includes a few of the fanciful feathered contraptions, gliders, balloons and parachutes of volume one, but now
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No sooner had volume two of this detailed history of early New Zealand history hit the decks after being published in July, 2013, but volume three (A Passion for Flight: New Zealand aviation before the Great War Volume Three: The Joe Hammond Story and Military beginnings 1910-1914) followed, distinguishing Martyn as a true scholar uninterested
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The critically acclaimed “short books on big subjects” have moved from the digital world to print. BWB Texts were launched in March last year and although the series was initially released in digital format, the publisher is now making selected books available in paperback form. In Thorndon, Wellington and Home: My Katherine Mansfield Project,
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