Creature Comforts: New Zealanders and their Pets, by Nancy Swarbrick (Otago University Press, RRP $55): (Reviewed with help from Seymour and Norman) Kiwis tend to fall into two categories when it comes to our furry, feathered and/or scaled friends: we…
Tag: Otago University Press
Cute and under threat
Dolphins Down Under: Understanding the New Zealand Dolphin By Liz Slooten and Steve Dawson (Otago University Press, RRP $30) Found only in New Zealand’s waters, Hector’s dolphins are both cute and fascinating. They are also – as the publisher points out…
Butterflies prove resilient travellers
Butterflies of the South Pacific, by Brian Patrick and Hamish Patrick (Otago University Press, RRP $50): Butterflies may appear to be fragile creatures but their ability to colonise the tiny, scattered islands of the vast South Pacific ocean proves they…
On the shelves for NZ Book Month
It’s New Zealand Book month so it should come as no surprise that there are plenty of Kiwi books lurking on the shelves in bookshops around the country. I’ve been running reviews of books by New Zealand authors on our…
Bookmarks: A selection of NZ books
Finding the Path by Kelvin Cruickshank with Margie Thomson (Penguin, RRP $42): Celebrity psychic medium Kelvin Cruickshank is well known through his work on the television programme Sensing Murder but he also writes books on psychic ability. In this, his…
A taste of gothic NZ
Gothic NZ: The Darker Side of Kiwi Culture, edited by Misha Kavka, Jennifer Lawn and Mary Paul (Otago University Press, RRP $39.95): When thinking about gothic, most people imagine intense black-clad teenagers, pale and interesting with smudged mascara and a…
History lessons
Disputed Histories, by Tony Ballantyne and Brian Moloughney (Otago University Press, $49.95): While there is growing interest in New Zealand’s history there are few genuine debates about the topic. This book brings together leading historians seeking to disrupt conventional reading…