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New book celebrates achievements of Kiwi women athletes
MEDIA RELEASE The Kiwi Runners’ Family Tree, Volume Two: 2000-2020 DREYDON SOBANJA Published by Inspired Kids Ltd, 05 July 2021, RRP: $29.99 Endurance athlete, publisher and author Dreydon Sobanja is a self-confessed feminist. He has always believed in championing women – building them up so they can reach their full…
Kei te aha ngā kararehe? What are the animals doing?
MEDIA RELEASE Kei te aha ngā kararehe? What are the animals doing? TE ATAAKURA PEWHAIRANGI, PHOTOGRAPHS BY JANE USSHER Published by Massey University Press, 10 June 2021, RRP: $22.99 A GORGEOUS BOARD BOOK FULL OF ANIMALS The nation’s interest in te reo Māori is at an all-time high. Place names…
Alpine Adventures and Reflections
MEDIA RELEASE THE SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS Alpine Adventures and Reflections RON HAY Mary Egan Publishing, June 17, 2021; RRP: $39.95 “From difficult climbs like Mt Tasman to family trips, the author explores the nature of our connection to wild places, including the strong spiritual relationship many people have with…
Rotary celebrates 100 years in New Zealand and looks to the future
MEDIA RELEASE Mana Tangata: People of Action STEPHEN CLARKE Published by Rotary, May 12, 2021, RRP: $69.95 Rotary arrived in New Zealand in June 1921, on a wave of post-war optimism and hope for a better world. By the end of the 1920s, there was a club in almost every…
Auckland buildings through the eyes and lens of architecture experts
MEDIA RELEASE Auckland Architecture: A Walking Guide (Revised) JOHN WALSH AND PATRICK REYNOLDS The little Auckland guidebook you shouldn’t leave home without is back! The first edition of Auckland Architecture: A Walking Guide was so successful that it sold out in 18 months. Rather than reprinting, it’s been updated with…
Stories of ten master navigators who are leading figures in the renaissance of Pacific voyaging
MEDIA RELEASE Reawakened: Traditional navigators of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa JEFF EVANS Published by Massey University Press, June 2021, RRP: $39.99 The renewal of traditional wayfinding skills and the remarkable stories of ten master navigators come together in Reawakened: Traditional navigators of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa by Jeff Evans published today, June 10, 2021,…
How to think about trees and focus on our planet’s future
MEDIA RELEASE Tree Sense: Ways of thinking about trees EDITED BY SUSETTE GOLDSMITH Published by Massey University Press, June 2021, RRP: 37.00 At a moment when the planet is clearly in peril, the trees stand as both guardians and messengers. They have words for us — if only we would…
Dramatic oral history reclaims captivity narratives from nineteenth century New Zealand
Media Release TRANSGRESSING TIKANGA: Captured by Māori: First-Hand Accounts 1816-1884 Trevor Bentley Published by Potton & Burton, 11 May 2021, RRP: $39.99 First contact between Europeans and Māori was often fraught and gave rise to cross-cultural tensions, which continue to resonate in contemporary New Zealand. In Transgressing Tikanga, a compelling…
New poetry packs a punch in biggest yearbook ever
Media Release POETRY YEARBOOK NEW ZEALAND 2021 Edited by Tracey Slaughter Published by Massey University Press, 11 March 2021, RRP: $40.00 It holds an admirable and venerable position in our literary landscape — still going strong after seventy years, the 2021 edition of the annual Poetry New Zealand Yearbook arrives…
New Poems by Rising Star of New Zealand Poetry
MEDIA RELEASE FELT Johanna Emeney Published by Massey University Press, 08 April 2021, RRP: $24.99 Tactile and inviting, Johanna Emeney’s remarkable new poetry collection, Felt, is proudly published by Massey University Press in April 2021. The playful goat on the front cover, made by marionette-maker Olga Kupunia from the Republic…