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Ten x Ten: Art at Te papa by Athol McCredie
RRP: $45.14Booksplease Price: $31.40Published to coincide with the imminent opening of the beautiful new art galleries at Te Papa, this book takes an intimate yet expert look at the national art collection. Ten art curators each pick... -
Museums and Maori: Heritage Professionals, Indigenous Collections, Current Practice by Conal McCarthy 9781877385704
RRP: $69.65Booksplease Price: $45.43"This ground-breaking book explores the revolution thats transformed New Zealand museums in recent decades, and is influencing how museums worldwide care for indigenous objects. Drawing on practical... -
Whales and Dolphins of Aotearoa New Zealand by Barbara Todd 9781877385711
RRP: $50.30Booksplease Price: $34.57For centuries whales have captured our imaginations and ignited our emotions. We have revered and mythologised them, hunted them to the brink of extinction and passionately protected them. But how... -
100 Amazing Tales from Aotearoa Simon Morton 9781877385797
RRP: $34.82Booksplease Price: $23.70Go behind the scenes at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and discover more than 100 treasured items from the Museum's collection. 100 Amazing Tales from Aotearoa gives readers a special... -
Essential Audrey Eagle, The Audrey Eagle 9781877385902
RRP: $50.30Booksplease Price: $34.57In 2006, the award-winning Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand was published to widespread acclaim and quickly became a modern classic for New Zealand botanists, gardeners and art-lovers... -
Peter McLeavey: The life and times of a New Zealand art dealer Jill Trevelyan 9780987668844
RRP: $64.49Booksplease Price: $44.32From Montana award-winning author Jill Trevelyan comes the first biography of Peter McLeavey, the charismatic, pioneering art dealer who since the 1960s has shaped - even transformed - New Zealand... -
Native Insects of Aotearoa by Julia Kasper 9781991165541
RRP: $27.08Booksplease Price: $18.55Part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range of the native insects encountered in New Zealand is written by two expert entomologists from our national museum,... -
My New Zealand ABC Book by 9780987668882
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $14.58The alphabet for 0-3 year olds, illustrated with authentically New Zealand artworks and objects from Te Papa's collectionsAbout the AuthorJames Brown's first book of poems Go Round Power Please won... -
Te Ata o Tū The Shadow of Tumatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa by Rebecca Rice 9780994146083
RRP: $69.65Booksplease Price: $45.43The New Zealand Wars of 1845-72 were a series of bitter and bloody conflicts between Maori and Pakeha that extended from Wairau to the Bay of Islands, and from Taranaki to the East Cape. They are as... -
He Paki Taonga i a Maui by 9780995113619
RRP: $30.95Booksplease Price: $22.70Join Maui as he shares stories for tamariki based on taonga from the Te Papa collection. Fully and exclusively written in te reo Maori and aimed at Maori and non-Maori children aged seven to... -
Te Hei Tiki: An Enduring Treasure in a Cultural Continuum by 9780995103146
RRP: $64.50Booksplease Price: $43.29An expert guide to the history and the role of hei tiki, a beloved and much prized Maori artform. Of all Maori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most famous,... -
Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing: 2018 by Sean Mallon 9780994136244
RRP: $74.81Booksplease Price: $55.15The Samoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practised with indigenous techniques: the full male tattoo, the pe'a has evolved in subtle ways in its design since the... -
New Zealand Seaweeds: An Illustrated Guide: 2020 by Wendy Nelson 9780995113602
RRP: $64.50Booksplease Price: $42.88A fully revised and completely redesigned edition of the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique marine algae, by the country's pre-eminent seaweed expert Wendy Nelson. Across... -
Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910 Claire Regnault 9780994146069
RRP: $69.65Booksplease Price: $50.40When crinolines, bustles and ostrich feathers were the height of colonial fashion. This richly illustrated and lively social history explores the creation, consumption and spectacle of fashionable... -
Wild Wellington Ngā Taonga Taiao: A Guide to the Wildlife and Wild Places of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika Michael Szabo 9781991165572
RRP: $45.14Booksplease Price: $30.37WHAT TO SEE WHERE, WHEN AND HOW IN THE WELLINGTON REGION Te Upoko-o-te-Ika Wellington has an amazing variety of landscapes and seascapes that are home to an impressive range of wildlife. This handy... -
Robin White Something is happening here by 9780995138438
RRP: $69.65Booksplease Price: $47.50Robin White: Something is happening Here is the first book to be devoted to Robin Whites art in 40 years. Its assessment of her remarkable 50 years as an artist includes fresh perspectives by 24... -
Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O'Reilly by Peter Simpson 9781991165527
RRP: $64.50Booksplease Price: $42.65This substantial book of letters selected by esteemed Colin McCahon scholar Peter Simpson shines a light on one of the most remarkable relationships in New Zealand art. The painter Colin McCahon and... -
Railways Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build New Zealand: 2020 by Peter Alsop
RRP: $69.65Booksplease Price: $48.53For many decades the Railways Department's design studios, Railways Studio, was New Zealand's 'go-to' advertiser. Its tourism and product ads appear on railway-station hoardings and billboards... -
My Little Book of Bugs by Julia Kasper
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $14.58An appealing board book that helps young readers learn about bugs. A beautiful board book for babies and toddlers, featuring amazing photos of New Zealand bugs in the collection of Museum of New... -
Tiny Statements: A Social History of Aotearoa New Zealand in Badges Claire Regnault 9781991150974
RRP: $39.98Booksplease Price: $27.19The award-winning authors of this small book with a big heart delve into Te Papa's collections of over 1600 badges to examine how New Zealanders have used badges to join, belong, resist, defy and... -
Nga Kaihanga Uku: Maori Clay Artists by Baye Riddell 9780995138452
RRP: $69.65Booksplease Price: $45.43The rise of an impressive ceramics movement is one of the more striking developments in contemporary Maori art. Clayworking and pottery firing was an ancient Pacific practice, but the knowledge had... -
The Genius of Bugs by Simon Pollard 9780994136213
RRP: $25.79Booksplease Price: $17.75A new, fresh take on the world of bugs, inspired by the blockbuster science exhibition Bug Lab, brought to Wellington this summer by Te Papa and Weta Workshop. Illustrated with up-close, dramatic bug... -
My New Zealand 123 Book by 9780987668875
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $14.58Each book in this gorgeous series offers very young readers (03 year olds) an immersive experience of New Zealand art and a fun, educational experience, all in one. Beautiful and interesting... -
My New Zealand Colours Book by 9780987668899
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $14.58Colours for 0-3 years olds, illustrated with authentically New Zealand artworks and objects from Te Papa's collectionsAbout the AuthorJames Brown's first book of poems Go Round Power Please won the... -
100 Natural History Treasures of Te Papa: 100 Amazing Objects from the Te Papa Natural History Collection by 9780994146052
RRP: $45.14Booksplease Price: $27.26An insider's guide to the natural treasures of New Zealand's national museum. Since the Colonial Museum opened in 1865 and the first director, Sir James Hector, began collecting items of... -
Whiti: Colossal Squid of the Deep by Victoria Cleal 9780995133808
RRP: $20.63Booksplease Price: $16.09The colossal squid has been the most popular exhibit at Te Papa since it arrived there in 2007. Now this appealing book for young readers tells the fascinating story of these creatures from the deep,... -
Native Plants of Aotearoa by Carlos Lehnebach 9781991150936
RRP: $27.08Booksplease Price: $18.55Part of the new Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to the commonly encountered native plant species of Aotearoa New Zealand has wide appeal. Native Plants... -
The Nature Activity Book: 99 Ideas for Activities in the Natural World of Aotearoa New Zealand: 2020 by Rachel Haydon
RRP: $34.82Booksplease Price: $23.31A must-have natural science activity book for young New Zealanders and their families. From experiments and observation to conservation and mindfulness, this appealing, activity-packed book... -
The New Photography: New Zealand's First-Generation Contemporary Photographers: 2019 by Athol McCredie
RRP: $74.76Booksplease Price: $50.40In this handsome book, leading photography curator Athol McCredie tells the story of the beginnings of contemporary photography - also known as art photography - in New Zealand. Through interviews... -
Through Shaded Glass: Women and Photography in Aotearoa New Zealand 1860-1960 by Lissa Mitchell 9780995138490
RRP: $74.81Booksplease Price: $48.61The contribution of women to the first century of photography has been overlooked across the world, including in New Zealand. With few exceptions, photographic histories have tended to focus on the... -
Women Now: The Legacy of Female Suffrage by Bronwyn Labrum 9780994146007
RRP: $34.82Booksplease Price: $23.31It's 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. But the battle for the right to so much else is ongoing. This first volume in the Te Papa `Thinking About' series is published to mark... -
Encounters: Nga Tai Whakarongorua by Rebecca Rice 9780995113657
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $15.38The portrait wall in Toi Art, the art gallery within New Zealands national museum, Te Papa, is the most popular art exhibition for museum visitors. Hung salon-style on dark red walls, its 36... -
Hei Taonga Ma Nga Uri Whakatipu: Treasures for the Rising Generation by Wayne Ngata 9780995103108
RRP: $74.81Booksplease Price: $48.61A landmark book about four remarkable museum expeditions that contributed to a recovery of Maori society. From 1919 to 1923, at Sir Apirana Ngata's initiative, a team from the Dominion Museum... -
Lost in the Museum by Victoria Cleal 9780995138421
RRP: $30.95Booksplease Price: $19.62A visit to New Zealands famous national museum, Te Papa, launches a boy and his whanau on a magical adventure to find Papa after he gets lost. Hes gone missing inside one of the museums taonga... -
Tatau: Samoan Tattoo, New Zealand Art, Global Culture by Mark Adams 9781991150981
RRP: $74.81Booksplease Price: $48.61When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams' renowned images documenting a great Polynesian art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent... -
The Curioseum: Collected Stories of the Odd and Marvellous: Collected Stories of the Odd and Marvellous by Adrienne Jansen 9781877385926
RRP: $30.95Booksplease Price: $20.92Extraordinary writers, weird and wonderful museum objects, and fantastic tales for kids The Curioseum is a marvellous mix of twenty-two stories and poems from New Zealand's best and freshest... -
The New Zealand Art Activity Book: New Edition by Helen Lloyd 9780994136237
RRP: $30.95Booksplease Price: $20.92Bursting with art activities, this fun new edition of the Art Activity Book aimed at young New Zealanders is sure to please - both children and their teachers and caregivers. This new edition of... -
Whatu Kakahu: Maori Cloaks Awhina Tamarapa 9780995113633
RRP: $74.81Booksplease Price: $52.80A CELEBRATION OF THE SCIENCE AND ART OF MAORI WEAVING, FOCUSED ON THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF MAORI CLOAKS IN THE WORLD Weaving is more than just a product of manual skills. From the simple rourou... -
New Zealand Art at Te Papa Mark Stocker 9780994146038
RRP: $74.81Booksplease Price: $51.70Te Papa holds New Zealand's national art collection, whose origins date back to 1865 and the establishment of the then Colonial Museum (later the Dominion and then the National Museum). Built up over... -
The Beach Activity Book: 99 Ideas for Activities by the Water Around Aotearoa New Zealand by Rachel Haydon 9781991165510
RRP: $34.82Booksplease Price: $23.31The 99 activities in this immersive book for children aged 7 to 14 range from experiments and observation to conservation and mindfulness. Developed to inspire curious young minds to explore and...