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Book The Story of Early Dunedin

Download or read book The Story of Early Dunedin written by Alfred Hamish Reed and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Indian Settlers

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jacqueline Leckie
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 232 pages

Download or read book Indian Settlers written by Jacqueline Leckie and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Indian people have been living in New Zealand for over a hundred years, but this is the first book to tell the story of their settlement in this country"--Cover.

Book From Child to Adult

Download or read book From Child to Adult written by Phil A. Silva and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (DMHDS), an ongoing longitudinal study of 1037 babies born in Dunedin between 1 April 1972 and 31 March 1973. The study has generated more than 500 specialist papers in scientific journals, unpublished research reports, theses, etc. This book presents the major findings in a form accessible to the non-specialist.

Book The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke

Download or read book The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke written by Tina Makereti and published by Eye Books (US&CA). This book was released on 2019-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Poneke is a young Maori orphan, raised by missionaries, with a burning desire to travel and explore the world. When an English artist on a tour of New Zealand invites James to return home with him, the boy eagerly accepts and agrees to become a living exhibit at the artist's London show. By day, James dresses in full tribal outfit, being stared at, prodded and examined by paying visitors. By night, he is free to explore the city, but anything can happen to a young New Zealander on the savage streets of Victorian London and James is unprepared for the wonders, dangers and unearthed secrets that await. The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke is an unforgettable work of historical fiction in the spirit of Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry.

Book Books and Boots

Download or read book Books and Boots written by Ian Dougherty and published by Otago University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Remembered by many as an eccentric folk hero who walked the length of New Zealand at the age of 85, and from Sydney to Melbourne at the age of 89, Alf (A.H.) Reed was a pioneering publisher, prolific author and selfless benefactor." "Leaving school at the age of 12, he transcended his working roots in New Zealand's Northland gumfields to found the publishing firm of A.H. & A.W. Reed. He and his wife Belle were devout Christians and the firm's first publications were for Sunday schools. But he was also a shrewd businessman and, with his nephew Clif (A.W.) Reed, published a growing range of books on New Zealand's landscape and lifestyle. After his official retirement in 1940, he wrote prodigiously, including books about his long-distance walks. When he was at home, he devoted time and funds to building up a collection of rare manuscripts and books at the Dunedin Public Library."--BOOK JACKET.

Book An Unfolding Story

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  • Author : Martin Paul Sutherland
  • Publisher : Lulu.com
  • Release : 2014
  • ISBN : 0473279789
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book An Unfolding Story written by Martin Paul Sutherland and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baptists in New Zealand have built few lasting denominational institutions. In keeping with a congregational emphasis, the focus has been on the local church. The Missionary Society, born out of the recognition that some tasks are better done together, is an obvious exception. Another is Carey Baptist College. From nondescript beginnings, the college has become a broad-based theological provider in the first rank of New Zealand institutions. This volume unfolds the story of this crucial Baptist venture. The deeper narrative is of relationships, innovation and commitment. It is a story worth telling.

Book Foot tracks in New Zealand  Origins  Access Issues and Recent Developments

Download or read book Foot tracks in New Zealand Origins Access Issues and Recent Developments written by Pete McDonald and published by Pete McDonald. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foot-tracks in New Zealand examines the development of walking tracks over two centuries, from the early 19th century to about 2011. Publisher: Pete McDonald Page size: A4 ISBN: 0473190958, 9780473190958 File format: PDF Number of pages: 1000 About: Trails, Tracks, New Zealand, History, Recreation, Land access

Book A History of Silence  A Memoir  NZ Ed

Download or read book A History of Silence A Memoir NZ Ed written by Lloyd Jones and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stone by stone the basilica was being dismantled in order to be put back together again. Each stone was painted with a number and laid with care onto pallets spread over the ground . . . I kept thinking about those numbered stones. Some purpose began to take shape. I began to wonder if I might re-trace and recover something of my own past, to reassemble it in the manner of the basilica. It was a matter of looking to see if any of the original building blocks remained, and where might I find them. The 2011 earthquake that shook Christchurch to its core led Lloyd Jones to investigate his own foundations and family past. And so begins a quest to revisit what has been buried by a legacy of silence. Piecing together his own memories with clues of what has been deliberately forgotten by his parents, Jones embarks on a journey of discovery – uncovering hardships endured and sorrows kept hidden. Grandparents never spoken of or met emerge from dusty archives as he unearths lives torn apart by tragedy and unspoken mysteries. Like the city that is exposed, Jones must come to terms with a history that is not one he may have imagined. Also available as an eBook

Book The Story of Otago

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alfred Hamish Reed
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1947
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 376 pages

Download or read book The Story of Otago written by Alfred Hamish Reed and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Garden at Larnach Castle

Download or read book The Garden at Larnach Castle written by Margaret Barker and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the development of the Larnach Castle special gardens, the plantings of which have designed to complement the building and add a unique Southern Hemisphere feel to the grounds.

Book Alternative and Mainstream Media

Download or read book Alternative and Mainstream Media written by Linda Jean Kenix and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Historically, alternative media have been viewed as fundamental, albeit at times culturally peripheral, forces in social change. In this book, however, Kenix argues that these media do not uniformly subvert the hierarchies of access that are so central to mainstream media - in fact, their journalistic norms and routines have always been based on the professional standards of the mainstream. Kenix goes on to posit the perception of 'mainstream' and 'alternative' as a misconception. She argues that, although alternative media can - and do - construct distinct alternative communications, they have always existed on the same continuum as the mainstream and the two will continue to converge. Through comparative analysis, this book argues that many alternative and mainstream media are merging to create a continuous spectrum rooted in commercial ideology. Indeed, much of what is now considered alternative media actually draws very little from principles of the independent press, whereas many contemporary mainstream media now use communication techniques more commonly associated with media that do not operate for financial gain. This book puts forward a controversial but convincing argument around the relationship between alternative and mainstream media, drawing on examples from the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand to strengthen and develop the central premise.

Book On a Roll

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  • Author : David Grant
  • Publisher : Victoria University Press
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9780864732668
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book On a Roll written by David Grant and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This substantial social history explores the culture and significance of gambling. It is well presented, fully illustrated with photographs, cartoons, and memorabilia, and comprehensively end-noted and indexed. The author, a professional historian, has also written 'Out In The Cold', about conscientious objectors.

Book An Autobiography

Download or read book An Autobiography written by Alfred Hamish Reed and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book In Love With These Times

Download or read book In Love With These Times written by Roger Shepherd and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of New Zealand's iconic independent record label by the man who made it happen. I wanted to be more than just an observer. I wanted to be a part of what was going on. I had told someone and the word was out, and now I had to actually do this thing. Start a record label. I must have been drunk. Roger Shepherd was working in a Christchurch record shop when he realised the local bands he loved needed someone to make their records. Flying Nun was born. Those records and the bands that created them – The Chills, The Clean, Chris Knox and the Tall Dwarfs, The Verlaines, Sneaky Feelings, The Bats, Straitjacket Fits and many more – went on to define an era and create what became known as “the Dunedin Sound”. In truth it was less a unified sound than a spirit of adventure and independence that characterised the Flying Nun ethos. In this long-awaited memoir, label founder Roger Shepherd describes the idealism and passion that drove the project in the first place, the hard realities of the music industry, and the constant tension between art and commerce. Filled with revealing anecdote and insight, this is the definitive insider history of the one of the most innovative and original record labels of the modern era. "Surely the label with the highest quality output per capita in pop history." – Guardian UK. "Something inexplicably special happened in the Southern Hemisphere a quarter of a century or so ago, the ripples still rumbling, and without it, all the music you love today would sound ever so slightly, and indefinably, different.” - British comedian Stewart Lee.

Book Politics in the Playground

Download or read book Politics in the Playground written by Helen May and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: investing in the early years. 1. Psychology of freedom: Understanding children. Benefits of play. Free play at kindergarten. I play and I grow at playcentre. Teaching mothers and motherly teachers. Playway at school. Permissive messages to mothers. Parent campaigns -- 2. Psychology of disorder: (Dys)functional families. Working mothers and maternal deprivation. The backyard growth of childcare. Regulating childcare. Blaming mothers. Illegitimate solutions -- 3. Getting ahead: The problem with education for Maori children. Sylvia-Ashton Warner: the little ones . Maori children at preschool. Combating disadvantage with a head start. Revolution in learning. Te Kohanga: a chance to be equal Pt. 2. Challenge and constraint 1960s-1980s. 4. Politics of early childhood: The end of the feminine mystique. Children have rights too. Who gets to preschool? Liberating preschoolers. National constituency for early childhood. The year of the child: the world of the child -- 5. Demanding childcare: Campaign tactics. Attachment and separation. Activism and advocacy. Working women. Story of a recommendation -- 6. Working with children: Rocking the cradle. Career at playcentre. Brought to mind in family daycare. To teach in kindergarten. To work in childcare -- 7. Indigenous rights and minority issues: Maori self-determination. Te Kohanga Reo: outside the mainstream. Kura Kaupapa: transition to school. Early childhood responses. Pacific Islands early childhood centres Pt. 3. State interest and devolution 1980s-1990s. 8. Winds of reform: Political shifts. Against the odds. A foot in the door. Implementing before five. National directions. Parents as first teachers. The kindergarten flagship -- 9. Measures of quality: Quality discources. Who gets to preschool now? Weaving TE Whariki. Qualified to teach. After before five. Psychology of freedom -- Psychology of disorder -- Getting ahead -- Politics of early childhood -- Demanding childcare -- Working with children -- Indigenous rights & minority issues -- Winds of reform -- Measures of quality.

Book Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise

Download or read book Yesteryear I Lived in Paradise written by Myrtle Scharrer Betz and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Story of Us

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lesley Newson
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2021-02-19
  • ISBN : 0190883227
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book A Story of Us written by Lesley Newson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for a story of human evolution that goes beyond describing "ape-men" and talks about what women and children were doing. In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced, the solutions they found, and the trade-offs they made. The drama of their experiences led to the humans we are today: an animal that relies on a complex culture. We are a species that can and does rapidly evolve cultural solutions as we face new problems, but the intricacies of our cultures mean that this often creates new challenges. Our species' unique capacity for culture began to evolve millions of years ago, but it only really took off in the last few hundred thousand years. This capacity allowed our ancestors to survive and raise their difficult children during times of extreme climate chaos. Understanding how this has evolved can help us understand the cultural change and diversity that we experience today. Lesley Newson and Peter Richerson, a husband-and-wife team based at the University of California, Davis, began their careers with training in biology. The two have spent years together and individually researching and collaborating with scholars from a wide range of disciplines to produce a deep history of humankind. In A Story of Us, they present this rich narrative and explain how the evolution of our genes relates to the evolution of our cultures. Newson and Richerson take readers through seven stages of human evolution, beginning seven million years ago with the apes that were the ancestors of humans and today's chimps and bonobos. The story ends in the present day and offers a glimpse into the future.