Biography

The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman who has shaped New Zealand's history In 1988, Silvia Cartwright published what would become a landmark report, the Cervical Cancer Inquiry, into medical malpractice against cervical cancer patients. While many praised...

The Farm is a lyrical and entertaining journey to the heart of rural life in New Zealand from one of our greatest living writers. When Bruce Ansley visited a friend on a sheep farm on Banks Peninsula, they pointed...

Our naughtiest national treasure and Number 1 bestselling author takes on Britain and the British 'It starts with the title - the joy of a Full English is in the way a whole collection of wildly different things...

The fascinating story of an entrepreneur who has been growing plants for most of his adult life.In this memoir Peter Butler explores his relationship with plants, which have always been both a love anda refuge.In the mid 1970s...

A hilarious and heartwarming memoir of Monty Python legend Eric Idle's fifty-year quest to build the perfect home in Provence. 'Enchanting and hilarious' Stephen Fry In 1971, two years after the launch of Monty Python’s Flying Circus made his comedy...

It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - and another book full of hilarious stories Clarkson’s farm is the gift that keeps on giving, and now our hero has decided to bring his misunderstood entrepreneurial flair...

An exploration of the transformative power of music from the acclaimed, world famous young musician Music is what makes us alive, mindful and connected to each other. Music is what makes us human. This is the power of...

An utterly riveting, moving and poignant memoir of grief and loss that will speak to anyone who's ever lost someone they love. 'Profoundly moving, both a tender love letter and a study of loss and hope, An Ocean and a...

It’s late 2020. Rikihana Wallace, a prolific shoplifter of no fixed abode, is back in prison with little chance of bail. Nathan Morley, unemployed, is facing burglary charges and hoping his other, as yet undetected, offences don’t catch...

This is the gripping, often surprising story of one of New Zealand’s toughest and most resilient fighters. Shane Cameron rose from humble beginnings to become a dominant force in the Australasian heavyweight division. Known for his explosive power...

Where better to follow your dreams than in beautiful Paris? Especially if you dream of food—Paris is the place where fine dining was born. It’s the city of the butteriest croissant and bitterest chocolat, where the markets tumble...

In 2008, Annabelle Chauncy, a 21-year-old Australian university student, visited a school in Uganda, a country that had the highest school dropout rates in the world. Shocked by what she saw, she decided to act.Eighteen years later, her...

Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938,...

A love letter to modern fatherhood and being a stay-at-home dad by one of NZ's most popular story tellers. Louis Davis (Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua) is one of Aotearoa's most popular storytellers, with a combined global audience of three...

A globe-spanning narrative adventure about how the euphoria of cold water can transform — and even extend — your life. Lifelong athlete and Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard worried his days of exercise were numbered. Then he received a fateful...

The enthralling and harrowing true story of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, with evocative photographs, and illustrations by Sarah Lippett. Together, they have taken on the greatest march ever made and come very near to great...

A new edition of the bestselling 2024 memoir by a former NZSAS commander, on serving in Afghanistan over four deployments and operating at the edge of his limits 'Frighteningly, devastatingly real.' - The Post In 2011, following the...

The bestselling biography of cartoonist Murray Ball, creator of Footrot Flats. In Murray Ball: A Cartoonist's Life, Murray's son Mason Ball shares all the hits and misses and long years of hard graft that went into what would...

Back to the bush with another round of cracking yarns from the best-selling author of Sam The Trap Man, including a guide to edible native plants and trees Sam Gibson's best-selling debut, Sam The Trap Man, introduced us to a...

Mike Munro spent nearly 22 years working inside the political domain in Wellington. He reported on politics from the parliamentary press gallery for 10 years and then switched to the dark side, becoming the only person to serve...

A richly illustrated account of Michael Palin's latest travel adventure With his eightieth birthday looming, it crossed Michael Palin's mind that now might be the time to hang up his boots, to lounge about at home, to take...

Clare Ward is a country doctor living and working in the Hokianga Harbour area in the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand, a sparsely populated area where there are many health challenges.This thoughtful memoir tells the story of...