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  • WANGANUI RIVER: New Zealand's Most Romantic and Beautiful River by A. Mead

    $39.95 NZD
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    1957, 1st edition. Explores the rich heritage and geography of the waterway now known as the Whanganui River.

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    WANGANUI RIVER: New Zealand's Most Romantic and Beautiful River by A. Mead
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  • AKAROA by Blanche Edith Baughan

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    1910. Vintage book on the history of Akaroa on Banks Peninsular during the early 1900s.

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    AKAROA by Blanche Edith Baughan

  • BANK'S PENINSULA: Picturesque and Historic by W.A. Taylor

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    1937. A picturesque and historic booklet of Banks Peninsula in the South Island from 1930's.

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    BANK'S PENINSULA: Picturesque and Historic by W.A. Taylor

  • VINTAGE GUIDE: MATAMATA...Your New Zealand Holiday Centre

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    1965. Vintage tourist and advertising booklet published to promote Matamata township in the North Island, and to encourage domestic tourism and motor-vehicle travel into the rural eastern Waikato district.

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    VINTAGE GUIDE: MATAMATA...Your New Zealand Holiday Centre
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  • TRIP TO TAURANGA by Frank Clune

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    1960s. Vintage tourist and advertising booklet published circa 1960-1964 promoting Tauranga.

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    TRIP TO TAURANGA by Frank Clune

  • THE ODYSSEY OF ONEHUNGA by Frank Clune

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    1965. Vintage tourist and advertising booklet promoting Onehunga, in Auckland.

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    THE ODYSSEY OF ONEHUNGA by Frank Clune

  • THE SAGA OF SHORTLAND STREET by Frank Clune

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    1960. Vintage advertising booklet specially produced to commemorate the grand opening and successful launching of the historical Hotel De Brett located on Shortland Street in Auckland.

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    THE SAGA OF SHORTLAND STREET by Frank Clune

  • TOURING THROUGH TAMAKI: Story of Papatoetoe and Otahuhu by Frank Clune

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    1962. Vintage advertising booklet featuring a unique historical commentary on the growth and infrastructure of the South Auckland boroughs of Papatoetoe and Otahuhu in Auckland.

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    TOURING THROUGH TAMAKI: Story of Papatoetoe and Otahuhu by Frank Clune

  • THE DESART SHORE by Roy Wagener

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    1983, 1st edition. Documents the local history of the Houhora district in the Far North of New Zealand, alongside the lineage of the Wagener family.

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    THE DESART SHORE by Roy Wagener

  • GHOST TOWNS OF NEW ZEALAND by David McGill

    ISBN: 058901269X
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    1980. Chronicles the rise, decline, and eventual abandonment of once-prosperous pioneering settlements across New Zealand.

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    GHOST TOWNS OF NEW ZEALAND by David McGill

  • THE CITY OF AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 1840-1920 by John Barr

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    1922. The history of one of New Zealand's finest cities, Auckland.

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    THE CITY OF AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND 1840-1920 by John Barr

  • FOREST HOMES: Scandinavian Settlements in New Zealand by G.C. Petersen

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    1956, 1st edition. Petersen that details the lives of Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish pioneers in New Zealand.

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    FOREST HOMES: Scandinavian Settlements in New Zealand by G.C. Petersen

  • ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO NAPIER New Zealand

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    1907. Published to promote tourism and outline the attractions of Napier, New Zealand before the town was radically reshaped by the historic 1931 earthquake.

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    ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO NAPIER New Zealand

  • SUCH THINGS WERE: The Story of Cambridge by C.W. Vennell

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    1939, 1st edition. Documents the early history of the Waipa District and Cambridge up to the late 1880s.

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    SUCH THINGS WERE: The Story of Cambridge by C.W. Vennell
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  • THIS VALLEY IN THE HILLS compiled by Dick Butler

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    1963, 1st edition. Signed. Compiled for the Maungaturoto Centennial Association in 1963.

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    THIS VALLEY IN THE HILLS compiled by Dick Butler

  • CENTENARY OF OTAGO SETTLEMENT "OTAKOU" 1831-1931

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    1931. Produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of early European shore-whaling and trading interactions established around the Ōtakou area and the broader Otago Harbor region.

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    CENTENARY OF OTAGO SETTLEMENT "OTAKOU" 1831-1931

  • SIDELIGHTS ON WANGANUI HISTORY by L.J.B. Chapple and H.C. Veitch

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    1940. Limited edition, #200 of 250 copies. Released shortly after the authors published their massive regional centennial book, Wanganui 1840–1940, in 1939.

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    SIDELIGHTS ON WANGANUI HISTORY by L.J.B. Chapple and H.C. Veitch

  • 70 PHOTOGRAPHIC GEMS OF WELLINGTON: The Empire City of New Zealand

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    1920. A softcover photographic souvenir created to showcase the capital, Wellington's early 20th-century urban growth, natural harbor, and civic pride to travelers and locals alike.

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    70 PHOTOGRAPHIC GEMS OF WELLINGTON: The Empire City of New Zealand

  • VIEWS OF OLD WELLINGTON 1840-1870

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    1950. A softcover photographic souvenir pictorial collection that preserves early engravings and photographs of the city's formative decades of European settlement.

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    VIEWS OF OLD WELLINGTON 1840-1870

  • OLD HOMES OF LYTTELTON HARBOUR by Frances Cresswell 1955

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    1955, 1st edition. Documents, maps, and illustrates the historic homesteads, architecture, and pioneering families that settled around Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour.

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    OLD HOMES OF LYTTELTON HARBOUR by Frances Cresswell 1955

  • OLD HOMES OF LYTTELTON HARBOUR by Frances Cresswell 1966

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    1955. Documents, maps, and illustrates the historic homesteads, architecture, and pioneering families that settled around Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour.

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    OLD HOMES OF LYTTELTON HARBOUR by Frances Cresswell 1966

  • THE PORT OF OTAGO by A.H. McLintock

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    1951, 1st edition. Official history of the Otago Harbour and its governance, commissioned by the Otago Harbour Board following their centenary celebrations in 1948.

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    THE PORT OF OTAGO by A.H. McLintock

  • PULSE OF THE PLAIN: A History of Mosgiel by W.R. Kirk

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    1985, 1st edition. An essential regional reference for the Otago district.

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    PULSE OF THE PLAIN: A History of Mosgiel by W.R. Kirk

  • HISTORY OF THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF WILSON'S PORTLAND CEMENT by T.H. Wilson

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    1957. SIGNED. Details the pioneering work of the Wilson family and the Portland Cement Company on the Mahurangi River banks near Warkworth, North Auckland.

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    HISTORY OF THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF WILSON'S PORTLAND CEMENT by T.H. Wilson
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