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NEW ZEALAND FOREST PARKS

Geoffrey Chavasse and John Johns

288 p. 1983. Illustrated. $42.95 plus $3.60 p & p

New Zealand Forest Parks is one of those books that you will reach for time after time to simply enjoy or to relieve visits made, to plan visits to come. Each forest park is described in a separate chapter with photographs, text, maps, and charts to illustrate our nineteen forest parks, perhaps unrivalled for diversity and interest anywhere else in the world.

THE NEW ZEALAND WARS

By James Cowan

Vol. I, 466 p. Vol. II, 633 p. $69.50 plus $4.80 p & p

This book was first published in 1922 and reprinted without amendments in 1955. It has been out of print for many years. This edition has a new and perceptive introduction by Michael King and in addition the original seven page index has been replaced by a substantial and comprehensive index. This 1983 edition is called a facsimile edition because it is being reproduced from the original text. However, the introduction, index and illustrations include alterations and improvements on the original.

THE LONG YARN OF THE LAW

By Fiona McMorran

80 p. 1983. $6.95 plus 85c p & p

Told through prose, verse, extracts from newspapers and diaries, and policemen’s recollections, the book takes the reader from those early colonial days to the modern police force of today. This inexpensive and easy to read history is a valuable aid for teachers and a source of continuing interest for children.

FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND SERIES

Volume I of Flora of New Zealand was the first major reference work on native plants in New Zealand to be published before 1925. It contains a comprehensive account of all the indigenous ferns and their allies, and the dicotyledonous flowering plants.

1134p. 1982 reprint. Hardcover: $45.00 plus $3.60 p & p

Volume II is a continuation of Volume I. The main descriptive text is similarly concerned with indigenous plants, including the monocotyledons.

386p. 1970. Hardcover: $6.75 plus 85c p & p

Volume III, which concerns the ‘weed’ flora describes the introduced wild plants belonging to the rush, lily, iris, arum, and related families.

254p. 1980. Hardcover: $18.50 plus $1.50 p & p

Flora of New Zealand Lichens is primarily an identification manual for the serious lichenologist. It also contains much information useful to the general botanist, student, and interested amateur.

662p. 1985. Hardcover: $39.95 plus $3.60 p & p

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE IN NEW ZEALAND

David McGee

580p. 1985. $39.95 plus $3.60 p & p

Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand is a comprehensive and thorough documentation of the procedures and rules governing the way parliament operates. Parliamentarians, lawyers, academics, and citizens with an interest in the institution that governs this country will find Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand an informative and enlightening book—one that answers the often-asked questions about the practices of New Zealand’s Parliament.

SPORT SERIES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

A series of sport booklets, designed as guide books for teachers, coaches, and players is one of the most popular series of sport instruction titles published by the Government Printer and is highly recommended:

Athletics.................... $1.30 plus 40c p & p
Badminton.................. $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Basketball................ $3.75 plus 55c p & p
Camping.................... $2.75 plus 55c p & p
Canoeing.................. $4.25 plus 55c p & p
Gymnastics................. $14.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Hockey.................... $4.95 plus 55c p & p
Orienteering............... $6.75 plus 85c p & p
Rugby..................... $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Table Tennis.............. $1.00 plus 40c p & p
Tennis.................... $3.75 plus 55c p & p
Weight Training........... $7.50 plus 85c p & p

ELECTRICITY FOR MOTOR MECHANICS

N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE

256 p. 1983 reprint. Illustrated. $10.00 plus 85c p & p

Now in paper-back, this popular publication provides a basis for the study of automotive electricity for apprentice motor mechanics. Car owners, too, and persons interested in the general maintenance of motor engines will find the book a reliable guide to the detection and remedy of minor electrical faults.

VISUAL WAYS

By Geoff Moss

46 p. 1982. Illustrated. $4.75 plus 55c p & p

Too often people find themselves having to speak in public, to train new employees, to teach various skills, or to give advice on arranging displays and exhibits without having had any relevant basic training. If you are such a person, this book has been written to help in getting a message across more effectively by using visual aids.

WHERE TO START

By Vincent Burke

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

61 p. 1982. Illustrated. $5.95 plus 85c p & p

This publication has been designed to help New Zealanders in the initial stages of getting a club, group, or organisation off the ground. The information it contains will be of assistance to a wide variety of different community groups, sporting, cultural, and recreational clubs. Included are suggestions for various administrative frameworks; legal structure, meetings, public relations, finance, and the constitution of the organisation.

THE ELSDON BEST COLLECTION

Elsdon Best spent some twenty years in close contact with the Maori people. His writings, outstanding descriptive accounts of all facets of the old time Maori culture, social customs, and beliefs, have now become classics. The Elsdon Best collection consists of the following titles:

Fishing Methods and Devices of the Maori.................. $15.95 plus $1.50 p & p
The Stone Implements of the Maori........................ $11.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology II........................... $18.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Religion and Mythology I........................... $47.50 plus $3.65 p & p
The Whare Kohanga and its Lore............................ $5.75 plus $0.85 p & p
The Maori Canoe........................................... $17.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Games and Pastimes of the Maori.......................... $17.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori, The............................................... $15.00 plus $1.50 p & p
Maori Storehouses and Kindred Structures................ $6.50 plus $0.85 p & p
Maori Agriculture....................................... $13.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Forest Lore of the Maori................................ $17.95 plus $1.50 p & p

SAFETY IN SMALL CRAFT

By Captain G. Wearing

241 p. 1982. Illustrated. $14.50 plus $1.50 p & p

This rewritten edition of Safety in Small Craft is an attempt by the Small Boat Safety Committee to ensure that the information so essential to good boating is once more available in an up-to-date form.

ABOUT NEW ZEALAND

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

40 p. 1982. Illustrated. $4.95 plus 55c p & p

Designed with our overseas friends in mind, About New Zealand is a booklet which briefly describes the land, its people at work, and play, trade, and relationships with other nations and areas; industry and energy; health and welfare. The text is complimented by over 60 colour photographs.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN NEW ZEALAND

Edited by R. C. Mascarenhas

133 p. 1984. $15.00 plus $1.50 p & p

This volume is the result of a conference “Public enterprise and Private enterprise: Protagonist or Partners?” sponsored by the New Zealand Institute of Public Administration. The conference took place from 23-25 August 1982, at Dunedin, and its purpose was to examine the relative roles of the public and private sectors and to identify the social and political issues which are likely to have significant implications for public administration.