13 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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THE HISTORY OF POLICING IN NEW ZEALAND
Vol 1, Policing the Colonial Frontier, Parts 1 and 2
Richard Hill
520 pp. Approximately per book. 1986. 70.00 plus $6.50 p & p

This is the first of a three volume set which traces the history of New Zealand Police from first European contact through to the present day.

The book is both a well researched, balanced historical document and a fascinating look at an important part of New Zealand history.

THE HOME FRONT VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2
Nancy Taylor
800 pp. 1986. $99.50 (set) plus $6.50 p & p

This is the final volume of the Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War, 1939-45. It focuses on New Zealand society in these years, describing the attitudes and activities of those who remained. The reactions to international political events, attitudes of political parties, the war efforts of New Zealand, and the political movement away from Britain towards Australia and the United States are described. It is an historical and sociological portrayal of how New Zealanders reacted, collectively and individually, to the war situation.

JOINERY 4 STAIRS
N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE
112 pp. 1986. $27.50 plus $3.75 p & p

This is the latest in a series of text books designed to assist in the training of apprentices. It has been prepared by the New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute in conjunction with the Joinery Industry Training Board.

Joinery 4 contains information on stairs, decorative laminates, glulam and aluminium joinery and completes this series on the practical aspects of joinery.

It is a comprehensive handbook useful to qualified tradespeople and the home handyperson.

NEW ZEALAND TIDE TABLES 1987
MARINE DIVISION, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
64 pp. each. 1986. $3.75 plus 80c p & p

Prepared by the New Zealand Nautical Advisor, these three pocket-size hand-books give the information on tide movements vital to boaters, fishermen and others who live by the sea.

MATERNITY IN DISPUTE NEW ZEALAND 1920–1939
Philipa Mein-Smith
120 pp. 1986. $14.95 plus $2.00 p & p

This book looks at birth in New Zealand throughout the twenties and thirties.

Social attitudes, state control of medical care, and doctors’ attitudes are examined. The areas looked at are: emphasis on the child at the beginning of the century; the personalities involved; maternal mortality; state improvement of antenatal care; hospitalisation; the role of doctors; interventionist obstetrics; painless childbirth; the relationship between the Health Department and the Obstetrical Society; abortion and contraception; toxaemia and antenatal care.

Written in a lively and readable style, this fascinating topic is opened to everyone interested in the history of birth in New Zealand.

SEVEN MAORI ARTISTS
Darcy Nicholas and Keri Kaa
88 pp. 1986. $18.95 plus $2.00 p & p

Using Maori protocol as a basic structure, Seven Maori Artists presents interviews with, and the work of, seven contemporary Maori artists. It is in essence a marae, where the reader is invited to sit down and meet the artists, who speak about their work and the influences they have experienced.

WOMEN IN WARTIME
Compiled by Lauris Edmond
200 pp. 1986. $29.95 plus $3.75 p & p

This book brings together New Zealand women’s written and oral reminiscences of their lives during World Wars I and II. Extracts from diaries and letters are also included. The reminiscences contain both humour and hardship, making this the sort of book impossible to put down once begun.

WHAT GRASS IS THAT?
N. C. Lambrechtsen
150 pp. 1972. Revised edition 1986. $9.95 plus $1.50 p & p

This well-known book has been revised to include a new identification key and four more cereals. It covers a selection of the more common and economically important species, and will be helpful and informative to all readers, irrespective of their botanical knowledge.

EDIBLE TREE NUTS IN NEW ZEALAND
P. B. Bull, D. Jackson and T. Bedford
72 pp. 1985. $13.95 plus $2.00 p & p

Interested in growing nuts or improving the yield of your trees? Macadamias, hazelnuts, pistachios and other edible nuts can all be grown in New Zealand. Edible Tree Nuts tells you all there is to know about climatic requirements, propagation, pests and diseases, yields, harvesting and many other aspects of nut growing.

This valuable and practical guide will help you whether you are a commercial grower, a potential commercial grower, or a home gardener.

KUMARA GROWING
B. P. Coleman
43 pp. 1978. $2.00 plus 80c p & p

The kumara has outstanding food value and, pound for pound, has a calorie content of about half as much again as the ordinary potato. In this book the author discusses climatic factors, propagation of plants, fertilisers, moisture requirements, harvesting, curing and storing, pests and diseases of the kumara.

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO NEW ZEALAND ROCKS AND MINERALS
P. J. Forsyth
43 pp. 1985. $7.80 plus $1.50 p & p

Colour illustrations and an informative text introduce rock types, minerals, and landforms found in New Zealand. The distribution of rocks and minerals are shown on colour-coded maps, and geological processes are explained with drawings and diagrams. The need for a simple book on New Zealand geology is met in this book which is suitable for children and adults.

COMMON WEEDS IN NEW ZEALAND
B. E. V. Parham and A. J. Healey
172 pp. 1985. $9.95 plus $1.50 p & p

Written at an elementary level for general readership, this book is a reliable photographic guide to the identification of 139 of the most common weeds found throughout New Zealand. It includes a useful section on noxious plant control, and lists weeds that are poisonous to humans and livestock.

FOREST WILDLIFE
Lynn Harris
55 pp. 1974. Revised edition 1985. $5.50 plus $1.50 p & p

This revised edition of Forest Wildlife, illustrates and describes 72 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians found in New Zealand’s forests. It is a concise and informative guide which will be of value to trampers, tourists, birdwatchers, and conservationists—children and adults alike.