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MATERNITY IN DISPUTE NEW ZEALAND 1920–1939

Philippa Mein-Smith

120 pp. 1986. $16.45 plus $2.92 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 personalisation 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. $20.85 plus $5.50 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 an 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 Edmund

200 pp. 1986. $32.95 plus $5.50 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. $10.95 plus $2.92 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.

INTRODUCTION AND LIBERATION OF THE OPOSSUM INTO NEW ZEALAND

L. T. Pracy

28 pp. 1974. $1.35 plus 96c p & p

This booklet summarises published data and adds further records of introductions into the liberations within New Zealand. The information will provide better understanding of the animal, the factors relating to its patterns of spread, its distribution, and its effect on the habitat.

PLANTS IN NEW ZEALAND POISONOUS TO MAN

Jose Steuart

40 pp. 1981. $6.55 plus $2.20 p & p

This is a handy, colourful guide to the 50 or more plants in New Zealand known or suspected to be toxic to humans. The plants are listed in alphabetical order by their common names and each entry has a colour photograph identifying the poisonous part of the plant. The botanical name, a general description of the plant, the toxin, and the symptoms of poisoning are also given. Plants that are toxic if eaten, and touch irritants, are dealt with in separate sections.

OUR WILDLIFE

NEW ZEALAND’S NATIONAL WILDLIFE CENTRE

Francis Ross. Illustrated by Piers Hayman

25 pp. 1985. $5.45 plus $2.20 p & p

This colourful, easy-to-read book describes and illustrates the native birds and animals held at the National Wildlife Centre at Mount Bruce. It is an invaluable identification guide for visitors to Mount Bruce, but is equally useful for anyone interested in New Zealand’s wildlife.

GROWING TAMARILLOS

W. A. Fletcher

27 pp. 1979. $1.65 plus $1.21 p & p

The tamarillo, or tree tomato, is a native of Peru and is grown in many parts of the world. However, the fruit is grown on a commercial scale only in New Zealand, where certain localities are particularly suitable for its propagation. This small book is crammed with information on growing varieties, soil preparation, pest and diseases, harvesting, grading, packing, and storage are all covered.

HOME FRUIT GROWING IN NEW ZEALAND

Dale Williams

256 pp. 1985. Hardcover: $38.45 plus $5.50 p & p
Softcover: $30.75 plus $5.50 p & p

This comprehensive guide to fruit growing has been prepared especially for the New Zealand home gardener. It replaces The Home Orchard, a very popular Ministry of Agriculture bulletin. Completely revised, it contains detailed and practical information on establishing and caring for a fruit garden, and provides guidelines for harvesting and storing fruit. Regardless of the space available, be it an orchard or a balcony, this guide to home fruit growing will provide you with valuable information, instructions and advice.

EDIBLE TREE NUTS IN NEW ZEALAND

P. B. Bull, D. Jackson and T. Bedford

72 pp. 1985. $16.45 plus $2.92 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.

THE HOME FRONT VOL. 1 AND VOL. 2

Nancy Taylor

800 pp. 1986. $109.45 (set) plus $9.57 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 $5.50 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.

HAIRDRESSING: A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH

David Bendell

352 pp 1986. $49.95 plus $9.57 p & p

This text book has been especially prepared for New Zealand hairdressing apprentices. The three major sections relate to first qualifying, second qualifying, and advanced Trade Certificate.

It contains clearly illustrated, step by step instructions, information on health and safety regulations for New Zealand conditions, plus a chapter on the history of hairdressing in New Zealand. This book will also be a good reference book for qualified hairdressers and anyone else with an interest in hair care.