THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 187

FISHING METHODS AND DEVICES OF THE MAORI

Elsdon Best

264 pp. 1986 reprint ... $32.95 plus $5.50 p & p

This book is one of a series of bulletins prepared by Elsdon Best and reprinted without revision. This bulletin remains the only comprehensive account of most aspects of Maori fishing. The emphasis is upon inland and estuarine techniques, as those are the techniques Best was able to observe most closely. The detailed fishing methods are accompanied by descriptions of the artefacts used, together with associated chants, magic formulae, special observances, and fishing lore. This comprehensive book provides a wealth of information for the student and general reader.

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. ... $77.00 plus $9.57 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 central theme of volume 1 is the growth and operation of the Police from 1767 to 1867. Social influences and the philosophy surrounding the need for a police force are examined.

The book is both a well researched, balanced historical document and a fascinating look at an important part of New Zealand history.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

MATERNITY IN DISPUTE NEW ZEALAND 1920–1939

Phillipa 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 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.

THE MAORI SCHOOL OF LEARNING

Elsdon Best

31 pp. 1986 reprint ... $6.55 plus $2.20 p & p

This monograph, reprinted without revision, studies the objects, methods, and ceremonial side of the Whare Wananga, or Maori school of learning. It is rich in its store of material, and is indispensable for today’s students.

SPIRITUAL AND MENTAL CONCEPTS OF THE MAORI

Elsdon Best

57 pp. 1986 reprint ... $6.55 plus $2.20 p & p

This monograph, reprinted without revision, analyses the different concepts held by the Maori about the spirit and the mind. The material is very valuable and the concepts discussed in this particular monograph provide a deep insight into the social customs and beliefs of the Maori people.

WAYS AND MEANINGS

A Guide to Interviewing Pacific Islanders

STATE SERVICES COMMISSION

8 p. 1981. ... $1.10 plus 96c p & p

This booklet is intended as a guide for those whose work involves interviewing, for various purposes, recent Pacific Island migrants to New Zealand.

THE PATH TO REFORM

Edited by C. Burns

219 p. 1982. ... $17.35 plus $2.92 p & p

The Path to Reform, derived from the 1981 Convention of the New Zealand Institute of Public Administration is about the path to administrative reform in the State Services in New Zealand. It continues the exploration of the States Services begun in State Servants and the Public in the 1980’s and continued in the Accountability of Executive. Like its predecessors, The Path to Reform reads like a Who’s Who of New Zealand public administrators.

CONTENTS

BY AUTHORITY: V. R. WARD, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1987

Price $3.08 (incl. G.S.T)