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FIELD GUIDE TO TOWN BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND

By Dr P. C Bull

93 p. 1983. Illustrated. $9.95 plus $1.50 p & p
Each bird description is accompanied by a full colour photograph of the bird in its natural habitat. The birds are defined as either introduced or native and if it is a protected species. Then follows a full description of the adult bird, its call, where it is commonly found, its eating and nesting habits, how to identify the eggs, incubation period and lastly details of the young.

THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN

by Bee Baldwin

177 p. 1984. Illustrated. Softcover $19.95 plus $2.00 p & p
Hardcover $27.95 plus $3.75 p & p
This book is a comprehensive, clearly-written, illustrated grow-your-own guide to raising fresh, vitamin-rich vegetables in any ordinary New Zealand garden.

CREATING WORK

by David Naulls

165 p. 1984. Illustrated. $8.50 plus $1.50 p & p
Creating Work has been written to help people to become self-employed. The book shows how skills—writing, baking, carpentry, whatever—can be turned into a profitable small business.

PRACTICAL BEEKEEPING IN NEW ZEALAND

by Andrew Matheson

185 p. 1984. Illustrated. $17.95 plus $2.00 p & p
Beekeepers will find details of honey bee management, advice on handling hive products, and information about many other beekeeping subjects. Those interested in beekeeping will find this book helpful in deciding whether to keep bees, and discovering what it involves.

FERTILISER AND SOILS IN NEW ZEALAND FARMING

by C. During

361 p. 1984. Illustrated. $35.00 plus $3.75 p & p
Traditionally regarded as the Bible in its field, this latest edition of Fertilisers and Soils in New Zealand Farming has been completely revised.

CARPENTRY

N.Z. TECHNICAL CORRESPONDENCE INSTITUTE

302 p. 1980 (reprint). Illustrated. $24.95 plus $3.75 p & p
Metricated with more than 450 illustrations, this edition contains a set of fold-out house plans. It also highlights safety and safe methods, elementary first aid, house design and construction. Besides providing a basic text for apprentices in the building industry, Carpentry will also provide a sound guide for tradesmen and home-builders.

FACSIMILES OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI

A valuable volume of old New Zealand records comprising:

• The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand.
• The original draft of the Treaty by Governor Hobson.
• A series of copies of the Treaty itself as finally adopted and signed by the chiefs and witnesses.
• The preface and facsimiles are reproduced from lithographic originals first printed 1877. (Government Printer.) $12.95 plus $2.00 p & p

5BX PLAN

ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

112 pp. 1986. Fourth Edition. $5.95 plus $1.50 p & p
The five basic exercises (5BX) Plan is designed to show how to develop and hold a high level of physical fitness. The scheme is not dependent on elaborate facilities or equipment. The exercises require only eleven minutes a day and can be done in the house or office. The Plan is scientifically designed to develop personal fitness at a rate set by yourself, to your required level, without getting stiff or sore muscles. It is self measuring with charts for age groupings, along with graduated standards for checking progress. The programmes are designed for varying age groups of males.

NEW ZEALAND FOREST PARKS

Geoffrey Chavasse and John Johns

288 p. 1983. Illustrated. $24.95 plus $3.75 p & p
New Zealand Forest Parks is one of those books that you will reach for time after time to simply enjoy or to relive 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.

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 to 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 $1.50 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.

1133p. 1982 reprint. Hardcover. $45.00 plus $3.75 p & p

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

386p. 1976. Hardcover. $6.75 plus $1.50 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 $2.00 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 $3.75 p & p

PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE IN NEW ZEALAND

David McGee

580p. 1985. $39.95 plus $3.75 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.

SPORTS EDUCATION SERIES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

The following titles belong to a special series of sports education publications prepared for players, coaches, and teachers by the Curriculum Development Division of the New Zealand Department of Education. They are a very popular series and are highly recommended by the National Sports bodies and associations.

• Association Football. $7.50 plus $1.50 p & p
• Cricket. $3.95 plus $1.50 p & p
• Softball. $7.95 plus $1.50 p & p
• Squash Rackets. $3.95 plus $0.80 p & p
• Swimming and Water Safety. $7.95 plus $1.50 p & p