Just what you’d expect. A selection of the best contemporary Maori Fiction

A collection of stories from the body of New Zealand writing that began with the work of Katherine Mansfield. It includes recent work by Vincent O’Sullivan, Owen Marshall and Keri Hulme and stories by newer writers such as Barbara Anderson, John Cranna and Emily Perkins, alongside well-known stories by Joy Cowley, C. K. Stead and James Courage. 

This volume examines the film from a variety of critical perspectives. In six essays an international team of scholars examine topics such as the controversial representation of the Maori, the use of music in the film, the portrayal of the mother-daughter relationship, and the significance of the film in terms of international cinema, the culture of New Zealand and the work of Jane Campion.

An intimate and personal account of one passionate traveler’s visit to this incredible country, its mountains and beaches, fjords, rainforests, vineyards and hidden eateries. Each of the fifty chapters describes one day in his travels.

Alcoholism and domestic violence torment a family struggling to survive in an urban area south of Auckland.

This is the first time the stories set in her own country have been brought together and published in the order in which she wrote them. The Mansfield that emerges from this fresh perspective is both familiar and unexpected.

The second volume of Janet Frame’s autobiography traces her development as a writer.

Covers all the basics.

This feminist classic by Diva Marilyn Waring points out the shortcomings of ignoring women’s unpaid work in economic tallies. Originally titled If Women Counted, Waring later produced a documentary on the same topic, Counting for Nothing. The second edition of the book contains a preface by Gloria Steinem.

Short stories by one of New Zealand’s early literary divas capturing the foibles and disappointments of life among the garden party set.

A documentary about the sensual velvet renderings of Polynesian women told through the eyes of a man who becomes obsessed with a woman featured in a painting.

The story of a Samoan boy charged with caring for his younger brothers and sisters.

Based on a true story from the 1950s of an intense friendship between two teenaged girls that leads to the murder of one of their mothers.

A comedy about an elderly Pakeha woman and the Maori single mother who moves in next door.

A desert island thriller/romance with big name stars is director Gaylene Preston’s most widely released film to date.

A nervy mystery about a young, freedom loving gal and her new Jag…

Seven women talk about their lives and loves during WWII.

A near-fatal car accident…the passions and perfidies of friendship…

A profile of the elusive author and Adventure Diva Keri Hulme by a kindred Kiwi Diva.