Authors: Ben Reid Publisher: Memia Ltd

In his new book Fast Forward Aotearoa, technology futurist Ben Reid explores the key technologies which are defining New Zealand's future - and the increasingly concentrated control of giant international technology companies - exposing in the process national vulnerabilities stemming from an endemic lack of strategic thinking about technology in our public sector, businesses and education system.

1 May 2024

Authors: Harry Ricketts Publisher: Te Waka Herenga University Press

In First Things, Harry Ricketts chronicles his early life through the lens of 'firsts': those moments that can hold their detail and potency across a lifetime.

9 May 2024

Authors: Terence O’Brien Publisher: Te Waka Herenga University Press

Terence O'Brien was a born diplomat - urbane, clever, adaptable and hardworking, with a talent for strategy and negotiation. Although born in England, he was a loyal and dedicated New Zealander and spent most of his life working to improve the country's position internationally.

9 May 2024

Author: Roanne Barnes Hautapu Publisher: Atuanui Press

In 2013 Quinn Hautapu presented to hospital with the seemingly minor symptom of a limp arm, within a short time she was on a Life Flight to Wellington to work out the cause of a massive bleed on the brain. She was seven years old. A month later, after brain surgery and numerous scans, the Hautapu family was given the shocking news that Quinn had brain cancer. What followed was 12 months of the most intense, emotional and difficult time that a family can experience.