New non-fiction to intrigue and entertain over the cold months to come

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New non-fiction to intrigue and entertain over the cold months to come

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New non-fiction to intrigue and entertain over the cold months to come

History, nature and the environment, sports, economics, entomology, and more!

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Browse the very latest New Zealand books across a broad range of general non-fiction topics. From history to travel, art to te reo Māori, sports to economics to self help ... we think there will be something to pique your interest in this selection of new books from our Winter Reading catalogue. View the full catalogue here.

Take a look at the reading list below, plus read more about these books on Kete, including:

An extract from Good Dogs; Reviews of: A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa Evolving: Finding Health and Happiness as We Age Te Ata o Tū The Shadow of Tūmatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collection A Life Less Punishing An interview with author Jennifer Cattermole (Echoes from Hawaiki).

Cover of Coastal Fishes of New Zealand

Coastal Fishes of New Zealand

A comprehensive guide to identification and behaviour

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$49.99 NZD

Cover of A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa

Cover of Echoes from Hawaiki: The origins and development of Māori and Moriori musical instruments

Cover of The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation

The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation

by

$17.99 NZD

Cover of Energy. Get It. Guard it. Give it.

Cover of Evolving: The new book by beloved broadcaster Judy Bailey on finding health and happiness as we age

Cover of The Final Diagnosis: Obscure cases of death, disease & murder

Cover of Foraging New Zealand

Cover of Good Dogs

Cover of Hard by the Cloud House

Cover of A Life Less Punishing 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got

Cover of Maori Made Easy Pocket Guide

Cover of Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa

Cover of Six-legged Ghosts: The insects of Aotearoa

Cover of Te Ata o Tū The Shadow of Tumatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa

Cover of The Three Quicks: Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner and the road to the World Test Championship

Cover of Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning

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A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa

First Photographs of Aotearoa

by

$65.00 NZD

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Echoes from Hawaiki: The origins and development of Māori and Moriori musical instruments

The origins and development of Māori and Moriori musical instruments

by

$50.00 NZD

5

Energy. Get It. Guard it. Give it.

by

$37.99 NZD

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Evolving: The new book by beloved broadcaster Judy Bailey on finding health and happiness as we age

The new book by beloved broadcaster Judy Bailey on finding health and happiness as we age

by

$39.99 NZD

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The Final Diagnosis: Obscure cases of death, disease & murder

Obscure cases of death, disease & murder

by

$39.99 NZD

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Foraging New Zealand

by

$50.00 NZD

Good Dogs

by

$45.00 NZD

10

Hard by the Cloud House

by

$39.99 NZD

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A Life Less Punishing 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got

13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got

by

$37.99 NZD

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Maori Made Easy Pocket Guide

by

$24.00 NZD

13

Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa

Women and Art in Aotearoa

by

$69.99 NZD

14

Six-legged Ghosts: The insects of Aotearoa

The insects of Aotearoa

by

$55.00 NZD

Te Ata o Tū The Shadow of Tumatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa

The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa

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$70.00 NZD

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The Three Quicks: Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner and the road to the World Test Championship

Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner and the road to the World Test Championship

by

$40.00 NZD

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Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning

A Journal for Making Meaning

by

$35.00 NZD