Tag Archives: New Zealand

Book Review: A Traveller’s History Of New Zealand And the South Pacific Islands

Posted on May 21, 2024 by nathanalbright

A Traveller’s History Of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands, by John H. Chambers There are a lot of qualities that make this book head and shoulders above other books that I have seen of its subject matter, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Concise History Of New Zealand

Posted on May 20, 2024 by nathanalbright

A Concise history Of New Zealand, by Philippa Mein Smith Probably the best thing about this book is that it is concise. It is by no means a good history book, to be sure, for reasons that are predictable and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Moon)

Posted on May 19, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Moon Guides), by Jamie Chistian Desplaces There ae a few things that one learns when one reads a travel guide about New Zealand that is this extensive, so much so that it runs over 600 pages in length. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (National Geographic Traveler)

Posted on May 17, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (National Geographic Traveler), by Peter Turner You would think that after all this time reading and reviewing books by the National Geographic that I would learn not to be disappointed by them, but I found this book disappointing. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Culture Smart!)

Posted on May 16, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Culture Smart!): The Essential Guide To Customs & Culture, by Lyn Mcnamee Although this book is written by a native kiwi, and is clearly written with the goal of informing other people about the customs and culture of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Countries Of The World)

Posted on May 15, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Countries Of The World), by Rebecca Hirsch While I would not say that this is a perfect book, it is certainly a very good one, and one of the notable aspects of that begins with the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: New Zealand (Country Profiles)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

New Zealand (Country Profiles), by Alicia Klepeis While this is not the sort of book that is difficult to read–it is made for those between Grades 1 and 3 as an introduction to the countries of the world, after all–it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Maori

Posted on May 11, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Maori (Early Peoples), by Geoffrey M. Horn There are a great many readers who consider books written for young people to be beneath criticism, not even worth reading, much less commenting about. One of the more striking things about … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On April 25, 1915, Australia and New Zealand Became Nations

Posted on April 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

Earlier today, a friend of mine made a very thoughtful and insightful post about Anzac Day, with a lot of intriguing comments about all sides of the dispute and its historical ramifications, even playing with the counterfactual historical questions attached … Continue reading →

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