History Publications 2005-2009

The recent publications of the History Group can be purchased from any good bookstore, or by contacting the publisher. Links to publishers' websites (when available) are shown below. [See also History Group Publications 1981-2004]

2009

The Penguin Book of New Zealanders at War, Gavin McLean, Ian McGibbon and Kynan Gentry (eds) (Penguin Books)

National War Memorial & Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, Tim Shoebridge (Ministry for Culture and Heritage)

The Watchdog : New Zealand’s Audit Office 1840 to 2008, David Green and John Singleton (Otago University Press)

2008

Nga tama toa : the price of citizenship ; C Company 28 (Maori Battalion) 1939-1945, Monty Soutar (David Bateman)

Parliament's library - 150 years, John Martin (Steele Roberts / Dunmore)

Settlers: New Zealand immigrants from England, Ireland and Scotland 1840–1945, Jock Phillips and Terry Hearn (Auckland University Press)

The Gunners: A History of New Zealand Artillery, Alan Henderson, David Green and Peter Cooke (Raupo)

Little Histories: Reflections on the Keeping of New Zealand's Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Megan Hutching (Department of Internal Affairs)

See a full text version of this publication on DIA's website

2007

Trainland: How Railways Made New Zealand, Neill Atkinson (Random House)

See also related railways topics on NZHistory.net.nz

Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War at Home, Megan Hutching (ed.) (HarperCollins)

How to Do Local History, Gavin McLean (Otago University Press)

See also Web History Publishing on NZHistory.net.nz

2006

Wellington: Biography of a City, Redmer Yska (Reed Publishing)

The Governors: New Zealand's Governors and Governors-General, Gavin McLean (Otago University Press)

See also A history of the Governor-General on NZHistory.net.nz

Against the Rising Sun: New Zealanders Remember the Pacific War, Megan Hutching (ed.) (HarperCollins)

See also the Pacific War feature on NZHistory.net.nz

Innovation and Independence: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1973-2002, John Singleton et al (Auckland University Press)

The Big Show: New Zealanders, D-Day and the War in Europe, Alison Parr (Auckland University Press)

2005

More Than Law and Order: Policing a Changing Society, 1945-92, Susan Butterworth (Otago University Press)

New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy, Roberto Rabel (Auckland University Press). See review of this book

Hell or High Water: New Zealand Merchant Seafarers Remember the War, Neill Atkinson (ed.) (HarperCollins).

See also the Merchant Navy feature on NZHistory.net.nz

Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand, Bronwyn Dalley & Gavin McLean (eds) (Hodder Moa)

We Call it Home: A History of State Housing in New Zealand, Ben Schrader (Reed Publishing). See review of this book

See also We Call it Home: a web exhibition on NZHistory.net.nz

The Desert Road: New Zealanders Remember the North African Campaign, Megan Hutching (ed.) (HarperCollins)

See also the North African Campaign exhibition on NZHistory.net.nz

Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials, Ian McGibbon (Reed Publishing)

See also an adaptation of this guide on the Anzac.govt.nz website