Becoming Aotearoa
A new history of New Zealand
In the first major national history of Aotearoa New Zealand to be published for 20 years, Professor Michael Belgrave advances the notion that New Zealand’s two peoples — tangata whenua and subsequent migrants — have together built an open, liberal society based on a series of social contracts. Frayed though they may sometimes be, these contracts have created a country that is distinct. This engaging new look at our history examines how.
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About the editor
Michael Belgrave is Professor Emeritus of History at Massey University. He was research manager of the Waitangi Tribunal and has continued to work on Treaty of Waitangi research and settlements, published widely on Treaty and Māori history. His 2017 Dancing with the King, an exploration of diplomacy and peace-making in the decades between the Waikato War and the opening of the King Country, was shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and won the Ernest Scott Prize. He has worked in advisory groups supporting the implementation of the new national history curriculum.
Herbst
Architecture in context
Lance and Nicola Herbst established Herbst Architects in 2000 and since then their office has become one of New Zealand’s leading architecture practices. Eight New Zealand Architecture Awards and 20 Branch Awards testify to its peers’ respect.
In this handsome book, leading architecture writer John Walsh focuses on key Herbst projects that exemplify the practice’s reputation for creating buildings that are exquisitely detailed, legible, materially expressive, located in a lineage of New Zealand craft architecture, and acutely sensitive to place and context.
Beautifully designed, and with photographs by well-known architecture photographers Patrick Reynolds, Simon Devitt, Jackie Meiring, Sam Hartnett and Simon Wilson, this book should be part of every architecture-book collection.
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About the author
John Walsh is a writer who specialises in architecture. For a decade he edited Architecture NZ and was managing editor of a stable of design magazines. He has contributed to numerous publications, including The Architectural Record, Topos, Interstices, Architecture New Zealand, Metro, The New Zealand Listener, The New Zealand Herald, Here and Home NZ. His books include New New Zealand Houses; Home Work; Big House, Small House; City House, Country House; Far Pavilion: New Zealand at the Venice Architecture Biennale; Christchurch Architecture: A Walking Guide; Auckland Architecture: A Walking Guide; Wellington Architecture: A Walking Guide and Rooms: Portraits of Remarkable New Zealand Interiors.
Massey University Press is giving away a copy of these two books to the alumni whānau. To go into the draw, please email us your name, address, and the book title you’re interested in by Sunday, 3 November at 11.59pm. This offer is limited to readers of our newsletter with New Zealand addresses. A condition of entry is we will publish the winners’ names on our social media pages and/or in our next newsletter.
You can check out the Press’ other terrific books at www.masseypress.ac.nz.
We’re thrilled to announce that Fleur Chapple and Laura Kerrisk are the lucky winners of our August newsletter’s book giveaways. A big thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned for more exciting giveaways in our newsletters.