Use Library Search on the My Ara app to find both print and eBooks on your topic. Search by keyword, book title or author last name.
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Other places to find eBooks include the following collections:
Kainga: People, land and belonging by 
Ko te Whenua te Utu / Land is the Price by 
Ocean: Tales of voyaging and encounter that defined New Zealand by 
Our land in colour : A history of Aotearoa 1860 - 1960 by 
Patu: the New Zealand wars by 
The Penguin history of Aotearoa New Zealand by 
Polynesia, 900-1600: an overview of the history of Aotearoa, Rēkohu and Rapa Nui by 
Tangata whenua : an illustrated history by 
Words between us: First Māori-Pakeha conversations on paper - He Kōrero by 
Home in the Howling Wilderness: settlers and the environment in Southern New Zealand by 
Scottishness and Irishness in New Zealand since 1840 by 
Settler and Migrant Peoples of New Zealand by 
Settlers: New Zealand Immigrants from England, Ireland and Scotland 1800-1945 by 
The Treaty of Waitangi Collection brings together leading thinking on this foundational document, including works by acclaimed scholars such as Claudia Orange, Judith Binney, Vincent O’Malley, Alan Ward and Aroha Harris.
Fragments: New Zealand social and cultural history by 
Future challenges for Māori : he kōrero anamata by 
Poverty, Policy and the State: social security reform in New Zealand by 
Social Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand by 
