A history of New Zealand in 100 objects / Jock Phillips.
"The sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Māori woman; the Endeavour cannons that fired on waka in 1769; the bagpipes of an Irish publican Paddy Galvin; the school uniform of Harold Pond, a Napier Tech pupil in the Hawke's Bay quake; the Biko shields that tried to protect protestors duri...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Auckland] :
Penguin Random House New Zealand,
2022.
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| Summary: | "The sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Māori woman; the Endeavour cannons that fired on waka in 1769; the bagpipes of an Irish publican Paddy Galvin; the school uniform of Harold Pond, a Napier Tech pupil in the Hawke's Bay quake; the Biko shields that tried to protect protestors during the Springbok tour in 1981; Winston Reynolds' remarkable home-made Hokitika television set, the oldest working TV in the country; the soccer ball that was a tribute to Tariq Omar, a victim of the Christchurch Mosque shootings, and so many more - these are items of quiet significance and great personal meaning, taonga carrying stories that together represent a dramatic, full-of-life history for everyday New Zealanders"--Publisher information. |
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| Physical Description: | 464 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781761047213 1761047213 |