Random House New Zealand: 495 books

The passionate, uncompromising sequel to the blistering classic novel, Once Were Warriors'She always came the following day for a visit on this yearly remembering; in fact Polly Heke came several times a year and done for the last two, from when she herself hit the same age as Grace’d been when she,...

Fascinating dispatches from a Kiwi Commander in Afghanistan. As Commander of the New Zealand troops in the Bamiyan Province of Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Hall gained a unique insight into the lives of Kiwi soldiers serving in a harsh climate amid daily threats, as well as into the lives of the locals...

World renowned facilitation, group and meetings dynamics guru explains how to run great meetings. Dr Dale Hunter's classic guide includes all the latest findings and research on facilitation. Written by an international expert, it's the go-to sourcebook for people involved in human resources, management,...

How is it that someone who gets seasick and loves her two showers a day attempted to sail across the Pacific in a small yacht with her new husband and baby? It can be summed up in two words. Love. Adventure. Yep, there is the love of adventure, which is pretty self explanatory. And then there is love...

A classic fictionalised biography of the enigmatic Olympic athlete Jack Lovelock.Jack Lovelock has been called the first modern athlete. He became famous internationally when he broke the world record to take the gold medal in the 1500 metres event at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. His unexpected...

A powerful novella from the much-loved author of The Whale Rider, plus a moving screenplay, film stills and commentary on writing and movie making.A medicine woman - a giver of life - is asked to hide a secret that may protect a position in society, but could have fatal consequences. When she is approached...

A compelling sequel to the best-selling novel The Denniston Rose.Eighteen years have passed since the child Rose arrived on Denniston, riding up the terrifying Incline on a stormy night. She has now grown into a young woman, intelligent and talented, with an outrageous zest for life. The trauma of...

Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book. A son worries he is becoming too perfect a copy of his father. The co-owner of a weight-loss camp for teens finds himself running the black market in chocolate bars. A man starts melting and nothing can stop it, not even poetry. This...

In this gripping thriller, the challenge goes out: clone Jesus Christ.Can science make a leap of faith? A wealthy businessman, issues a global challenge to all biotechnology corporations: clone Jesus Christ. As precious artefacts - the spearhead reputed to have been used to stab Jesus on the cross,...

A gripping and powerful novel from the author of best-selling The Sound of Butterflies."There were two rumours surrounding my great-great-grandfather Henry Summers: one, that his cabinet of curiosities drove him mad; and, two, that he murdered his first wife." Rosemary Summers is an amateur...

A bitter-sweet novel of forbidden love and family secrets. 'Some secrets should never be told.' It's the annual New Year family get-together. Molly is dreading having to spend time with her mother, but she is pleased her son will see his cousins and is looking forward to catching up with her brothers...

**A heartfelt, hilarious and warm-hearted memoir of New Zealand in the 1960s.**When you walk along the pier under the huge blue sky and with clean surf on either side, you can easily think that New Brighton is the loveliest place in the world. This was once New Zealand's most bustling township, however...

An award-winning and extraordinary story of a boy who protects a baby whale that locals believe is threatening their livelihood.Winner of the Margaret Mahy Book of the YearNew Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2015Young Adult Category WinnerNew Zealand Book Awards for Children and...

**Thoughtful and meaty biography of Sir Howard Kippenberger - New Zealand war hero and all-round 'good bloke'.**Sir Howard Kippenberger is widely acknowledged as the ideal of a New Zealand citizen-soldier and our foremost soldier-scholar; a country lawyer and provincial intellectual who became a national...