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The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock and Its Implications for New Zealand and Beyond by Sarah Miles
$37.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
There has been much media activity both in the press and on Radio since the Canterbury earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011. The two-year aftermath of those earthquakes offered the Author a rare opportunity to examine aspects that the media did not cover, such as the national policies and eff ...Show more
Along A Fault-Line: New Zealand's Changing Local Government Landscape by Jean Drage et al (eds.)
$39.99 NZD
Category: Politics
Local government in New Zealand is experiencing major upheaval. The creation of an urban unitary council for Auckland, the overthrow of elected representation for the Canterbury region and other instances of intrusion of central government power into local councils (e.g for managing earthquake recovery ...Show more
Local Government in New Zealand: Challenges & Choices by Jean Drage
$47.99 NZD
Category: Politics | Reading Level: Near Fine
Local government in New Zealand faces major challenges. Among the most pressing are continual legislative change, threats to its autonomy, the gradual erosion of community voices in council planning and decision-making, and the need for funding solutions to ensure property rates remain affordable. As we ...Show more
Exploring Maori Values by John Patterson
$39.95 NZD
Category: NZ Society
This book, first published in 1992, offers Pakeha New Zealanders an insight into Maori thought and values and the basis for the sort of understanding and partnership that should exist between Pakeha and Maori. It also presents a new perspective from which long-held Pakeha values can be reassessed. John ...Show more
Welcome to Our World? Immigration and the Reshaping of New Zealand by Paul Spoonley & Richard Bedford
$42.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
New Zealand is one of the classic immigrant-dependent societies but the nature of migrant flows into the country has changed dramatically since the 1960s. The historic reliance on immigrants from the UK and Ireland was supplemented and then replaced by migrants from elsewhere in the Pacific and then glo ...Show more
At the UN: Addresses from Helen Clark's First Term Leading the United Nations Development Programme by Helen Clark
$37.99 NZD
Category: Politics
At the UN brings together a selection of addresses by Helen Clark to international audiences during her first term leading the UN Development Programme. These speeches reflect Helen Clark's passion for reducing poverty in the world and helping people and nations to plan their own development. They are i ...Show more
Casework in Education: Planning and Decision-Making for Specialist Practitioners by Jan Johnson
$32.99 NZD
Category: Education
This book focuses on the behind-the-scenes planning and decision-making which are important when there are concerns for students' moderate to severe behaviour or learning difficulties. From referral to case closure, the book outlines important considerations to be made at each phase of the process, in o ...Show more
Balancing Acts - Reflections Of A New Zealand Diplomat by Gerald McGhie
$34.99 NZD
Category: New releases
This is Gerald McGhie'sfascinating and insightful account of some of the highlights of almost 40 years service as a New Zealand diplomat - most notably in the Soviet Union - twice - first during the Brezhnev years of the Cold War; and second from 1990 when he witnessed the dramatic events that led to th ...Show more
The Tutor: Transformational Educators for 21st Century Learners by Adrian Schoone
$34.99 NZD
Category: Education
In this book Adrian Schoone presents a vital teaching approach for re-engaging young people who have struggled in conventional secondary schools. Drawing from his arts-based doctoral studies and 14 years leading tutors and students in alternative education settings, Adrian explains how this return to t ...Show more
Designs for Learning: Teaching in Adult, Tertiary and Vocational Education in Aotearoa New Zealand by Lisa Maurice-Takerei and Helen Anderson
$37.99 NZD
Category: Education
This book will provide new and experienced teachers, tutors and educators ready access to current and future-focused thinking about how to design and implement learning and teaching in the tertiary vocational and adult education and training sector. The practical guide makes dynamic links between theory ...Show more
Counselling and the Law: A New Zealand Guide (2nd edition) by Robert Ludbrook; New Zealand Association of Counsellors Staff (Contribution by)
$54.99 NZD
Category: Health
A new edition of a book (2003) that has an established position as an excellent guide to the law for counsellors and other social service and health practitioners. It has proven equally relevant for experienced and students engaged in counsellor. This updated edition (2012) provides a comprehensive over ...Show more
Ethics in Practice: A Guide for Counsellors by Kathie Crocket, Margaret Agee and Sue Cornforth (editor)
$42.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
This accessible guide locates ethical practice in the context of New Zealand's Treaty-based culture, law and legal systems, and the New Zealand Association of Counsellors' Code of Ethics. A wide range of practitioners discuss ethical dilemmas that challenge them in their daily work.