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Wawata - Moon Dreaming Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Maori moon

Mila and the Bone Man by Lauren Roche

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Kawai: For Such a Time as This by Monty Soutar

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The Fix: The Story of one of New Zealand's Biggest Swindles by Scott Bainbridge

Pathway of the Birds Pacific Migration by Crowe

$54.99

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Dolphins of Aotearoa by Raewyn Peart

Kai by Christall Lowe

$59.99

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My Bum's on the Run! by Dawn McMillan

$21.99

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Kuwi's Very Shiny Bum

$21.99

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New Zealand Pubs by Peter Janssen

$39.99

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He Pukapuka Tataku I Nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui: A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana te Rauparaha & Ross Calman

$74.99

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The Storm Sister: Seven Sisters Book 2 by Lucinda Riley

$26.99

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Kuwi's Rowdy Croud by Kat Merewether

$21.99

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Entanglements of Empire by Tony Ballantyne

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Memory's Legion - The Complete Expanse Story Collection by James S.A. Corey

$37.99

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Santa Comes to New Zealand

$11.99

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The Trial of the Cannibal Dog - Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond

$50.00

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This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman

$38.00

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The Great New Zealand Cookbook

$49.99

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Tears of Rangi: Experiments Across Worlds by Anne Salmond

$49.99

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Manu Maori: Bird Legends and Customs by Murdoch Riley

$34.99

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Kuwi's First Egg by Kat Merewether

$21.99

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Bound for the Bay of Islands by Lindsay McFarland Alexander

$35.00

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Tarot Book & Cards Kit

$29.99

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The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley

$39.99

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Tarquin the Honest: The Hand of Glodd by Gareth Ward

$36.99

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Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand by Barrie & Hugh Robertson Heather

$55.00

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Thief, Convict, Pirate, Wife: The Many Histories of Charlotte Badger by Jennifer Ashton

$37.99

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Maori Healing and Herbal

$119.99

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Maori Healing Remedies - Rongoa Maori

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

$37.00

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Did I Ever Tell You This? by Sam Neill

$55.00

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Bunnies, Ducks and Baby Animals Colouring Book by Veronica Hue

$18.99

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The Basic Basics: Microwave Cooking for One & Two

$29.99

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Super Cool Bugs and Spiders Colouring Book by Matthew Clark

$18.99

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Who Made all the Pies? by Wendy Morgan

$39.99

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Fungi of Aotearoa: A Curious Forager's Field Guide by Liv Sisson

$47.99

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Bateman Illustrated History of New Zealand by Matthew Wright

$59.99

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Hairy Maclary Book and Toy Set by Lynley Dodd

$36.00

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5 Ingredients Mediterranean by Jamie Oliver

$66.00

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The Best Sleepover in the World by Jacqueline Wilson

$29.00

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Everything You Need to Know About Dinosaurs

$27.00

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How to Build LEGO Animals

$27.00

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Power of Invisibility (Super You! #2) by Hena Khan and Andrea Menotti

$22.00

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Reykjavík by Ragnar Jónasson and Katrín Jakobsdottír

$38.00

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Farewell to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez

$38.00

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The Waters by Carl Nixon

$38.00

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Fart's Favourite Smells: No One Likes a Fart Lift-the-Flap book by Zoë Foster Blake

$22.00

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5 Ingredients Camping by AWW

$30.99

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The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa by Avis Acres

$26.99

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Annie and Moon / Ko Annie raua ko Marama by Miriam Smith

$23.99

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Bluey Advent Calendar Book Collection

$49.99

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Barbarian's Mate by Ruby Dixon

$31.99

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Amy Gets Eaten by Adam Kay and Henry Paker

$22.99

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Disobedient by Elizabeth Fremantle

$39.99

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Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs (50th Anniversary)

$23.99

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Eat Up New Zealand: The Bach Edition by Al Brown

$51.99

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Don't Dream It's Over: The remarkable life of Neil Finn by Jeff Apter

$39.99

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Hands in the Dirt: Grow your own kai with Mrs Evans by Leah Evans

$47.99

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Taste of Blood by Lynda La Plante

$37.99

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Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

$36.99

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Nga Kupu Wero by Witi Ihimaera

$39.99

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My First Words About Tikanga Maori by Stacey Morrison

$23.99

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Once Upon a Wickedness by Fleur Beale

$23.99

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Critters of Aotearoa: 50 Bizarre But Lovable Members of Our Wildlife Community by Nicola Toki

$31.99

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The Princess: The deeply moving new novel about the young Diana by Wendy Holden

$38.99

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The Hidden Book by Kirsty Manning

$38.99

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Summer Favourites by Vanya Insull

$41.99

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Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep by Deborah Hinde

$21.99

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Origami Dinosaurs - Book + 250 Sheets

$31.99

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Ocean 100pc Jigsaw Puzzle

$21.99

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The Magical Unicorn Society Official Colouring Book

$11.99

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Physical Training Simplified by Edward B. Warman

$19.99

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Good as Gold: New Zealand in the 1980's by Matt Elliot

$52.99

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Tarquin the Honest: Ocian's Elvin by Gareth Ward

$36.99

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Tramping in Aotearoa by Shaun Barnett

$52.99

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Our Untold Stories by Tom Clarke

$41.99

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My Aunt Honor by Gillian Torckler

$26.99

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Lonely Planet New Zealand (Aotearoa) 21E

Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The Complete Work of JG Keulemans

$59.99

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Just Because by Matthew McConaughey

$27.99

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Good from Scratch by Michael Van de Elzen

$52.99

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Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand 2nd Edition by Julian Fitter

$34.99

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The Modern Witch's Journal

$14.99

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The Great Kiwi School Day by Donovan Bixley

$21.99

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Te Ra Kura ki Aotearoa na Donovan Bixley

$21.99

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New Zealand Police Firearms Safety Code

$34.99

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He Tau Makuru: 50 Years of Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival

$74.99

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NZ Native Birds Colouring Book by Joe McMenamin

$29.95

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Te Awa o Kupu by Vaughan Rapatahana and Kiri Piahana-Wong

$39.99

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The Call of the Void (Shadow and Crowns Book 3) by S. M. Gaither

$27.99

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New Zealand Bird Calls: Listen with a QR Code

$29.99

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Beautiful Nature Colouring Book

$21.99

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Te Pukapuka ka Kore e Panuihia by Tim Tipene

$23.99

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Hey There!

Siblings Katie and Tobias run this little independent bookshop and we're both super enthusiastic book people who love reading and playing games. Our book selection focuses on local interests, New Zealand history, and excellent kiwi-written books (the people, not the birds).

All these lovely photographs are by Denis Orme

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Our address

Shop 2 / 39 Williams Road Paihia

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09 402 7618

thefriendlypeople@paihiabookshop.com