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Hine and the Tohunga Portal by Ataria Sharman

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

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Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand by Buddy Mikaere

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

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A Bloody Difficult Subject: Ruth Ross, te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Making of History by Bain Attwood

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Time for Bed, Little Kiwi: Lift the Flap by Bob Darroch

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Bluey: Where's Bluey? At Christmas: A Search-and-Find Book

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Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop

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The Penguin New Zealand Anthology: 50 Stories for 50 Years in Aotearoa

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Clive Cussler's The Corsican Shadow by Dirk Cussler

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Murtagh: The World of Eragon by Christopher Paolini

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The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Michael King

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (TV Tie-in)

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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

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Untouchable Girls: The Topp Twins' Story by Jools and Lynda Topp

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Our Land in Colour by Jock Phillips and Brendan Graham

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The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac: The official magical companion to J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books

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The Stinky Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith

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Lonely Planet Gourmet Trails – Australia & New Zealand

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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City 1) by Sarah J Maas

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Falling into Rarohenga by Steph Matuku

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Māori Carving: The Art of Recording Māori History

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Dinner at Rose's by Danielle Hawkins

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Plated by Tina Duncan

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Every Effing Inch by Tim Pankhurst

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Light Keeping by Adrienne Jansen

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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly

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Kill Your Brother by Jack Heath (Paperback)

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The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals by Rosamund Young

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Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World

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Bird Life by Anna Smaill

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Native Insects of Aotearoa

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Native Shells of Aotearoa

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Tackle! by Jilly Cooper

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Good Material by Dolly Alderton

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The Fraud by Zadie Smith

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The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright

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The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks

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The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

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Great-Uncle Harry by Michael Palin

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The Lucky Taco Cookbook

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Joshua Weissman: Texture Over Taste

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Rick Stein's Simple Suppers

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The Farm Table by Julius Roberts

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Build the Life You Want by Arthur C Brooks

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Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish

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Good Sports: A Storybook of Kiwi Sports Heroes by Stuart Lipshaw

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Wilson Sisters Adventures 2: Thunder, the Yearling Colt by Nina Sutherland

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The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes

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I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold

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Mary Makes it Easy by Mary Berry

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Clive Cussler's Condor's Fury by Graham Brown

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DK's Compact World Atlas

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Learn with Peppa: Peppa's Shadow Fun

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Right Where We Belong by Jackie Ashenden

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Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris (PB)

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The Cosy Mystery Puzzle Book - The Murder of Mayor Malady by Dan Moore

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To Distant Shores by William C Hammond (The Cutler Family Chronicles)

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Iconic Kiwi Pubs by George Lockyer

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Between God and a Hard Place by Michael Corboy

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Kitty's Kitchen by Kitty Williams

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Let's Eat by Nadia Lim

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Stranded by Linda Jane Keegan

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Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand by jared Davidson

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Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides in New Zealand

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Barry Crump's Collected Stories

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Titus Angus White & the Maori Captives on Waitemata Harbour 1863/4 by Barbara Francis

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My Bum is SO SPOOKY! by Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird

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The League of Lady Poisoners: Illustrated True Stories of Dangerous Women by Lisa Perrin

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Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hiroa Sir Peter Buck

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A Spirit Companion: Celebrating the first 50 years of the Spirit of Adventure Trust by Roger McDonald

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Murray Ball: A Cartoonist's Life by Mason Ball

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Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey

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The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth (TV Tie In)

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Kuwi and Friends He Puka Ngohe Activity Book

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Influencers by Dav Pilkey (Cat Kid Comic Club #5)

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Family of Forest and Fungi He Tukutuku Toiora

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Bluey: At the Beach: A Colouring Book

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Kill Your Husbands by Jack Heath

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Snow Fall by Jorn Lier Horst

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Held by Anne Michaels

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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