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Work, Passion, Power: Strategies For A Working Life You Will Love by Harre, Max & Frances
$34.99 NZD
Category: New releases
Today's work and career patterns are being disrupted with various threats. This book explains: How to thrive in work in spite of rapid change. Decision-making strategies for long-term success. Mindset tools for challenges in career development. Practical steps for making your career matter to you and fu ...Show more
Masculine Empire: How men use violence to keep women in line by Peter Adams
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
This book - through having the reader 'eavesdrop' on the conversations of five 'kiwi' men who meet regularly in a sports bar and talk about their relationships - provides a unique insight into the 'masculine empire' of superiority and entitlement. It shows how men approach intimate relationships, their ...Show more
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
Longing & Belonging : Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African peoples in New Zealand by Edwina Pio
$34.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
Longing & Belonging by Edwina Pio is a rich resource that explores the ethnic diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand today. It is a stimulating mix of hard facts, stories of adaptation by recent and older immigrants, and ThinkPieces
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
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
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
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.
Working with Families: Strengths-Based Approaches by Jackie Sanders and Robyn Munford
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
Working with Families: Strengths-Based Approaches is written with both the student of social and community work and the practising social and community worker in mind. All aspects of social and community work are covered in this book that builds on and substantially extends the authors' earlier work Sup ...Show more
Community Development: Insights for Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand by Jenny Aimers & Peter Walker
$49.99 NZD
Category: NZ Society
This book examines the depth and breadth of experience in community work practice in Aotearoa New Zealand with examples from practice from the Otago and Southland/Murihiku region. While the examples are drawn from this area, their application is universal, encompassing the theory and practice ('praxis') ...Show more
Walking in People’s Worlds: A practical and philosophical guide to social work by Nicki Weld & Cherie Appleton
$32.99 NZD
Category: Health
This book offers students and professionals alike a reflexive exploration of the practical, emotional and spiritual components of social work practice. Examples from practitioners' experiences working with families and children are provided throughout and include the often unseen, positive contribution ...Show more
Have Your Say : Influencing public policy in New Zealand by Frances Hughes
$29.95 NZD
Category: NZ Society
Have your say: Influencing public policy in New Zealand is a straightforward guide for New Zealanders who want to understand how the public policy process works and how they can engage in it. Few people realise that they have the power to influence government policies. Have your say gives practical advi ...Show more