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Kiwi Country

Name: Kiwi Country
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9781775542810
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Rural New Zealand in 100 objects from the popular New Zealand TV personality

By Te Radar

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An entertaining history of rural life in Aotearoa, told through artefacts, gadgets and ephemera that tell a story that goes deeper than the objects themselves. The most fun you'll ever have learning about rural life in New Zealand. Told through a varied selection of items from... Read More

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Kiwi Country

$30⁹⁹

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Kiwi Country

Description

An entertaining history of rural life in Aotearoa, told through artefacts, gadgets and ephemera that tell a story that goes deeper than the objects themselves.

The most fun you'll ever have learning about rural life in New Zealand. Told through a varied selection of items from the everyday (apples, Red Band gumboots, milk tankers and ride-on mowers) to the weird and wacky (Godfrey Bowen's pink Long Johns, the Waimate White Horse and wartime tanks made from converted tractors), Kiwi Country offers something to make everyone laugh and to help anyone win the local pub quiz.

Find out about historic times and places that shaped our nation and enjoy the nostalgia of looking back at past objects like the meat safe, the mangle and the classic Kiwi dunny. Told with Te Radar's trademark laconic Kiwi humour, each story will surprise you as a picture builds that is so much more than the sum of the parts.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775542810

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

Contributors:

With Ruth Spencer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 350g

Pages: 320

Collections

2025 Best Sellers Aotearoa New Zealand History Australian & Pacific History Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Featured History & Military New Release Non-Fiction New Releases New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Biographies New Zealand History New Zealand Non-Fiction New Zealand Published Non-Fiction Te Radar

About the Author

With a string of awards including the country's highest accolades for television, comedy and writing, Te Radar is one of New Zealand's most recognised entertainers. Despite growing up on a farm he's also (unofficially) New Zealand's worst television gardener. He continues to immerse himself in rural New Zealand, MCing events such as Fieldays and Young Farmer of the Year. His live comedy shows celebrate his love for the quirkier side of New Zealand history, and his TV career has seen him filming everywhere from Timor to Timbuctoo. For more see www.radarswebsite.com Ruth Spencer has an MA in Theatre and Film Studies, somewhere. She has a professional performing background in theatre, stand-up comedy and circus cabaret. She sometimes sings in a glam rock band which is not relevant but sounds cool. Now a humour writer and researcher for print, television and live comedy, Ruth's written work has appeared in Metro, North & South, Woman,The New Zealand Herald, and Sunday Star-Times. She's looking forward to publishing her debut novel, which she will definitely start writing soon.