Reviews

Treaty of Waitangi Settlements, Nicola R. Wheen and Janine Hayward (eds) (2012) Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 300 pp., ISBN 978 1 9271 3138 1 (pbk), NZ$49.99

Home in the Howling Wilderness: Settlers and the Environment in Southern New Zealand, Peter Holland (2013) Auckland: Auckland University Press, 256 pp., ISBN 978 1 8694 0739 1 (pbk), NZ$49.99

The Making of New Zealanders, Ron Palenski (2012) Auckland: Auckland University Press, 392 pp., ISBN 978 1 8694 0726 1 (pbk), NZ$45

Extra! Extra! How the People Made the News, David Hastings (2013) Auckland: Auckland University Press, 288 pp., ISBN 978 1 8694 0738 4 (pbk), NZ$45

Maori and Social Issues, Tracey McIntosh and Malcolm Mulholland (eds) (2011) Wellington: Huia, 322 pp., ISBN 978 1 7755 0002 5 (pbk), NZ$45

Mana Maori and Christianity, Hugh Morrison, Lachy Paterson, Bret Knowles and Murray Rae (eds) (2012) Wellington: Huia, 356 pp., ISBN 978 1 7755 0012 4 (pbk), NZ$45

Fiona Pardington: The Pressure of Sunlight Falling, Kriselle Baker and Elizabeth Rankin (eds) (2011) Dunedin: Otago University Press, 160 pp., ISBN 978 1 8775 7809 0 (hbk), NZ$120

Ancestral Lines: The Maisin of Papua New Guinea and the Fate of the Rainforest, John Barker (2008) Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 240 pp., ISBN 978 1 4426 0105 5 (pbk), CAN$24.95

Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand’s Legendary Bird, Quinn Berentson (2012) Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing, 300 pp., ISBN 978 1 8775 1784 6 (hbk), NZ$49.99

Born to a Changing World: Childbirth in Nineteenth-Century New Zealand, Alison Clarke (2012) Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 320 pp., ISBN 978 1 9271 3142 8 (pbk), NZ$39.99

Strong, Beautiful and Modern: National Fitness in Britain, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, 1935–1960, Charlotte Macdonald (2011) Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 256 pp., ISBN 978 1 9271 3140 4 (pbk), NZ$49.99

Diplomatic Ladies: New Zealand’s Unsung Envoys, Joanna Woods (2013) Dunedin: Otago University Press, 286 pp., ISBN 978 1 8775 7830 4 (pbk), NZ$49.99

Hollywood’s South Seas and the Pacific War: Searching for Dorothy Lamour, Sean Brawley and Chris Dixon (2012) New York: Palgrave, 280 pp., ISBN 978 0 2301 1656 6 (hbk), US$90

Narrating Indigenous Modernities: Transcultural Dimensions in Contemporary Maori Literature, Michaela Moura-Koçoğlu (2011) Amsterdam: Rodopi, 298 pp., ISBN 978 9 0420 3410 5 (hbk), €66

The Bush Baptist, Paul Burns (2013) London: FeedARead.com, 456 pp., ISBN 978 1 7829 9707 8 (pbk), £9.99