Offers reviews of basic issues in ophthalmology to help the student gain a better understanding of problem areas while stressing the essential techniques of eye examination and clinical elements. This book includes information on ophthalmic signs in systemic disorders.

Offers a different point of view - that of a well-informed, educated European. This book compares the different attitudes taken by the various governments towards both settlers and indigenous people, and advocates 'the power of the word rather than that of the sword' in colonial matters.

Shows the predicament of returned servicemen and women after the First World War. Through the story of Douglas Stark, this book describes the many ways in which New Zealand was failing their expectations.

Looks at the options for sustainable energy. This book reviews the energy sources which can be used to heat our homes, drive our transport systems and power our industries - such as wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, tidal, wave and ocean thermal.

Explores Chinese cultural ways, and encourages students with an interest in both the Chinese world and the Chinese language. This is a one year reading course based on twenty-five texts, and associated exercises.

Provides an example of a very professional union, The Fiji Public Service Association, which has not been afraid to challenge the political establishment. The history and situation in Fiji are highly topical, and this book provides an understanding of the dynamics of historical and social change, and of political processes, in the region.

Contains fishing tales by Syd Cormack, who was a commercial fisherman in Moeraki and Kaikoura for much of his adult life. He describes himself as being 'four generations from Maoridom' because he was descended from an influential Moeraki woman and a European whaler.

Jane Mander grew up in the kauri milling settlements of the North and produced a classic novel, The Story of a New Zealand River . This work draws a portrait of Mander - from her early years in the North, to Sydney socialist, New York intellectual, London writer and home again as Auckland critic and literary personality.

Provides an account of various regions' nineteenth and twentieth-century stained glass. This book presents a comprehensive catalogue of the 711 ecclesiastical stained glass windows in Canterbury and shows the shift from imported to local work, the development of New Zealand imagery, and how stained glass windows can be powerful social indicators.

Several years ago, Maori in the south of New Zealand had a lifestyle quite distinct from their northern cousins, and different experiences of contact with Europeans. This book provides an insight into those times, covering the period 1650-1850, and focusing on Maori history from Marlborough to Stewart Island.

Presents an examination of the influence of New Zealand's history and terrain on its children's literature. This work argues that the dangerous characteristics of the New Zealand landscape have provided writers with scope to explore, experiment, and develop a unique and internationally recognised New Zealand voice.

Brings together writings on women's mental health in New Zealand by a broad spectrum of people, from researchers, mental health professionals, to women with mental illness. This book covers issues such as, self esteem, eating disorders, violence against women, substance abuse, psychotropic medication, and resilience and coping.

Of interest to amateur naturalists and undergraduate students. This work is divided into thirteen chapters, where each chapter describes a different area or science, including geology, landforms, fossils, climate, biogeography, environmental change since the last glaciation, the human factor, wetlands, the coast, and the open sea.