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Authored by award-winning historian Jock Phillips, The History of New Zealand in 100 Objects is gripping, inclusive, often revelatory and deeply human. A colourful and characterful retelling of our shared past, relevant to today, particular to all of us. The sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; the Endeavour cannons that fired on waka in 1769; the bagpipes of an Irish publican Paddy Galvin; the school uniform of Harold Pond, a Napier Tech pupil in the Hawke’s Bay quake; the Biko shields that tried to protect protestors during the Springbok tour in 1981; Winston Reynolds’ remarkable home-made Hokitika television set, the oldest working TV in the country; the soccer ball that was a tribute to Tariq Omar, a victim of the Christchurch Mosque shootings, and so many more – these are items of quiet significance and great personal meaning, taonga carrying stories that together represent a dramatic, full-of-life history for everyday New Zealanders.
New Zealands present-day national rail operator, KiwiRail, continues to use an alphabetic motive power classification system that dates all the way back to 1876. Classifying New Zealands Locomotives tells the story of this system, explains the derivation of each classification awarded over the past 140 years, and describes the systems ever evolving rules and eccentricities. Approximately 260 photographs are used to illustrate every class of locomotive, railcar and multiple unit, from the earliest, right up to the latest, plus most major variants. Unclassified locomotives are dealt with in brief. 16 pages are devoted to a unique illustrated alphabetical listing of all the classes.