Practical Beekeeping in New ZealandWednesday, 16 May 2012For more than 25 years, this book has had bee-keepers a-‘buzz’! In its fourth edition, Practical Beekeeping in New Zealand is converting a new swarm of readers. Those willing to ‘apiarist’ the behaviours of others,...

CakeStar Thursday, 10 May 2012In CakeStar, Jade Lipton – judge of the TV show, New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker – serves up recipes designed to turn enthusiastic home cooks into cake decorating superstars.

The Cook’s Salad Garden Revisited Monday, 07 May 2012While everyone’s busy tucking into hearty, warming winter dishes, come summer, we’ll they’ll be crying out for the fresh taste of a crisp salad. However, unless those ingredients are in the ground at the right time, our...

The Cook’s Herb Garden RevisitedMonday, 07 May 2012Those who are partial to a little herbage, will have their kitchen’s smokin’ thanks to this wonderful guide to growing and using culinary herbs in New Zealand.

Ragwort and Thistles by Rural Women New ZealandWednesday, 25 April 2012Rural women have shown they have the ‘write’ stuff with a new book released earlier this month.

Once Upon a Cowpat – Stories from the back countryTuesday, 24 April 2012Country folk have their own way of doing things and their own sense of humour too.

Grapes by Glen L Creasy and Leroy L CreasyTuesday, 24 April 2012Ideal for interested amateurs, students, and professionals in horticulture and botany alike, Grapes - Crop Production Science in Horticulture – provides an in-depth study of one of the world’s most widely planted horticultural...

Win! Kids’ book pack (All About New Zealand’s Garden Wildlife & One Lonely Kakapo)Thursday, 19 April 2012 features native birds, reptiles and sea life.

The Lavender Keeper by Fiona McIntoshTuesday, 17 April 2012For a little light reading, here’s a great book to curl up on the couch with as autumn days begin to really close in.

All About New Zealand’s Garden WildlifeMonday, 16 April 2012, by Dave Gunson takes young readers, 6-9 years, on a fascinating journey in unlikely wildlife territory!