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Dunedin School of Art: A History. Jim Tomlin

Former Head of the School from 1976 till 2000, Tomlin is well-placed to write its history. This is a special edition of the Otago Polytechnic’s art and design journal Scope, published to mark the Polytechnic’s 50th anniversary and the 146th anniversary of the School of Art.

Dunedin’s Warehouse Precinct. Alexander Trapeznik

This is a fascinating-looking history of Dunedin’s ‘warehouse precinct’ written by University of Otago history lecturer Alexander Trapeznik. There are excellent photographs of the many buildings that form such a strong link to Dunedin’s thriving industrial and commercial past.

Manifesto Aotearoa: 101 Political Poems. Eds., Philip Temple and Emma Neale

This collection brings together a diverse range of poets from around the country focussing on all things political.

The New Zealand Project. Max Harris

Harris argues for a so-called ‘values’ approach to politics which he believes has been displaced by a technocratic approach that took over from the mid-Eighties. He lays out an idealistic vision for a new way of doing politics he thinks will be up to the many challenges we face.

A Passion for Fashion: The Life of Lindsay Kennett Master Milliner. Hilary E. Hunt

A passion for fashion is a memoir of the long and successful career of Lindsay Kennett who went to art school here in Dunedin and eventually retired here. There are superb photographs of Kennett’s collection of 100 hats illustrating millinery fashions from 1900 to 1990 alongside examples of his sketches and watercolours.

The Team that Changed Rugby Forever: The 1967 All Blacks. Alex McKay

The ’67 team went unbeaten through their northern hemisphere tour. Current All Blacks coach Steve Hansen rates them as one of the best teams in history. McKay tells the story of the tour and in doing so gives us a fascinating glimpse of the life and attitudes of the times.

This Model World: Travels to the Edge of Contemporary Art. Anthony Byrt

Award-winning art critic Byrt gives us his own personal account of the New Zealand contemporary art world, as he has experienced it since returning from Berlin in 2011. He takes in the work of Yvonne Todd, Shane Cotton, Billy Apple, Judy Millar, Peter Robinson and Simon Denny, and talks about the increasingly global context that contemporary New Zealand artists are operating within.