How to enjoy New Zealand's cycle trail network, by a writer who knows them like the back of his hand.Nga Haerenga - the New Zealand Cycle Trails - began as a vision to inspire people to experience New Zealand's great outdoors by bike. This book is stuffed full of useful information on the different trails - how to get there, what you will see, level of difficulty, things to take, places to eat and places to stay. There is fascinating background information on each area - its history and the local flora and fauna - as well as on the ride itself. This new edition covers several new sections of the trails, and provides updates on any on-going construction work.There is also a highly practical section full of advice on choosing the right bike, gear to take, cell phone coverage in the different areas, weather and the best times of year for each trail, environmental care and useful websites. Written by New Zealand's top cycling writer, the book is aimed at family groups and first-time cyclists as well as more experienced groups. It's accompanied by colour photos, elevation profiles and maps of each trail.This new fully revised edition also provides an introduction to Tour Aotearoa which goes from Cape Reinga to Bluff. It's a 3000-km length of New Zealand ride, taking in many of the Great Rides, and connecting them together with the safest and most enjoyable roads and tracks available. The route is fully open to the public. It can be done in one highly adventurous hit, or divided up into shorter lengths and completed over a period of time. Don't put your bike on the bike rack without this book!

New Zealand Cycle Trails

Sports & Outdoors

J. Kennett

Individual Sports

Random House NZ

Wild Kaimanawas set her on a journey of self-discovery, teaching her not only the language of horses, but the powerful impact they can have on our lives.\nIn Taming the Wild, Kelly Wilson shares her training philosophies for creating happy horses that love their lives among humans. 
From learning how to read a horse's body language to taming a horse and starting it under saddle, this book is the ultimate how-to guide for everyday people training their own horse, whether wild or domestic. 
It is also the personal, uplifting story of the 24 wild horses Kelly helped save from slaughter during the 2018 Kaimanawa muster, and the experience of mentoring 10 riders as they tamed their very first horses. 
Full of breathtaking photography, Taming the Wild will educate and inspire novice and experienced riders alike, or anyone who wants to better understand the wild ways of these exquisite creatures.

Taming the Wild

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Kelly Wilson

Pets & Animal Care

Indulge your inner romantic with these traditional home baking recipes, made with good-quality fresh ingredients and given a vintage look. Karla learned her craft at the internationally known Primrose Bakery in London, and has developed her style since then. Her cakes and cupcakes are all beautifully decorated and taste delicious. A special section features high teas, and there are also instructions on how to achieve some of Karla's signature decoration looks. The book's chapters include: biscuits, cakes, cupcakes, desserts, slices, sweets, friands and loaves, drinks, icings and jams, plus the high tea section which includes savories. The whole book reflects Karla's baking style—sweet, playful and with a vintage twist. A book to be thoroughly enjoyed! Includes dual measures.

Bluebells Cakery

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Goodwin, Karla

Baking

Learn how to be a better leader, confident in your own abilities. Many people privately fear they are not properly qualified to do the job they have been appointed to—and this fear undermines their capabilities. Learn how to overcome this problem and become a better, stronger leader. Be able to express your fears and recognize your weaknesses, but also be able to harness your strengths and those of your team to the best effect.

The Impostor Syndrome

Business & Money

Hillman Ph.D, Harold

Management & Leadership

Many people like to kick-start their day with a really good cup of coffee. This is the book for them! It gives a brief outline of how and where coffee is grown and processed and then "spills the beans" on how to get the best cup your chosen equipment can provide whether you use a plunger, filter, stovetop or full-blown espresso machine. Caffe L'affare first produced this book for the baristas who take a short training course with them, then the book was developed for the general market and the home user. Now it has been expanded to add further info on coffee tasting, production sustainability and the roasting process, along with hot tips, new step-by-step preparations, an all-encompassing glossary and a bright new look. Learn from the professionals and enhance your enjoyment of your coffee. Includes metric measures.

How to Make Really Good Coffee

Caffe L'affare

Beverages & Wine

For the Love of Horses is a heartfelt story about a life familiar to many young Kiwis who love horses the trials and tears of Pony Club, the joy of riding bareback, and the pressures of adolescence and competitive showjumping. It is also the story of an unlikely childhood dream coming true. Every year in the wilderness of the Central Plateau, wild Kaimanawa horses are rounded up and sent to the slaughterhouse. It's upsetting, but what else can be done? The Wilson sisters decide something could be done. They saw future champions behind the fiery eyes and beneath the shaggy coats. In this touching book, Kelly Wilson tells the true story of how they embarked on a courageous journey to train horses that most people believed were untrainable.

For the Love of Horses

WILSON, KELLY

Nadia Lim's Fresh Start Cookbook is a no-fuss approach to losing weight, getting fit, and feeling your best. With more than 100 nutrition-packed, calorie-controlled, deliciously satisfying breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and treats, Nadia will help you lose weight and keep it off. These everyday, easy recipes, combined with her simple exercise tips, create a flexible 12-week program for anyone wanting to shape up and live a healthier life. Enjoy favorite dishes like steak and mushroom pie, pizza margarita, and lemon coconut slice with a lighter, healthier twist. Recipes cover busy family weeknights through to entertaining, and can be adapted to the seasons and your tastes. With Nadia's all-inclusive eating and exercise plan you are set to become the healthiest, happiest, and most energetic you have ever been. This is more than just a cookbook—it's a recipe for life!

Nadia Lim's Fresh Start Cookbook

Lim, Nadia

Special Diet

From Pozole Rojo to Alfajores, Miami-born, Venezuela-raised, New Zealand-based chef Grace Ramirez shares her interpretation of traditional recipes from throughout Latin America. Utilizing readily available ingredients, Grace recreates the authentic tastes she grew up with in contemporary dishes full of bold flavors. With its use of fresh aromatic ingredients and exciting flavor combinations, Latin American cooking is set to become an exciting new food trend. In this unique cookbook Grace shares inspirational recipes for every meal as well as fascinating titbits of information about each Latin American country's culinary history. Uses cups, tsp and tbsp, and grams.

La Latina

Ramirez, Grace

Regional & International

From the author of the bestselling book For the Love of Horses, comes an epic new journey to rescue wild Kaimanawa horses from the biennial cull. Follow television stars Vicki, Kelly, and Amanda Wilson on their quest to train 10 wild, difficult, and sometimes dangerous Kaimanawas for competition in the first national Stallion Challenges. Can the Wilsons change these horses' fate? Share the heartbreak, the pain, the elation, and the success as they take on their greatest challenge yet.

Stallion Challenges

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Join Chelsea as she shares the recipes she loves to cook for family and friends. In this much anticipated follow-up to her bestselling books Everyday Delicious and At My Table, there's a recipe to suit every occasion, from speedy weeknight dinners to special celebrations, irresistible baking, soul-warming desserts, and tasty lunchbox treats to tempt even the fussiest eater. As Chelsea says, home-cooked food makes the world a better place, and with this scrumptious collection of recipes you're promised plenty of good times cooking for those you love. Homemade Happiness is all about taking the time to make and share honest-to-goodness food. There's no fancy, hard-to-find ingredients or complicated cooking techniques—just a vast array of delicious recipes designed to make you a legend in your own kitchen.

Homemade Happiness

Winter, Chelsea

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