In haka and waiata, sea shanties and ballads, in the words of Sam Hunt and Selina Tusitala Marsh, Hone Tuwhare and Hera Lindsay Bird, the rhythms of poetry have carried our sounds and stories, our loves and losses for generations. Now Anne Kennedy brings together for the first time a selection of over 200 poems from Aotearoa to learn by heart &– whakatauki and odes, poems of love and of nature, of whanau, history and politics.For a wedding, a tangi, for a day at school or an evening at home, Remember Me will be a lively poetic companion for years to come.

Bringing to life the musical worlds of New Zealanders both at home and out on the town, this history chronicles the evolution of popular music in New Zealand during the 20th century. From the kiwi concert parties during World War I and the arrival of jazz to the rise of swing, country, the Hawaiian sound, and then rock'n'roll, this musical investigation brings to life the people, places, and sounds of a world that has disappeared and uncovers how music from the rest of the world was shaped by Maori and Pakeha New Zealanders into a melody, rhythm, and voice that made sense on these islands.

Across the line - All bound to go - At the Mataura - Ballad of Captain Cook - Ballad of Davy Gray - Ballad of Stan Graham - Ballad of Kaitawa - Ballad of the kiwi - Banks of the Waikato - Black Billy blues - Black Billy tea - Blow boys blow - The bold and saucy china - The boys of the track - Canterbury jig - The Charleston drum - Cheer boys cheer - Cherry stones - Concertina Joe - Corned beef and cabbage - The day the pub burned down - Death song of the Huntly miners - Down a country road - Driftwood - The drover's dream - The dying bushman 1 - The dying bushman 2 - The dying bushman 3 - Faded pictures - Farewell to Geraldine - Farewell to New Zealand - Farewell to the gold - Farewell to the Grey - The final track - Full and plenty - Glenmore jig - Gone to Maoriland - The good old way - The green new chum - Greenstone Billy - Hands across the sea - Hillsides of Bendigo - The Hokonui Hills - Homeless drifter - How are you, mate? - Hunger in the air - I'm a young man - I've packed my traps - Gabriel's gold - In the morning - Kawarau gold - The KB cannonball - Land ahoy - Land of the west - Last drop of whisky - The latter end of spring - Leatherman - The life of the high country shepherd - Long and friendly road - Long time ago - Man upon the track - Molesworth - Mother Nature's children - A musterer's lament - A new chum out from England - No regrets - Off to the diggings - The old Dunstan track - The old Forty Niner - The old gumdigger's bar - The old identity - Old Jimmy Possum - The old mud hut - The old scrub bull - The old station gate - Pelorus Jack - Poll the grogseller - The ringer's stand - Rocking the cradle - Rose of Red Conroy - A sailor's lament - Shantyman - The shearing's coming round - The shepherd's dream - The shepherd's song - The ships sail in - Shore cry - Smoko - Snowed in - So long mate - Song for Captain Cook - Song of the drover - Southward bound - The springtime brings on the shearing - Springtime in the mountains - The stable lad - The star hotel - Tangiwai disaster - Three blackbirds - Tuapeka gold - The voyage of the buffalo - Walking of the land - Wheels of arrow - When I was a young man - When the tui calls - While the billy boils - Wind in the tussock - Wool away Jack - Wool commandeer - Yorky's run.

Seventeen-year-old Australian Cadet Under-Officer, Barbara Brassington, is on a desperate search to find her best friend, Fiona, who has gone missing. Barbara and her fellow Army Cadets track Fiona into the unforgiving North Queensland bush, where she has been kidnapped by a religious sect known only as ‘The Smiley People’. As they go deeper into the bush, Barbara finds herself torn between conflicting desires and difficult moral choices. Her leadership and character are tested to the limit, and her physical endurance stretched to breaking point. But in the jungle-covered mountains, Barbara must not only discover the whereabouts of her best friend, but also her true self.

Sound has always been an integral component of the moviegoing experience. Even during the so-called “silent era,” motion pictures were regularly accompanied by live music, lectures, and sound effects. Today, whether we listen to movies in booming Dolby theaters or on tiny laptop speakers, sonic elements hold our attention and guide our emotional responses. Yet few of us are fully aware of the tremendous collaborative work, involving both artistry and technical wizardry, required to create that cinematic soundscape. Sound, the latest book in the Behind the Silver Screen series, introduces key concepts, seminal moments, and pivotal figures in the development of cinematic sound. Each of the book’s six chapters cover a different era in the history of Hollywood, from silent films to the digital age, and each is written by an expert in that period. Together, the book’s contributors are able to explore a remarkable range of past and present film industry practices, from the hiring of elocution coaches to the marketing of soundtrack records. Not only does the collection highlight the achievements of renowned sound designers and film composers like Ben Burtt and John Williams, it also honors the unsung workers whose inventions, artistry, and performances have shaped the soundscapes of many notable movies. After you read Sound, you’ll never see—or hear—movies in quite the same way. Sound is a volume in the Behind the Silver Screen series—other titles in the series include Acting; Animation; Art Direction and Production Design; Cinematography; Costume, Makeup, and Hair; Directing; Editing and Special Visual Effects; Producing; and Screenwriting.

Leprechauns, ogres, princesses, and trolls are brought together in this thoughtful collection designed to introduce children to the problems and conflicts of real life. The antics and adventures in each folk tale point up the constant struggle for existence, the worthwhile values of life, the beauty and joys of the fanciful and factual.