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John Thomson's 'Voyages and Wanderings' being in 1861 when at 17 he sets sail from Greenock, Scotland to start a new life on the other side of the world in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. From his adventures as a 'new chum' on the Otago Goldfields to his philosophical discussions with Te Whiti-o-Rongamai at Parihaka he reports his experiences with insight and humanity. In 1877 with the crew of the Bencleugh, he is shipwrecked on Macquarie Island. Before their rescue the men spend four winter months in the harsh sub-Antarctic environment where they must work together to ensure their survival, or perish. We meet sailors, pirates, whalers and sealers as John recounts the beauty and danger of life under sail as he journeys around the Southern Coast of New Zealand and across the world's great oceans.

Empty Nest: Book 3, The Euphemia Sage ChroniclesSuper Powers are Wasted on the Young.Book three of the Euphemia Sage Chronicles finds out favourite mid-life super woman on a Wairarapa farm with Jane. The man she has come to see is missing. His wildlife sanctuary has been sabotaged and money has gone from his accounts. Will Euphemia have to face down a Hong Kon triad to save the day or are more sinister forces at play? This highly anticipated third book in the Euphemia Sage Chronicles will not disappoint.

Written by a teacher, this beginning reader is approximately 750 words in length. Whales are amazing animals. Let your child discover whales today.

Written by a teacher, this beginning reader is approximately 750 words in length. Whales are amazing animals. Let your child discover whales today.

Maggie never wanted to go into the family funeral business, but when her parents die suddenly and her husband abandons her with two small children, she has to accept it. Now Kate and Nick are grown and she faces a future without them. But one winter as the resort town fills with skiers, her children return, and some newcomers arrive, things change.

Superpowers Should Not Be Wasted On The YoungEuphemia Sage watched helplessly as Jane, covered in blood, clutched her precious jewelry and was bundled into the Mercedes. Just a few days earlier she'd discovered that Alison, her mousy receptionist at Sage Consulting, had been working as a loan shark on the side. And now Alison, her husband and those thick-necked men in the cheap suits wanted the money back.When a desperate Jane had come to Euphemia, of course she had to help. After all, wasn't this what she was supposed to do? Euphemia had waited more than twenty years to find out if the story in the mysterious letter she'd received on her thirtieth birthday was true. So when at 53 her first hot flush triggered a genetic switch and gave her unexpected powers, she felt more than ready to save Jane and deal to Alison.But what had seemed simple suddenly became complicated when Alison produced a gun.