Bridget Williams Books
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Bridget Williams Books is an independent publisher focusing on history, Māori experience, contemporary issues and women's studies. Publisher of BWB Texts.
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Writing from Capsule on the state of trust in the media in Aotearoa. Their piece explores why public confidence continues to fall – and highlights Tim Watkin’s recent BWB Text, 'How to Rebuild Trust in Journalism'.
Read the Capsule article here: capsulenz.com/think/trust-in... #BWBTexts
Read the Capsule article here: capsulenz.com/think/trust-in... #BWBTexts
Trust in News: How Much (or Little) Kiwis Trust Media | Capsule NZ
In 2025, New Zealanders’ trust in news in fell to 32% – the same level as the US. We also have some shocking stats from our own polling
capsulenz.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Writing from Capsule on the state of trust in the media in Aotearoa. Their piece explores why public confidence continues to fall – and highlights Tim Watkin’s recent BWB Text, 'How to Rebuild Trust in Journalism'.
Read the Capsule article here: capsulenz.com/think/trust-in... #BWBTexts
Read the Capsule article here: capsulenz.com/think/trust-in... #BWBTexts
Hardship, Hope & the Systems Creating Poverty:
📅 4 Dec, 5:50–8:20pm
📍 Auckland University (Architecture Building - Room 423-300L1)
Join the Tāmaki launch of ‘Hardship and Hope’ & ‘Pakukore’ featuring Rebecca Macfie on the systems behind poverty.
Free event, register here: zurl.co/mN0Ey
📅 4 Dec, 5:50–8:20pm
📍 Auckland University (Architecture Building - Room 423-300L1)
Join the Tāmaki launch of ‘Hardship and Hope’ & ‘Pakukore’ featuring Rebecca Macfie on the systems behind poverty.
Free event, register here: zurl.co/mN0Ey
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hardship, Hope & the Systems Creating Poverty:
📅 4 Dec, 5:50–8:20pm
📍 Auckland University (Architecture Building - Room 423-300L1)
Join the Tāmaki launch of ‘Hardship and Hope’ & ‘Pakukore’ featuring Rebecca Macfie on the systems behind poverty.
Free event, register here: zurl.co/mN0Ey
📅 4 Dec, 5:50–8:20pm
📍 Auckland University (Architecture Building - Room 423-300L1)
Join the Tāmaki launch of ‘Hardship and Hope’ & ‘Pakukore’ featuring Rebecca Macfie on the systems behind poverty.
Free event, register here: zurl.co/mN0Ey
'Vincent O’Malley’s new edition of 'The Meeting Place' is a timely and important work ... a history we need to remember today.’
– Melissa Matutina Williams, author of 'Panguru and the City: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua'
'The Meeting Place' is out now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...
– Melissa Matutina Williams, author of 'Panguru and the City: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua'
'The Meeting Place' is out now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
'Vincent O’Malley’s new edition of 'The Meeting Place' is a timely and important work ... a history we need to remember today.’
– Melissa Matutina Williams, author of 'Panguru and the City: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua'
'The Meeting Place' is out now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...
– Melissa Matutina Williams, author of 'Panguru and the City: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua'
'The Meeting Place' is out now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...
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Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World' reveals how empire shaped lives in 19th-century Aotearoa and beyond.
Out now in bookshops and on the BWB website.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
#NZHistory #GarrisonWorld
Out now in bookshops and on the BWB website.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
#NZHistory #GarrisonWorld
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Te Pouhere Kōrero is a collective of Māori historians. Volume 11 of the group’s peer-reviewed journal, 'Te Pouhere Kōrero – Māori History, Māori People', publishes later this month, edited by Aroha Harris & Melissa Matutina Williams.
Pre-order now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/te-pouhe...
Pre-order now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/te-pouhe...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Te Pouhere Kōrero is a collective of Māori historians. Volume 11 of the group’s peer-reviewed journal, 'Te Pouhere Kōrero – Māori History, Māori People', publishes later this month, edited by Aroha Harris & Melissa Matutina Williams.
Pre-order now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/te-pouhe...
Pre-order now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/te-pouhe...
'Garrison World' uncovers the lives of soldiers, sailors and families across Aotearoa and the British Empire, 1840–1870.
Charlotte Macdonald’s sweeping new history places the New Zealand Wars in a global context. Out now on the BWB website and all good bookstores.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
Charlotte Macdonald’s sweeping new history places the New Zealand Wars in a global context. Out now on the BWB website and all good bookstores.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
'Garrison World' uncovers the lives of soldiers, sailors and families across Aotearoa and the British Empire, 1840–1870.
Charlotte Macdonald’s sweeping new history places the New Zealand Wars in a global context. Out now on the BWB website and all good bookstores.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
Charlotte Macdonald’s sweeping new history places the New Zealand Wars in a global context. Out now on the BWB website and all good bookstores.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World' reveals how empire shaped lives in 19th-century Aotearoa and beyond.
Out now in bookshops and on the BWB website.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
#NZHistory #GarrisonWorld
Out now in bookshops and on the BWB website.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
#NZHistory #GarrisonWorld
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Richly illustrated and deeply researched, Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World' reveals how empire shaped lives in 19th-century Aotearoa and beyond.
Out now in bookshops and on the BWB website.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
#NZHistory #GarrisonWorld
Out now in bookshops and on the BWB website.
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
#NZHistory #GarrisonWorld
🗞️ 'It’s vital in a functioning democracy that people ... have trust in the information they receive'
In 'How to Rebuild Trust in Journalism', Tim Watkin explores how we can restore faith in media.
📚 Out now in bookshops and through our website
📰 Read more:pmn.co.nz/read/news/trust-in... #BWBTexts
In 'How to Rebuild Trust in Journalism', Tim Watkin explores how we can restore faith in media.
📚 Out now in bookshops and through our website
📰 Read more:pmn.co.nz/read/news/trust-in... #BWBTexts
Trust in journalism under scrutiny as Pacific audiences turn to social media
A new report shows New Zealanders’ trust in news remains low as journalist Tim Watkin says diversity and objectivity are key to rebuilding this connection.
pmn.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
🗞️ 'It’s vital in a functioning democracy that people ... have trust in the information they receive'
In 'How to Rebuild Trust in Journalism', Tim Watkin explores how we can restore faith in media.
📚 Out now in bookshops and through our website
📰 Read more:pmn.co.nz/read/news/trust-in... #BWBTexts
In 'How to Rebuild Trust in Journalism', Tim Watkin explores how we can restore faith in media.
📚 Out now in bookshops and through our website
📰 Read more:pmn.co.nz/read/news/trust-in... #BWBTexts
Historian Charlotte Macdonald joins Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon to discuss her major new history, 'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire'.
Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
📘 Pick up your copy at a local bookshop today!
Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
📘 Pick up your copy at a local bookshop today!
Garrison World: historian Charlotte Macdonald
The story of the Redcoats, as they were known, has been told in a new book Garrison World by Victoria University history professor Charlotte Macdonald.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Historian Charlotte Macdonald joins Kathryn Ryan on RNZ Nine to Noon to discuss her major new history, 'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire'.
Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
📘 Pick up your copy at a local bookshop today!
Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
📘 Pick up your copy at a local bookshop today!
Join Jeffrey Sissons at the National Library, Wellington — Tue 11 Nov 2025, 5:30–6:30 pm — for 'The Forgotten Prophet and the Taranaki Iconoclasm', inspired by his book 'The Forgotten Prophet: Tāmati Te Ito and His Kaingārara Movement'.
Free | In person or online 🔗 natlib.govt.nz/events/the-fo...
Free | In person or online 🔗 natlib.govt.nz/events/the-fo...
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Join Jeffrey Sissons at the National Library, Wellington — Tue 11 Nov 2025, 5:30–6:30 pm — for 'The Forgotten Prophet and the Taranaki Iconoclasm', inspired by his book 'The Forgotten Prophet: Tāmati Te Ito and His Kaingārara Movement'.
Free | In person or online 🔗 natlib.govt.nz/events/the-fo...
Free | In person or online 🔗 natlib.govt.nz/events/the-fo...
Rebecca Macfie’s 'Hardship & Hope' was reviewed on RNZ’s Nine to Noon: 'If you’ve never been to a food bank or queued at MSD… this book is for you.'
A powerful look at poverty and resilience in Aotearoa. 🎧 Listen to the review here: zurl.co/b6jnz #BWBTexts
A powerful look at poverty and resilience in Aotearoa. 🎧 Listen to the review here: zurl.co/b6jnz #BWBTexts
Book review: Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie
Cynthia Morahan reviews Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie, published by Bridget Williams Books.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Rebecca Macfie’s 'Hardship & Hope' was reviewed on RNZ’s Nine to Noon: 'If you’ve never been to a food bank or queued at MSD… this book is for you.'
A powerful look at poverty and resilience in Aotearoa. 🎧 Listen to the review here: zurl.co/b6jnz #BWBTexts
A powerful look at poverty and resilience in Aotearoa. 🎧 Listen to the review here: zurl.co/b6jnz #BWBTexts
Last weekend’s Ōtāhuhu Food Festival was more than great kai – it was a time to reflect on local history. Historian and author Aroha Harris (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) spoke with Mihingarangi Forbes about some of the local history.
Listen to the kōrero from Saturday Morning here 👉 zurl.co/F3zJ0
Listen to the kōrero from Saturday Morning here 👉 zurl.co/F3zJ0
Ōtāhuhu Food Festival: Aroha Harris
Aroha Harris is a history lecturer at Auckland University, she shares the story of the Marmaduke Nixon monument in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu.
zurl.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Last weekend’s Ōtāhuhu Food Festival was more than great kai – it was a time to reflect on local history. Historian and author Aroha Harris (Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) spoke with Mihingarangi Forbes about some of the local history.
Listen to the kōrero from Saturday Morning here 👉 zurl.co/F3zJ0
Listen to the kōrero from Saturday Morning here 👉 zurl.co/F3zJ0
28 October marks Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara – the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars.
Explore these histories with works by Vincent O’Malley, Hazel Riseborough, Judith Binney & more:
🔗 www.bwb.co.nz/books/history
#TePutakeoteRiri #HeRaMaumahara #NZHistory #Aotearoa
Explore these histories with works by Vincent O’Malley, Hazel Riseborough, Judith Binney & more:
🔗 www.bwb.co.nz/books/history
#TePutakeoteRiri #HeRaMaumahara #NZHistory #Aotearoa
October 27, 2025 at 11:07 PM
28 October marks Te Pūtake o te Riri, He Rā Maumahara – the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars.
Explore these histories with works by Vincent O’Malley, Hazel Riseborough, Judith Binney & more:
🔗 www.bwb.co.nz/books/history
#TePutakeoteRiri #HeRaMaumahara #NZHistory #Aotearoa
Explore these histories with works by Vincent O’Malley, Hazel Riseborough, Judith Binney & more:
🔗 www.bwb.co.nz/books/history
#TePutakeoteRiri #HeRaMaumahara #NZHistory #Aotearoa
The Otago Daily Times features an extract from ‘The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840’ by Vincent O’Malley, focusing on early whaling stations and cross-cultural relationships in southern Te Waipounamu.
👉 Read the piece: www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/maga...
👉 Read the piece: www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/maga...
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The Otago Daily Times features an extract from ‘The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840’ by Vincent O’Malley, focusing on early whaling stations and cross-cultural relationships in southern Te Waipounamu.
👉 Read the piece: www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/maga...
👉 Read the piece: www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/maga...
Charlotte Macdonald joins Mihingarangi Forbes on RNZ’s Saturday Morning to discuss forthcoming book ‘Garrison World’ and the history of the Great South Road.
🎧 Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
🎧 Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
October 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Charlotte Macdonald joins Mihingarangi Forbes on RNZ’s Saturday Morning to discuss forthcoming book ‘Garrison World’ and the history of the Great South Road.
🎧 Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
🎧 Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
Vincent O’Malley gives a keynote lecture in Kirikiriroa today to kick off a series of events to mark He Rā Maumahara, the National Day of Remembrance for the New Zealand Wars.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-ne...
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-ne...
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Vincent O’Malley gives a keynote lecture in Kirikiriroa today to kick off a series of events to mark He Rā Maumahara, the National Day of Remembrance for the New Zealand Wars.
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-ne...
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-ne...
🎉 Two BWB Texts on the Unity Books bestseller lists! 🎉
📚 'Hardship and Hope' by Rebecca Macfie is #6 in Auckland
📚 'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' by Macfie, Whimp & Bönisch-Brednich (eds) is #9 in Wellington.
Grab them at your local bookshop or the BWB website!
thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-10...
📚 'Hardship and Hope' by Rebecca Macfie is #6 in Auckland
📚 'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' by Macfie, Whimp & Bönisch-Brednich (eds) is #9 in Wellington.
Grab them at your local bookshop or the BWB website!
thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-10...
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending October 24
A classic cat versus dog situation takes it out in Wellington.
thespinoff.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
🎉 Two BWB Texts on the Unity Books bestseller lists! 🎉
📚 'Hardship and Hope' by Rebecca Macfie is #6 in Auckland
📚 'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' by Macfie, Whimp & Bönisch-Brednich (eds) is #9 in Wellington.
Grab them at your local bookshop or the BWB website!
thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-10...
📚 'Hardship and Hope' by Rebecca Macfie is #6 in Auckland
📚 'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' by Macfie, Whimp & Bönisch-Brednich (eds) is #9 in Wellington.
Grab them at your local bookshop or the BWB website!
thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-10...
'History and archaeology chose me.'
In this RNZ feature, Professor Atholl Anderson (Ngāi Tahu) reflects on a lifetime uncovering Aotearoa’s past — from early inspirations in Hāwera to research on Māori migration across the Pacific.
Read & listen 👉 zurl.co/dMXZC
📘 The Welcome of Strangers out now.
In this RNZ feature, Professor Atholl Anderson (Ngāi Tahu) reflects on a lifetime uncovering Aotearoa’s past — from early inspirations in Hāwera to research on Māori migration across the Pacific.
Read & listen 👉 zurl.co/dMXZC
📘 The Welcome of Strangers out now.
History and archaeology 'chose me' - Professor Atholl Anderson
For decades the Ngāi Tahu archaeologist and historian has explored the origins and historic migration of peoples around the Pacific.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
'History and archaeology chose me.'
In this RNZ feature, Professor Atholl Anderson (Ngāi Tahu) reflects on a lifetime uncovering Aotearoa’s past — from early inspirations in Hāwera to research on Māori migration across the Pacific.
Read & listen 👉 zurl.co/dMXZC
📘 The Welcome of Strangers out now.
In this RNZ feature, Professor Atholl Anderson (Ngāi Tahu) reflects on a lifetime uncovering Aotearoa’s past — from early inspirations in Hāwera to research on Māori migration across the Pacific.
Read & listen 👉 zurl.co/dMXZC
📘 The Welcome of Strangers out now.
Māori and Pākehā once met on a 'middle ground' — a time of trade and shared learning before colonisation reshaped Aotearoa. Vincent O’Malley explores this era in 'The Meeting Place'.
📘 New edition out now — at bookshops and on our website.
🔗 Read an extract with E-Tangata: zurl.co/fDCB3
📘 New edition out now — at bookshops and on our website.
🔗 Read an extract with E-Tangata: zurl.co/fDCB3
The end of the middle ground | E-Tangata
e-tangata.co.nz
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Māori and Pākehā once met on a 'middle ground' — a time of trade and shared learning before colonisation reshaped Aotearoa. Vincent O’Malley explores this era in 'The Meeting Place'.
📘 New edition out now — at bookshops and on our website.
🔗 Read an extract with E-Tangata: zurl.co/fDCB3
📘 New edition out now — at bookshops and on our website.
🔗 Read an extract with E-Tangata: zurl.co/fDCB3
Rebecca Macfie explores why poverty in Aotearoa remains unbroken despite decades of research, and the unseen work tackling it.
Read and listen to her RNZ Saturday feature, discussing new BWB Texts 'Hardship and Hope' and 'Pakukore': zurl.co/JADMI
#BWBTexts
Read and listen to her RNZ Saturday feature, discussing new BWB Texts 'Hardship and Hope' and 'Pakukore': zurl.co/JADMI
#BWBTexts
Rebecca Macfie: Unpacking poverty in Aotearoa
It was while researching her two latest projects that Award-winning journalist Rebecca Macfie came to realise the privileges colonisation had bequeathed her own family.
zurl.co
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Rebecca Macfie explores why poverty in Aotearoa remains unbroken despite decades of research, and the unseen work tackling it.
Read and listen to her RNZ Saturday feature, discussing new BWB Texts 'Hardship and Hope' and 'Pakukore': zurl.co/JADMI
#BWBTexts
Read and listen to her RNZ Saturday feature, discussing new BWB Texts 'Hardship and Hope' and 'Pakukore': zurl.co/JADMI
#BWBTexts
📣 Join Dr Vincent O’Malley at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Saturday for 'The Invasion of Waikato / Te Riri ki Tainui' – a free public talk marking He Rā Maumahara, our National Day of Remembrance for the New Zealand Wars.
Book here: zurl.co/iOfW8
Book here: zurl.co/iOfW8
Public Talk: Dr Vincent O'Malley, The Invasion of Waikato Te Riri Ki Tainui
tewharetaonga.nz
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
📣 Join Dr Vincent O’Malley at Te Whare Taonga o Waikato this Saturday for 'The Invasion of Waikato / Te Riri ki Tainui' – a free public talk marking He Rā Maumahara, our National Day of Remembrance for the New Zealand Wars.
Book here: zurl.co/iOfW8
Book here: zurl.co/iOfW8
'The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840' by Vincent O'Malley at #1 in the weekend's Unity Books Wellington bestseller list!
Pick up a copy now from your local bookshop or through our website.
Pick up a copy now from your local bookshop or through our website.
October 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
'The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840' by Vincent O'Malley at #1 in the weekend's Unity Books Wellington bestseller list!
Pick up a copy now from your local bookshop or through our website.
Pick up a copy now from your local bookshop or through our website.
📘 'Hardship & Hope' (by Rebecca Macfie) and 'Pakukore' (co‑edited by Rebecca) explore the realities of poverty in Aotearoa – from lived experiences to the systems that shape them.
Rebecca joins RNZ’s Saturday Morning to discuss what needs to change and why.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
Rebecca joins RNZ’s Saturday Morning to discuss what needs to change and why.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
Rebecca Macfie: Unpacking poverty in Aotearoa
Charities around the country have been reporting increasing levels of families in poverty with no signs of it slowing down.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📘 'Hardship & Hope' (by Rebecca Macfie) and 'Pakukore' (co‑edited by Rebecca) explore the realities of poverty in Aotearoa – from lived experiences to the systems that shape them.
Rebecca joins RNZ’s Saturday Morning to discuss what needs to change and why.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
Rebecca joins RNZ’s Saturday Morning to discuss what needs to change and why.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...
'The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840' by Vincent O'Malley featuring high on the Unity Books Wellington bestseller list!
thespinoff.co.nz/books/17-10...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/17-10...
October 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
'The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840' by Vincent O'Malley featuring high on the Unity Books Wellington bestseller list!
thespinoff.co.nz/books/17-10...
thespinoff.co.nz/books/17-10...
'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire' by Charlotte Macdonald publishes in November.
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
October 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire' by Charlotte Macdonald publishes in November.
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington
Preorder now from your local bookseller or through our website:
www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...
📷 Neil Pardington