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Ell, Gordon.

Kiwiosities : New Zealand traditions & folklore / Gordon Ell. - Auckland, N.Z. : New Holland, 2008. - 284 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Previously published as: A-Z of Kiwi fact & folklore. 2003. Cover subtitle: An A-Z of New Zealand traditions & folklore.

In 2003 New Holland published An A-Z of Kiwi Fact & Folklore, a fully revised edition of the best-selling New Zealand Traditions and Folklore (itself first published in 1993), covering more than 700 updated anecdotes, ideas and traditions that we share as New Zealanders and which help make us unique. This new title distils the folklore element into an attractive, entertaining and affordable volume that will entrance any reader with an interest in the roots of Kiwi culture. Line drawings are included from the original edition.


ISBN: 9781869662332 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
National characteristics, New Zealand--Dictionaries.
Popular culture--New Zealand--Dictionaries.
Folklore--New Zealand--Dictionaries.
Legends--New Zealand--Dictionaries.
Rites and ceremonies--New Zealand--Dictionaries.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--Social life and customs--Dictionaries.

Dewey Class. No.: 305.823