TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wolfe,Richard
TI  - Battlers, bluffers & bully-boys: how New Zealand's Prime Ministers have shaped our nation 
SN  - 1869417151 (pbk.) :
U1  - 324.22092293 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Random House New Zealand
KW  - Prime ministers
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Biography
KW  - Politicians
KW  - History
KW  - Political leadership
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; TAKING RESPONSIBILITY 1856-1872 --; Ch.1; Henry Sewell : premier Prime Minister --; Ch.2; William Fox : gentleman artist and politician --; Ch.3; Edward Stafford : the cost of war --; Ch.4; Alfred Domett : poet of Maoriland --; Ch.5; Frederick Whitaker : a firm hand on the rudder --; Ch.6; Frederick Weld : on the road to self-reliance --; BORROW AND HOPE 1872-1891 --; Ch.7; George Waterhouse : in the shadow of power --; Ch.8; Julius Vogel : an eye on the future --; Ch.9; Daniel Pollen ; didtinguished and faithful colonist --; Ch.10; Harry Atkinson : guerilla tactics --; Ch.11; George Grey : by force of character --; Ch.12; John Hall : all things in moderation --; Ch.13; Robert Stout : politicking from the pulpit --; REIGNING LIBERALS 1891-1912 --; Ch.14; John Ballance : tornado and rain-maker --; Ch.15; Richard Seddon : a glorious disregard for hard knocks --; Ch.16; William Hall-Jones : first officially designated Prime Minister --; Ch.17; Joseph Ward : all across the telegraph --; Ch.18; Thomas Mackenzie : High Commissioner and conservationist --; REFORM, WAR AND DEPRESSION 1912-1935 --; Ch.19; William Massey : the farmer politician --; Ch.20; Francis Bell : a vast storehouse of knowledge --; Ch.21; Gordon Coates : man of action --; Ch.22; George Forbes : political half-back --; THE GREAT EXPERIMENT 1935-1949 --; Ch.23; Michael Joseph Savage : architect of social security --; Ch.24; Peter Fraser : years of strenuous service --; PROSPERITY AND PROTEST 1949-1972 --; Ch.25; Sidney Holland : vigour and sleight of hand --; Ch.26; Keith Holyoake : a man called 'Kiwi' --; Ch.27; Walter Nash : attention to detail --; Ch.28; John Marshall : a gentleman and an author --; TIME FOR CHANGE 1972 TO PRESENT --; Ch.29; Norman Kirk : standing up in the world --; Ch.30; Bill Rowling : a quiet and constant strength --; Ch.31; Robert Muldoon : the way he wanted it --; Ch.32; David Lange : magnificant, tumultuous, tempestuous years --; Ch.33; Geoffrey Palmer : an extremely fortunate career --; Ch.34; Michael Moore : battler for labour --; Ch.35; Jim Bolger : from farm to helm --; Ch.36; Jenny Shipley : coup and coalition --; Ch.37; Helen Clark : pledging her time
N2  - An essential reference book giving a brief description of each New Zealand Prime Minister, describing their influence at the time they were PM and also their lasting legacies N how their decisions have formed our country over the past 150 years
ER  -