Recent Publications

Pip Murdoch offers us a raw and honest account of her personal journey, giving birth and placing her child up for adoption during the early seventies in New Zealand. Her frank and gritty portrayal is set against a period of rapid social change within a narrow and judgemental environment.

Concise and to the point, there’s no complicated waffle here. Just a clear set of instructions and helpful sketches. You’ll look at your trees with new eyes and banish your pruning fears forever.

The book ¡Olé! celebrates El Club Latino’s sixty years of memories with 300 pages and 200 colour photos. It documents the fun events and many friendships that have flourished throughout the decades.

Bob Jagger was one of 6000 New Zealand soldiers and sailors who saw service in Korea during the 1950s. Images Bob snapped with his trusty box Brownie camera give a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse of everyday life for soldiers in Korea.

Bill was the stuff of legend. He was a man with a big personality and an irreverent sense of humour. An audacious climber who collected first ascents, winter ascents and solo ascents, Bill defined alpine climbing in the '70s and '80s

~ Peter Hillary

Bill Denz was probably New Zealand's most remarkable climber ever.

~ Graeme Dingle

- Maxim Books -

As a tiny baby, Bob Jagger was abandoned in a pram at the Wellington Citizen’s Day Nursery. Soon after he was adopted by a wonderful couple, Conrad and Ivy Jagger, for which good fortune he always considered himself lucky.

Ultimately, The Life and Times is a foundling’s success story. Bob had found the touchstone of a happy life and, in the process, thoroughly enjoyed himself.