Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 was launched in the Urewera on 30 November. This richly illustrated history of Te Rohe Potae o Te Urewera over a hundred years contextualises Tuhoe’s never-ending quest for authority in their lands. Award-winning author Judith Binney has written another spell-binding history – already greeted with acclaim by the Urewera hapu and readers all over the country. Book of the Year, New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010.

The Carbon Challenge offers a plain language guide to the complex issues of New Zealand's emissions trading scheme. Geoff Bertram and Simon Terry provide a 'forensic assessment' (to quote Professor Michael Grubb, from Cambridge University) of this important initiative. The challenging information in this new title in BWB's Series 21 has been described as 'essential reading for all New Zealanders' by Victoria University's Professor Peter Barrett.

Bridget Williams Books is an independent publisher focusing on New Zealand history, Maori experience, contemporary issues, and women's studies. The present company is the culmination of three decades of publishing by Bridget Williams. In a distinguished list of titles, this publishing has contributed to critical scholarship in New Zealand, and deepened our understanding of what it is to inhabit these islands.

The Bridget Williams Books Publishing Trust was launched at Unity Books (Wellington) on 8 December 2009. The Trust was established to support the publication of excellent, critical scholarship in New Zealand by Bridget Williams Books. Trustees: Professor Charlotte Macdonald (chair), Emeritus Professor Graeme Kennedy, Margaret Calder. Settlor: Hugh Rennie QC.

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