Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture 2009

The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History

The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History - Helen Leach

Otago University Press, ISBN 978-1-87737-257-5, $40.00 hbk

Ladies, A Plate: Traditional Home Baking

LIFESTYLE & CONTEMPORARY CULTURE CATEGORY WINNER 2009

Ladies, A Plate: Traditional Home Baking - Alexa Johnston

Penguin Group (NZ), ISBN 978-0-14300-863-7, $45.00 pbk

Art Icons of New Zealand: Lines in the Sand

Art Icons of New Zealand: Lines in the Sand - Oliver Stead

David Bateman, ISBN 978-1-86953-637-4, $49.99 hbk

A fascinating exploration of art, culture and identity. Certain images, art objects and art styles have embedded themselves in the consciousness of many New Zealanders. But why and how have they become part of our visual vocabulary? Oliver Stead has selected 40 of these iconic works, and woven them into a story of New Zealand art and social history.