The bizarre jostles with the extremely significant in the almost 100 kilometres of holdings in Archives New Zealand, the official guardian of the record of government. The thousands of boxes contain all sorts of treasures and secrets, including such intriguing items as:

• a rare letter written by Captain Cook;
• records of secret weapons;
• exotic gifts to our Prime Ministers;
• the battle-worn flag of the warrior prophet Te Kooti;
• grisly exhibits from murder trials;
• sightings of UFOs. This book delves into the archives to tell a very human story of New Zealand, a story that involves love, death, war, immigration, disaster, protest, defiance, censorship - and hokey pokey

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