In Oblong Softcovers, First Edition 2009, map, Colour and Black and White Photographs, 168 pages, Published By Steele Roberts Wellington. A Fine Copy. New Zealand Author. 'Kiribati- traditions, meeting houses, dance, canoes and objects of daily life on this 'sea of islands'. This book blends Tony Whincup's lively and discerning ethnographic essays with his outstanding photos of the material culture of Kiribati, 30 years on from its birth as an independent Pacific nation that touches all four hemispheres of the globe. Tony Whincup is associate Professor at Massey university, New Zealand and head of the School of Visual & material Culture in the College of Creative Arts at the Wellington campus. Tony has over 30 years' experience photographing and writing about Kiribati'