Canterbury University Press

A new Canterbury University Press book reveals the inside story of a bold New Zealand health system transformation and lessons for leading complex change.

Emerging writers from the University of Canterbury will debut their work in a new book to be launched during the WORD Christchurch Festival.

New Zealand’s goldfields have been remembered as rough, male-dominated places but a new book highlights the lives of the women who worked, mined, built businesses and survived in those harsh environments.

Mental Health and Criminal Justice: A New Zealand guide is the first New Zealand multidisciplinary book on mental health law and policy in our criminal justice system.

The Middle of Nowhere captures the project’s danger, isolation and camaraderie through the voices of those who lived it.

Apirana Taylor, 2024 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry recipient, launches 'in the cracks of light' with Canterbury University Press.

A new book by acclaimed poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, 'Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi Ghost', explores how family histories illuminate both past and present.

New Zealand insects, whose lives are often invisible to city-dwellers, are put under the microscope in a new, richly illustrated book.  

Dame Anna Crighton, a steadfast defender of Christchurch's heritage, shares her unexpected life journey, developing resilience in the face of adversity.