A Destiny Apart: New Zealand's Search for National Identity

New Zealand: The Making of an Asia-Pacific Society
By Nicholas Tarling
Offers a portrait of New Zealand informed by the author's own involvement in its history. Presents six main topics in New Zealand's evolution, including the importance of the role of government.
Inventing New Zealand: Everyday Myths of Pakeha Identity
By Claudia Bell
An examination of New Zealanders' national identity, who claims our identity for us and why.
The Native Born: The Origins of New Zealand Nationalism
By Keith Sinclair
The Native Born: The Origins of New Zealand Nationalism