Hear Our Voices, We Entreat: The Extraordinary Story of New Zealand's National Anthems

Exisle Publishing Ltd, 2004.

Tells the full story of the rise and fall of 'God Defend New Zealand' unearthing many fascinating and little-known facts, and correcting some popular misconceptions. After enterprising Irish settler Thomas Bracken penned the words in 1876, he held a competition for people to compose the music. The winner was John Joseph Woods, an unknown schoolteacher from Lawrence, central Otago...