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Barry Crump was one of New Zealand’s most popular authors of all time. From A Good Keen Man in 1960 through to his death in 1996, over a million copies of the 24 books he wrote were sold. He was a superb storyteller, who captured perfectly the laconic humor and the lifestyle of the rugged Kiwi outdoors man. His ability to craft a tale that is both moving and funny is superbly illustrated by the huge international success of the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople, which is based on his book Wild Pork and Watercress.

Crumpy's Campfire Companion is the entertaining third part of a trilogy on The Life and Times of a Good Keen Man. In this collection of yarns, the river, the road, the ridge and the rogue all come alive in Crump's unique humorous style. The yarns reveal his understanding and compassion for the characters and life he writes about. Barry Crump has been New Zealand's best-selling author for more than 30 years. Crumpy's Campfire Companion will delight dedicated fans and new generations of listeners alike.

In Murray Ball: A Cartoonist's Life, Murray's son Mason Ball shares all the hits and misses and long years of hard graft that went into what would become the wildly successful creative enterprise: Footrot Flats. From his unique viewpoint and with candid honesty, Mason reveals the real-life backstory to Murray's most iconic characters and themes, telling the story of the man—and father—who could see the quirks of human nature and capture them with the stroke of a pen.

When Harry Hobnail goes tramping in the mountains, a group of cheeky kids start to pester him and spoil his fun. But when Harry tries to sort these birds out once and for all, he realizes that they are not the only mischief-makers on the mountain. The Pungapeople are most annoyed that someone would dare to make themselves at home on their land, without even asking permission. They have mysterious and effective ways of dealing with this intruder.

The mischievous Pungapeople are back! Mr Tanglewood the carpenter wants to build a house for himself on Punga Ridge, but the local Pungapeople have other ideas. They create so much havoc that house-building becomes almost impossible. But poor Mr Tanglewood doesn't give up - he has a plan!

My father passed away before he finished this story, but what he did write was gold. It was an absolute pleasure finishing this book. It's my favorite in the Pungapeople series. I hope it becomes your favorite, too.

I wanted this story to ease anyone who was concerned or worried about their name or anything else about themselves, as most of the names in this story are real. Take my name Crump, sounds like a paper bag collapsing. Let's all smile and enjoy our differences, I take no offense at you smiling at mine - Enjoy!

When I was a young boy, I rode my bike a very long way where I saved the last duck egg in a nest by a lake and put the egg in my jumper, I rode back home and hatched the egg in our hot water cupboard. This was the start of the adventure of Paddles and Me....

The Pungapeople have inhabited the Ninety Mile Beach undisturbed for years. When the fishermen and campers arrive in their droves their beautiful Pungaland becomes polluted and noisy. The Pungapeople take action and use all of their wily ways to defeat the new visitors.

Settlers unknowingly build a town on "Pungaland", and so the Pungapeople begin their antics to try to drive the settlers away. The town is thrown into chaos. The mayor calls in Professor Pingwit to find the source of the problem. Will Pingwit's scientific methods finally uncover the Pungapeople? 

Mrs. Windyflax seeks the help of a local policeman when she notices her letterbox has been the target of mischievous "Pungapeople". The policeman finds himself outwitted by the wily Pungapeople and returns to his station, minus his clothes, to file a report.