Book Info enlarge picture A Concise History of New Zealand   Author: Philippa Mein Smith ISBN: 0521542286 Format: Publish Date:                  Book Review New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. In this new account of New Zealand's history, Philippa Mein Smith considers this rugged and dynamic land from its break from Gondwana 80 million years ago to the beginning of the twenty-first century. This is a history that places New Zealand in its global and regional context, linked to Britain, immersed in the Pacific, and part of Australasia.