If you are interested in historical fiction from New Zealand that begins in the late 1800's and to date goes through about 1918, take a look at Shayne Parkinson's "Promises to Keep" series. The first book,
Sentence of Marriage, is free and is available from Smashwords (and elsewhere). I think this is one of the best series written. Myself, my wife, and many of our friends became fans of Parkinson as a result of reading
Sentence of Marriage.