after this journey ramsden published his first book, "marsden and the missions" in 1936 followed by "james busby: the prophet of australian viticultureii in 1940". he was also a member of pen during this time and continued to be after his return to new zealand. once back in new zealand ramsden wrote "busby of waitangi" in 1942, "strange stories from the south seas" in 1944, "sir āpirana ngata and maori culture" in 1948, and "rangiatea: the story of the otaki church, its first pastor and its people" in 1951. he did write one more book in 1954 as a memorial to buck, "a memoir -- te rangihiroa : memorial to sir peter buck". he had intended to write two further books, biographies of te puea and sir peter buck, but these were never completed.