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Posted on December 1 2023
Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand has published the Records of theCanterbury Museum since 1907, irregularly at first but annually since 1997. The reputation ofthe Records the Canterbury Museum is a source of pride, with its regular production andhigh-quality open access articles adding considerably to the Museum’s prestige as aresearch institution. They are now calling for papers for inclusion in
Posted on November 30 2023
Congratulations to PHANZA members Libby Bowyer, Elizabeth Cox and Cheryl Ware who are the recipients of the 2024 Judith Binney Writing Awards! More information on the Judith Binney Trust and the 2024 recipients can be found here.
Posted on November 24 2023
Lucy Mackintosh has received the Erik Olssen Prize for best first book by an author on any aspect of New Zealand history for ‘Shifting Grounds: Deep Histories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’. Congratulations Lucy!
Posted on November 23 2023
An open letter to oppose the proposed cuts to 30% of academic staff in the Humanities and Social Science Schools at Massey University can be found here. Please sign before 19 December 2023. This letter will be delivered to Professor Cynthia White, the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University.
Posted on November 23 2023
1 December 6-7:30pm at Devonport Library. NOHANZ, the National Oral History Association of New Zealand Aotearoa have invited PHANZA members to join them in a joint Christmas meeting. It’s a great opportunity to meet up with each other and with others from a slightly different history background that can inform our work. Numbers are limited so if you would like to
Posted on November 8 2023
We are very pleased to announce the publication of Danielle Campbell’s article ‘Constructing a Snapshot: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Bobbie Barwell’ in the 2023 issue of the New Zealand Journal of Public History. Danielle Campbell is the Art Gallery and Museum Deputy Director for the Ashburton DistrictCouncil, having previously worked for the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa,
Posted on November 8 2023
The International Federation for Public History (IFPH) now welcomes applications for its 2024 World Conference that will take place on 3-7 September 2024 at the University of Luxembourg and online. The conference will be hosted by the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH, University of Luxembourg), which is also the IFPH’s headquarters. Participants will enjoy a very international and multicultural environment
Posted on November 2 2023
Recently appointed adjunct professor at Victoria University’s Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies Dr Selwyn Katene will be discussing the first one-hundred years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in New Zealand. Recently publishedBuild for Eternity: A History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand (Huia Publishers, 2023) provides an account
Posted on November 1 2023
The last 2023 meeting of the Family History Network is on Thursday 16th November at 12pm. It will be led by Moira White and her research partners in Dunedin on the extended Hallenstein family celebrations coming up in December. The link for the zoom meeting is: https://massey.zoom.us/j/85439040254
Posted on November 1 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu: Working Together The National Oral History Association of New Zealand invites proposals for presentations for its 2024 biennial conference to be held 15-17 November 2024 in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Successful oral histories are built upon creative working relationships between interviewers and interviewees. The 2024 conference encourages discussion about ‘working together’ and the stories
Posted on October 26 2023
Part of Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2023 series Thursday 16 November 2023, 5:30pm to 6:30pm Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street or on Zoom. Free. Koha from non-members appreciated. Janet Fraser was the political partner and wife of Prime Minister Peter Fraser. Both Scots-born, Janet and Peter met in Auckland
Posted on October 26 2023
Early volumes of the Appendices to the Journals of House of Representatives (and the Votes & Proceedings) are now available in Papers Past. The AtoJs online site will be closed down once all current functionality is available in the new Papers Past site. PHANZA members are advised that there is an ongoing issue regarding the 1951-1976 digitised volumes that sit,
Posted on October 26 2023
Seminar: Prize-Winning Environmental Historians in Conversation Thursday, 16 November 2023 2:30–3:30 pm NZ / 12:30–1:30 pm Sydney / 9:30–10:30 am Perth The Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History Network invites you to attend a seminar celebrating the joint winners of its inaugural book prize. Dr Lucy Mackintosh and Ass. Prof. Emily O’Gorman will join Network convenor Alessandro Antonello to discuss
Posted on October 18 2023
Thursday 2 November 2023, 6pm to 7pm Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street. Free. RSVP required as seats are limited. Award-winning writer, musician, and broadcaster Nick Bollinger will reflect on his work as a pop critic and cultural historian for the 2023 Lilburn Lecture. In 2023 Nick was awarded the Lilburn Research Fellowship.
Posted on October 18 2023
The next meeting of the Family History Network is on Wednesday 25th October at 12pm. The zoom link for this meeting is: https://massey.zoom.us/j/83383275075 The session will be led by Esther Fitzpatrick and Mike Fitzpatrick on their research into family history incorporating DNA. Their abstract is below: Gene-ealogy: a method of becoming with DNA and archival data Family history research is increasingly subject
Posted on October 12 2023
The Friends of the Turnbull Library invite scholars whose research includes use of the Alexander Turnbull Library to submit a paper for consideration in the 2024 issue of this peer-reviewed journal. The Turnbull Library Record is a journal in the humanities, published yearly by theAlexander Turnbull Library in association with the Friends of the Turnbull Library. It is thelongest-running humanities