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Posted on October 12 2026
Please see the flyer below for information about the University of Otago History Students’ Postgraduate Symposium. For more information, see the University of Otago Students’ Historical Society Instagram page.
Posted on October 12 2026
Posted on October 9 2026
For more information and to book a ticket, click here. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies are already embedded in the communication of culture – they shape and touch on all aspects of culture. In the face of this, an intense debate is currently taking place in museums around the world: are AI technologies to be embraced and trusted or should they
Posted on October 3 2026
Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Seminar “How to write about a life: current (auto)biography and memoir in Aotearoa New Zealand”“Owen Woodhouse: an unlikely revolutionary?” Professor Jim McAloon Owen Woodhouse (1916-2014) was a Judge of the Supreme Court (now the High Court) from 1961 until 1974 and then of the Court of Appeal
Posted on October 3 2026
Please see the notice below for information about Dunedin Heritage Weekend from 9-11 October. For more information, click here.
Posted on September 26 2026
Auckland Heritage Festival 2026Tastes of Tāmaki: A Heritage Feast 26 September – 11 October This year’s theme, Tastes of Tāmaki: A Heritage Feast, centres our celebrations on the history and heritage of food and beverage in Auckland. Food is a universal language that tells rich stories of migration, resilience, innovation, and manaakitanga (hospitality). It connects us to our past and reflects
Posted on September 8 2026
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery is hosting author and historian Nicola Francis on Thursday 1 October, where she will launch her new book, My Own Sort of Heaven: A Life of Rosalie Gascoigne, published by Australian National University Press. 5pm, Thursday 1 OctoberNew Zealand Portrait Gallery, Wellington Joining for the event is curator, poet, painter, essayist, and anthologist Gregory O’Brien
Posted on September 3 2026
Mahuru Māori event series This Mahuru Māori, join a reorua (bilingual) He Tohu experience and hīkoi around Pipitea to celebrate te reo Māori and the unique hītori (history) of Pipitea. Deepen your understanding about ingoa tūturu (original place names) and the wāhi (space) whereHe Tohu currently sits. Note more than one tour date below: Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026 and Friday 11 September 2026Time: 12pm to 1:30pmCost: Free. Venue: Te Ahumairangi
Posted on September 3 2026
Friends of the Turnbull event series If you remember the famous quote from David Lange — “And I’m going to give it to you if you hold your breath just for a moment … I can smell the uranium on it as you lean towards me,” make sure you don’t miss this engaging talk from author Greg Bruce on 15 September. Greg Bruce
Posted on August 26 2026
Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Seminar Series “How to write about a life: current (auto)biography and memoir in Aotearoa New Zealand” Mining the Memories Graeme Aitken This seminar will trace the process I went through in the period leading up to and the writing of a memoir about my life, much of which was
Posted on August 15 2026
Date/time: Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 6.00pm – 7.00pm Bridget Williams Books warmly invites you to attend a talk by Tony Ballantyne, author of Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire. James Cook is one of the most contested figures in Aotearoa New Zealand’s past. Today, his name evokes not only exploration and scientific endeavour but also the violence of first
Posted on August 15 2026
Please join members of the Professional Historians’ Association of New Zealand Aotearoa for an informal social gathering following Professor Tony Ballantyne’s talk at the National Library about his new book Captain Cook and the Unsettled Afterlives of Empire. Tuesday, 25 August 2026, ~7pm If you can make it, please fill in this form by 23 August. We’ll meet in the foyer of
Posted on August 6 2026
Jonathan Howard of Heritage New Zealand will be giving a public talk, The Rise and Fall of Seacliff, on Wednesday 26 August. Visions for Dunedin: Our Heritage, Our FutureWednesday 26 August 2026 – 5.30pmDunningham Suite | Level 4 | Dunedin Public LibraryKoha welcome Speaker: Jonathan Howard (HNZPT Senior Project Advisor) Talk Title: The Rise and Fall of Seacliff Abstract: Seacliff Asylum, once the
Posted on July 31 2026
August is Family History Month at Auckland Libraries. Click on the links below to find out more about these events and public talks: Family History Workshop: Introducing DNA research and free family history resources – Tuesday 18 August, 2pm-3.30pm Our Objects, Our Stories – public talk, Saturday 22 August, 11am-12pm DNA 101 – public talk, Saturday 29 August, 11am-12pm Click on the links
Posted on July 31 2026
Auckland’s month-long local reading and writing festival is back this August! Celebrate the stories of our city with quick-access books, free author events and writing workshops featuring top writers from Tāmaki Makaurau. For information on events and author talks, click here.
Posted on July 31 2026
Click here to find out more about this event. Who are the women behind the artefacts? Every archaeological object tells a human story, yet many of the women connected to these artefacts remain largely invisible in the historical record. Join Memories in Time and Christchurch Archaeology Project for a free, hands-on workshop where you’ll learn practical family history research skills and use them to