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Posted on September 27 2025
Mark Pacey completed a degree from Massey University in 2017 with a double major in History and Defence Studies. He has had an interest in military history since childhood and specialises in the Pacific theatre of World War Two. While studying at university, Pacey published his first book “Grand Pharmacies”, a history of pharmacies in the Hastings and Havelock North
Posted on September 20 2023
I am Elizabeth (Libby). I’ve completed my MA and PhD in History at Te Herenga Waka Victoria – University of Wellington. In 2024 I received a Judith Binney Writing Award which I am using to adapt my PhD thesis, ‘Women Contracting in Law c. 1840–1920: Gender and Settler Colonialism in the Courts of Aotearoa New Zealand’, for publication. I have
Posted on September 21 2021
I am passionate about recording the stories of people, families, local communities, businesses, and not-for-profit/community organisations. I am experienced in oral history interviewing, research, writing and publishing. I work with graphic designers, editors and publishers. I studied New Zealand, Australian and Pacific history at Victoria University as well as theatre, and women’s studies. I also have a post-graduate Diploma from
Posted on September 21 2021
Queen’s Service Medal Qualifications: M.A. (Hons), Dip.Ed, Dip.Teaching, Dip. Recreation and Sport. Author of 37 books on the social and industrial history of the Buller and West Coast regions. Teacher for many years, now retired. Involved in many local institutions and Associations.
Posted on September 21 2021
An archivist by day and author by night, Jared Davidson is a writer based in Lower Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand. His work explores capitalism, state power and the environment through the lives of people overlooked by traditional histories – from working-class radicals of the early twentieth century to convicts of the nineteenth. Jared has published five books and edited others,
Posted on September 21 2021
Hello. I am a Dunedin-based historian but tend to travel to where the work takes me. I have an MA in history from Otago University and a Diploma in Journalism from Canterbury University. I am the author of more than 30 non-fiction books on New Zealand history, biography, culture and society. I am always looking for interesting new projects, large
Posted on September 21 2021
Dr Grace Bateman (PhD Otago, History). Dunedin – based historian. nzskatinghistory.org.nz I am available for research into a diverse variety of aspects of society and culture. I have a wide range of experience in researching and writing many different topics using different methodologies, both as project lead, and as a research assistant. Two examples of this diversity are my recent
Posted on September 21 2021
I live in Whangarei where I am involved with a number of local arts, heritage and cultural organisations. Prior to this, I worked in the NZ government’s historical sector for 20 years, researching and producing histories in a range of media, and managing teams of historians and writers. My research has covered the welfare area, specialising in child welfare, and
Posted on September 21 2021
I am an experienced heritage consultant with a nation-wide practice that specialises in cultural heritage identification, assessment and policy advice. With a PhD in art and architectural history from the University of Canterbury, I lectured at the University of Waikato for ten years before establishing Heritage Consultancy Services in 2006. My work ranges from large-scale district plan review inputs for
Posted on September 4 2021
Peter Cooke BA(Hons) is a self-employed historian who specialises in NZ military history. He formed the Defence of NZ Study Group in 1996 and edits its magazine Forts & Works. He also edits the journal The Volunteers of the NZ Military Historical Society Inc. He lives where the archives are–in Wellington. Peter will help with enquiries into NZ military history