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Posted on September 27 2025
Alice Houston-Page completed her BA(Hons) at the University of Otago Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka in 2023. Her Honours dissertation focused on the anti-nuclear activism of an Ōtepoti women’s group in the 1960s. The group produced a petition protesting French nuclear testing in Oceania that ultimately received over 13,000 signatures from New Zealand women. Alice has a particular interest in post-war histories
Posted on March 15 2024
I am the Director of Arque Research, a specialist research consulting company that helps businesses, institutions and cultural organisations use history to connect with staff, customers, stakeholders and communities. I have skills, knowledge and experience gained over a 30-year career spanning academic and applied research, journalism and marketing, and university teaching and postgraduate supervision. My expertise includes legal history, urban
Posted on August 13 2023
I am a freelance historian of English and Irish ancestry, born in Paraparaumu and now living in Island Bay. My training is in musicology, ethnomusicology, colonialism, gender, and film. As a former registered nurse and current part-time medical reference librarian at a tertiary institution, I’m also interested in health, education, equity, and information science. I study te reo Māori, respect
Posted on September 21 2021
I have worked for over thirty years in the GLAM sector as both an archivist and museum curator. I have a passion for history and for sharing my knowledge with others. Having completed my MA, where I looked at social aid I am now working on my doctorate, fun times! Presently I am involved with assisting schools in formulating and
Posted on September 21 2021
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
Dr Aleisha Ward is a Professional Teaching Fellow, Music, at the University of Auckland specialising in Aotearoa New Zealand music history. She is also a freelance historian, writer, editor/copyeditor, and public speaker. Aleisha’s particular area of research is the history of jazz in Aotearoa. She is an award winning jazz historian and music writer who was a recipient of the
Posted on September 10 2021
Qualifications Victoria University of Wellington Master of Museum and Heritage Practice Bachelor of Arts, History Publications Constructing a Snapshot: The Life and Legacy of Photographer Bobbie Barwell https://phanza.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Danielle-Campbell-Constructing-a-Snapshot.pdf Making matches: Reconnecting Leslie Adkin photographs https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2020/01/31/making-matches-reconnecting-leslie-adkin-photographs/ Thames Heritage Festival: Beyond the Goldfields https://phanza.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Phanzine-vol27-no1-Apr-2021.pdf