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Posted on September 21 2021
Phil Lascelles is a museum professional with a strong background in digital humanities, history, and information management. He currently works at MTG Hawke’s Bay, focusing on copyright, intellectual property, and collection documentation. Phil has a PGDip in Museum Studies, an MA in History, and a PGCert in Digital Humanities. He is also a trustee of the Hawke’s Bay Digital Archives
Posted on September 21 2021
I am Chief Historian at Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Prior to this I worked as a historian for the Ministry, as an editor/researcher for the Dictionary of NZ Biography and as a freelance historian. In this role I oversee content for the ministry’s history and reference websites, including Te Ara – Encyclopedia of NZ, Ngā Tangata Taumata
Posted on September 21 2021
Karen has considerable experience researching, assessing and documenting heritage places, with a particular focus on New Zealand’s engineering heritage. Karen is currently the Director Corporate Services at Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
Posted on September 21 2021
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 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