A special public event is being held to celebrate the publication of the new edition of The Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Māori by Emeritus Professor Atholl Anderson.
Venue: National Library, 70 Molesworth Street, Wellington
Date: Tuesday, 5 August
Time: Doors open at 5.30pm; event begins at 6.00pm
Speakers: Emeritus Professor Atholl Anderson, with Ngāi Tahu colleagues
This major new edition of a foundational history – originally published in 1998 and now enriched with updated research, visual storytelling, and tribal knowledge – is co-published by Bridget Williams Books and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. An information sheet on the book is attached.
We warmly invite you to attend this event and to help spread the word by forwarding the attached invitation through your networks.All are welcome. No RSVP required.
More information can be found here.