Art history of material culture Art Historian Dr William Cottrell specialised in colonial furniture. He says that new research now… Read more »
Public History Talk: Stories behind the book — ‘Tatau: A History of Samoan Tattooing’ by Sean Mallon (Wednesday 5 June 2019, Wellington)
3000 years of Samoan tatau The Samoan Islands are virtually unique in that tattooing has been continuously practiced with indigenous… Read more »
Vacancy: Heritage Specialist at Tauranga City Libraries (closes Monday 24 June 2019)
Tauranga City Libraries are looking for a Heritage Specialist to join the Heritage & Research team on a 12 month… Read more »
Applications open for Winter School in Advanced Oral History course (Wellington, 30-31 August 2019)
The Winter School in Advanced Oral History is designed for members of the public and postgraduate students who are thinking… Read more »
13 new Dictionary of New Zealand Biography entries
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage has added 13 new entries to the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.… Read more »
LET’S DEAL WITH IT!: A TRANS-TASMAN CAMPAIGN TOWARDS FACILITATING RACIAL EQUITY – conference, 14 June 2019
Shakti Community Council is organising a one-day conference in Auckland to emphasise the objectives of two of their campaigns “Lets… Read more »
Dragon Tails 2019 conference: CALL FOR PAPERS – deadline extended to 31 May 2019
The call for papers for Dragon Tails 2019 – the 6th Australasian conference on Chinese diaspora history and heritage (20-23 November 2019)… Read more »
Rosemary Seymour Research & Archives Award (applications open from 1 August and close 31 October)
In 1974 Rosemary Seymour, a Waikato sociologist, initiated a newsletter and a network of women interested in women’s studies, that… Read more »
Vacancies: Heritage Assessment Advisors at Heritage New Zealand (closes 4 June 2019)
Heritage New Zealand is currently advertising for two Heritage Assessment Advisors, one full time and the second part time, based… Read more »
Essentials of Oral History workshop: Wellington (25 May 2019)
The Alexander Turnbull Library is once again offering their popular introductory oral history workshops in Wellington. These workshops are for… Read more »