During the First World War, 18,000 New Zealanders died and their names are immortalised on local war memorials that are… Read more »
Exhibiton: ‘Charlie Dawes: Everybody’s artist photographer’ (Auckland, until 18 August 2019)
Explore the work of Hokianga photographer, Charles Peet Dawes, including images from a collection of glass plate negatives recently acquired… Read more »
Public History Talk: ‘Leading the way: 100 years of the Tararua Tramping Club’ by Shaun Barnett and Chris Maclean (Wellington, 3 July 2019)
Come along to the next Public History Talk hosted by Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the National… Read more »
Victoria University History Programme Seminar: ‘Vessel of Globalization: the many worlds of the Edwin Fox, 1853-1905’, talk by Boyd Cothran and Adrian Shubert (Wellington, Friday 14 June 2019)
Come along to a Victoria University of Wellington History Programme Seminar: Vessel of Globalization: the many worlds of the edwin… Read more »
‘Fresh collections and fascinating finds on DigitalNZ’ talk at National Library (Wellington, 18 June 2019)
DigitalNZ — what’s new DigitalNZ brings together the digital collections of over 200 different organisations from across Aotearoa — the… Read more »
‘Birdstories’, talk by Geoff Norman (12 June 2019, Wellington)
New Zealand’s extraordinary birds New Zealand birds – their discovery, their place in both Pākehā and Māori worlds, their survival… Read more »
‘Patterns: the printed image and a century of colonial-made furniture’ talk by William Cottrell (13 June 2019, Wellington)
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 »