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Posted on September 6 2023
Tuesday 26 September 2023, 6pm to 7:30pm Te Ahumairangi (ground floor), National Library, corner Molesworth and Aitken St, Thorndon, Wellington Free Join Bridget Williams Books to celebrate 100 BWB Texts published since 2013. Writers Morgan Godfery, Rebecca Kiddle, Rebecca Macfie, Damon Salesa and publisher Tom Rennie speak to the place of these narratives in our times. Short books on big
Posted on September 6 2023
Thursday 14 September 2023, 6pm to 7pm 9 The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland Free. Koha from non-members appreciated. In this presentation at Auckland’s Takapuna Library, Alexander Turnbull Library’s Paul Diamond will talk about the highlights and challenges he has faced since being appointed the inaugural Curator, Māori in 2010. A ground-breaking role In 2010 the role of Curator, Māori was established
Posted on September 6 2023
Tuesday 12 September 2023, 5:30pm to 6:30pm Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street or on Zoom Free. Koha from non-members appreciated. Women’s suffrage and the right to vote The campaign for women’s suffrage was driven by important ideas about equality between men and women. On 19 September 1893, a new Electoral Act was
Posted on May 3 2023
Explore the lesser-known aspects of Canterbury’s Second World War Home Front story at two upcoming talks at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum. These talks coincide with an exhibition about the Westerfield Military Camp set up in Hakatere Ashburton in 1942 amidst the fear of attack or invasion of Aotearoa New Zealand. Stories from the Canterbury Home Front during WWII
Posted on May 2 2023
Thursday 11 May 2023, 5:30pm to 6:30pm Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street and on Zoom. A scandalous society trial In May 1920 New Zealanders received the shocking news that the brilliant, well-connected mayor of Whanganui, Charles Mackay, had shot a young gay poet, D’Arcy Cresswell. A riveting trial followed where it was
Posted on April 26 2023
Wednesday 3 May 2023, 12:10pm to 1pm Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street. or on Zoom What can popular music tell us about a country and its culture? As the 2023 Lilburn Research Fellow, Nick Bollinger is looking at ways in which pop music in Aotearoa New Zealand has reflected, contradicted, and contributed
Posted on April 17 2023
The next Aotearoa Gender History Network seminar. Wednesday Rāapa 17 May, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoomRegister here Sucharita Sen, Gendered Spaces: Memsahibs and their Ayahs in the Anglo-Indian Household, c. 1800-c.1915 Kate Stevens, Gendered violence and medico-legal expertise in the colonial Pacific Sucharita Sen is a 2023 History Innovation Fund Fellow at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She completed
Posted on April 17 2023
The Family History Network is meeting again on Thursday 27 April 2023 at 12pm with a presentation from Hazel Petrie. Hazel will present on her research concerning early migrants to Auckland on the ships Jane Gifford & Duchess of Argyle. Her work, which included following her own family histories, has considered how migrants without trades viable in early Auckland sought to make a living
Posted on March 23 2023
The 2023 Auckland Writers Festival is taking place from 16 – 21 May. The program is out now and includes PHANZA members Paul Diamond, Jock Phillips and Elizabeth Cox. The Festival brings the very best local and international writers of contemporary fiction and non-fiction, scientists, economists, poets, journalists and public intellectuals together with audiences to explore ideas, share stories and
Posted on March 20 2023
On 28 March at the National Library in Wellington, whānau of Te Pouhere Kōrero gather to wānanga – to make time and space to discuss their collective work. Supported by the Judith Binney Trust. Tuesday 28 March, 5.30 for 6.00 p.m. startTe Ahumairangi Foyer (ground floor)National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa70 Molesworth Street, Wellington Welcome: Paul Diamond
Posted on March 8 2023
The next Family History Network meeting is on Thursday, 16th March at 12-1pm. The zoom link for the meeting is: https://massey.zoom.us/j/84349445346 This month’s session will focus on ‘methods, sources and processes’ of family history research, led by Delwyn Blondell and Sue McLiskie, who have extensive experience in exploring and using different genealogy sites. Please come with your own thoughts on useful sites, sources
Posted on February 25 2023
Otago University Press and Unity Books Wellington warmly welcome you to celebrate the launch of Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Matthew Cunningham, Marinus La Rooij and Paul Spoonley. 6pm, Thursday 9th MarchUnity Books Wellington To be launched by Professor Jim McAloonAll welcome! ABOUT THE BOOK:Histories of Hate: The Radical Right in Aotearoa New
Posted on February 24 2023
20-21 April 2023, Auckland War Memorial Museum The symposium’s framing of intrastate conflict (or civil war) within an international and historicalcontext (with significant Aotearoa New Zealand and Pacific content) is unique, timely, and relevantto both local and international audiences. Intrastate conflicts are characterised by a multitude of perspectives, experiences, cultures,histories, and sites. The Scarred Nations symposium draws together these diverse
Posted on February 11 2023
The ICOMOS NZ Education & Professional Development Committee and Heritage New Zealand are hosting a talk on Thursday 23 February 2023 where Dr. Rachel Paschoalin, Conservation Advisor, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga will speak on ‘Energy renovation of historic buildings in New Zealand: Towards a holistic method for reducing environmental impact’ Current concerns about climate change are emphasising the environmental
Posted on February 7 2023
The first meeting of the Family History Network 2023 will take place on Wednesday, 15 February 12-1pm. The zoom link for the meeting is: https://massey.zoom.us/j/82193424667 The meeting will be an informal discussion about family history plans for the current year (come ready to share your own) and to identify suitable speakers across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. If you can’t make the meeting but
Posted on November 27 2022
This symposium, featuring leading international and New Zealand scholars, will consider the interactions between Christianity, te ao Māori and colonization in Aotearoa New Zealand. Current public conversations on the nature of our history, the Treaty of Waitangi, and issues of Crown governance and Māori authority, call for fresh research and perspectives on multi-faceted relationships and processes. The wānanga-symposium will canvass