Marguerite Hill

Auckland

I am currently working as Heritage Researcher for Auckland Council. I have previously worked as a social history curator at Canterbury Museum and Auckland War Memorial Museum and as a Resources Researcher at Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand.

I was secretary of PHANZA for many years and also served as a regional representative for Canterbury and Auckland.

My list of publications includes

Researching the history of your house in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland 

Auckland Council · Jun 15, 2022

This guide will help you find out more about the history of your house. It is divided into different sections to help you research land, houses, architecture, architects, and local history in Auckland.This guide will help you find out more about the history of your house. It is divided into different sections to help you research land, houses, architecture, architects, and local history in Auckland.

The 1939 City of Auckland model

Heritage et al (Auckland Libraries) · Jun 3, 2022

Blog about the 1939 City of Auckland model, which was made for the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition. The hand made and hand painted model showcases Auckland city as it was in 1939.Blog about the 1939 City of Auckland model, which was made for the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition. The hand made and hand painted model showcases Auckland city as it was in 1939.

Review of New Zealand Wars Collection (RNZ)

New Zealand Journal of History · Apr 1, 2021

Review of NZOnScreen Iwi Whitiāhua and AudioCulture 

New Zealand Journal of History · Apr 1, 2020

Review of selected Suffrage 125 audio-visual programming

New Zealand Journal of History · Apr 1, 2020

Waving farewell to Santa

Our Auckland · Dec 5, 2019

Review of ‘Black Sheep’

New Zealand Journal of History · Oct 1, 2019

‘A novelty barometer’ in Crafting in Aotearoa (edited by Karl Chitham, Kolokesa U. Māhina-Tuai and Damian Skinner)

Te Papa Press

Suffrage Week Series

Our Auckland · Oct 1, 2018

Review of ‘Real Modern: Everyday New Zealand in the 1950s and 1960s’

New Zealand Journal of History · Nov 1, 2017

History Making a Difference: New Approaches (co-editor)

Cambridge Scholars Publishing · Jan 1, 2017

‘Sydney Lough Thompson’s collection at Canterbury Museum’

Records of Canterbury Museum · Jan 1, 2017

Review of ‘A Bloody Road Home: WWII and New Zealand’s Heroic Second Division’

New Zealand Journal of History · Apr 1, 2016

‘Playing dress up: fancy dress at Canterbury Museum’

Context:dress/fashion/textiles (The New Zealand Costume & Textile Section) · Jan 1, 2016

Taonga of HMS New Zealand’ (web feature) ‘

Ministry for Culture and Heritage · Jan 1, 2016

Review of ‘Holding on to Home’

New Zealand Journal of History · Apr 1, 2015

Arts Festivals (web feature)

Te Ara- Encyclopedia of New Zealand · Jan 1, 2014

‘Live better! House-proud homemakers’ in Promoting prosperity: the art of early New Zealand advertising (chapter).

Craig Potton · Jan 1, 2013

Review of ‘New Zealand in Vogue’ exhibition 

New Zealand Journal of History · Oct 1, 2011

Skills

  • Curatorial advice
  • Heritage inventory preparation
  • Heritage trail preparation
  • Photographic research
  • Research
  • Writing

Specialities

  • Clothing and textiles
  • Health and medical
  • Heritage