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Aotearoa Gender History Network seminar, 1 November

Posted on September 30 2023

The final Aotearoa Gender History Network seminar for 2023. Wednesday Rāapa 1 November, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom Register here Speakers: Natalie Looyer, ‘Pretty strong for a girl’: The ascent of women rock climbing in Aotearoa, c.1980 to 202 Jennifer Frost, Mrs. Griffiths Goes to Washington Natalie Looyer is in the second year of her PhD candidacy at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University

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Public History Talk: Jared Davidson – Prison labour and the making of New Zealand, 4 October 2023

Posted on September 17 2023

Wednesday 4 October 2023, 12:10pm to 1pm Taiwhanga Kauhau — Auditorium, (lower ground) National Library Wellington. Entrance on Aitken Street on Zoom. Free In this talk, archivist and author Jared Davidson will discuss his latest book, ‘Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand’ (Bridget Williams Books) and the role prisoners have played in the development of

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Reminder: PHANZA AGM, Thursday 21 September 2023

Posted on September 14 2023

We hope to see our members at this year’s AGM on Thursday 21 September 2023 Time: The meeting will start at 5.30pm. Venue: George’s Room at the Thistle Inn, Wellington, 3 Mulgrave Street, or on Zoom. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Click here to join via Zoom Please visit documents to view or download these.

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Stout Research Centre: Bain Attwood – Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and the Making of History, 22 September 2023

Posted on September 14 2023

Date:                      Friday 22 September 2023Time:                      2.30pm – 5.30pm. Refreshments at 3.30pm Venue:                    Stout Seminar Room, 12 Waiteata Road, Kelburn Monash University Professor of History Bain Attwood will be discussing his important new work on the making of histories about te Tiriti/the Treaty in the Stout Centre’s seminar room. ‘A Bloody Difficult Subject’ (Auckland University Press, 2023) has, among other things, significant ramifications for the

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Expression of Interest: Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Talks 2024

Posted on September 14 2023

PHANZA members are invited to submit an expression of interest for contributing to Auckland Council Libraries 2024 HeritageTalks programme that is held every Wednesday 12-1pm in the Whare Wananga, L2 Central City Library, 44 Lorne St, Auckland (or online via Zoom). Preference is given to topics related to local (Auckland) history, New Zealand history, Maori heritage and culture, Pasifika heritage

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PHANZA AGM, Thursday 21 September 2023

Posted on September 7 2023

Members are advised that papers for this month’s AGM are now up on the website. Please visit documents to view or download these. The PHANZA AGM will be held in person and via Zoom on Thursday 21 September 2023. Time: The meeting will start at 5.30pm. Venue: George’s Room at the Thistle Inn, Wellington, 3 Mulgrave Street, or on Zoom. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

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Celebrating 100 BWB Texts, 26 September 2023

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

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Friends of the Turnbull Library Event: Paul Diamond, Reflections on being a Māori Curator, 14 September 2023

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

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Friends of the Turnbull Library Event: Barbara Brookes, Women’s suffrage and citizenship, 12 September 2023

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

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Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grants 2023

Posted on August 31 2023

The Whiria Te Mahara New Zealand History Grants support historians, researchers and writers working on non-fiction projects that will significantly enhance our understanding of New Zealand’s past. Applications are open now and close on 15 October 2023.   Any individual or group can apply.We prefer projects that produce publications that will receive a wide audience, such as book projects, and we also

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Call For Papers – Making, Spending and Saving: Women and Money in Australasia

Posted on August 29 2023

Making, Spending and Saving: Women and Money in AustralasiaSymposium: in person or onlineMacquarie University, Sydney, Australia18-19 July 2024 Banking, capital, credit, investing and earning – how have women accessed and controlled money in Australasia in the last 200 years? Ask any Australasian woman who tried to obtain finance before the 1990s and they will have a story to tell. There are

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Job Vacancy: Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori / Senior Historian Mātauranga Māori

Posted on August 29 2023

Ki te puāwai te ahurea, Ka ora te iwiCulture is thriving, the people are well  Kei te rapu mātou i tētahi Pou Matua Mātauranga Māorii roto i tō mātou rōpū Te Pae Wānanga – Tukunga Ihotanga. There is an exciting opportunity to join our Te Pae Wānanga – Tukunga Ihotanga | Research and Publishing team as Pou Matua Mātauranga Māori| Senior Historian Mātauranga

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New NZJPH Article – Sarah Johnston, ‘With the Boys Overseas: How Homefront Listeners Shaped the Work of Aotearoa New Zealand’s First Battlefront Broadcasters’

Posted on August 26 2023

We are very pleased to announce the publication of Sarah Johnston’s article ‘With the Boys Overseas: How Homefront Listeners Shaped the Work of Aotearoa New Zealand’s First Battlefront Broadcasters’ in the 2023 issue of the New Zealand Journal of Public History.  Sarah Johnston (Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu, Pākehā) is an independent sound historyresearcher, investigating New Zealand radio during World War Two.

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Friends of the Turnbull Research Grant for 2024

Posted on August 21 2023

Scholars undertaking research in the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library are invited to apply for the Friends of the Turnbull Library Research Grant, worth up to $20,000. Your research project must include use of material in the Turnbull collections (but does not exclude use of other institutions) Closing date is Friday 6 October 2023. More information on how to

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John David Stout Research Fellowship 2024

Posted on August 21 2023

Applications are open for the 2024 JD Stout Research Fellowship (start date 1 March 2024).Applications must be submitted on the link below and close on 29 September 2023. https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/working-here/current-vacancies-broadbean For information about the Fellowship please go to the Stout Research Centre for NZ Studies website: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre/research-opportunities/jd-stout-info

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