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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
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
Posted on August 29 2023
The Holocaust Centre of New Zealand welcomes applicants for two positions. For suitable candidates, these roles may be combined.
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
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.
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
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
Posted on August 21 2023
The next Aotearoa Gender History Network seminar is on Wednesday Rāapa 20 September, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom Register here Speakers: Karamea Moana Wright, Tūpuna in the Archives: Māori in Diaspora Moana Murray, Māori Migration: From Taonga in American Collections to Māori Diaspora in the United States Karamea Moana Wright (Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Kāi Tahu) is
Posted on August 21 2023
PHANZA members are invited to the PHANZA 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. A Zoom link will be provided closer to the time. A copy of the AGM’s agenda can be found here.
Posted on August 19 2023
We are very pleased to announce the publication of Leanne Croon Hickman’s article ‘Making New Men: Zenith Artificial Appliances and Artificial Limb-making in New Zealand Since the First World War’ in the 2023 issue of the New Zealand Journal of Public History. Leanne is a Palmerston North-based historian with special interests in military, medical and women’s history. She completed an MA
Posted on August 19 2023
In the lead up to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the New Zealand host cities wanted 500 photos of the history of women’s football. Unfortunately there are barely any photos! Alida Shanks is on a mission to connect with people who have been involved in women’s football in New Zealand. She is looking for stories and photos of those
Posted on August 15 2023
Wednesday 6 September 2023, 5-7 pm Hunter Council Chamber, Gate 1, Kelburn Parade Public Lecture followed by refreshments. Public Lecture hosted by Professor Nikki Hessell, and funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund, where Kathryn Walkiewicz, Assistant Professor of Literature at UC San Diego and an enrolled citizen of Cherokee Nation/ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ, will speak about their newly
Posted on August 15 2023
The next conference of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History will be held at Tsuda University, Tokyo, Japan 7 – 10 August 2024. The theme is: Reflections on major issues in women’s history. Call for papers is out and closes 1 September 2023. More information can be found here
Posted on August 11 2023
Queer Kinship in Twentieth-century AotearoaPhD scholarship, University of Waikato Supervisors: Dr Charlotte Greenhalgh, Dr Sam Iti Prendergast, Dr Johanna Schmidt.Value Up to $NZ 27,500 pa + domestic tuition fees and Student Services LevyApplications due: 30 September 2023 Queer Kinship in Twentieth-century Aotearoa Are you interested to research the histories of sexuality, queerness, families, and the state in Aotearoa? Our supervision
Posted on August 11 2023
The National Oral History Association of New Zealand is delighted to share past editions of the journal, Oral History in New Zealand, which have been digitised and are now available on the website: https://www.oralhistory.org.nz/index.php/home/publications/journals/ Members will still have early access to the latest edition, which will become available to the public after six months.
Posted on August 9 2023
The next meeting of the Family History Network will take place on 17 August 2023 12pm-1pm. https://massey.zoom.us/j/82668478832 This session will be an informal catch up with discussion about what the network is experiencing through the different events of Family History month. For information on different events happening through this month, see the NZSG page: https://genealogy.org.nz/Family-History-Month/11216/