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Posted on October 11 2022
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 on-line on Zoom at 5pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022 at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation Campus – 139 Vivian Street, Te Aro,
Posted on October 3 2022
In the August 2022 issue of Phanzine Michael Kelly writes about climate change in his editorial; Barry Rigby presents a blow by blow account of historians’ interactions with Archives New Zealand over the replacing of Archway; Chris Bourke charts the development of AudioCulture; Elizabeth Pishief reports on a cherished building for women in Napier; Michael Kelly looks at the fate
Posted on September 29 2022
Members are advised that the PHANZA AGM will be held in person and on-line on Zoom at 5pm on Wednesday 26 October 2022 at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation Campus – 139 Vivian Street, Te Aro, Wellington. Room VS204. This is a slightly earlier time than usual and is intended to
Posted on September 29 2022
The next meeting of the Family History Network will be a presentation by Karin Speedy on her work for her recently published book Foundations, followed by discussion. Thursday, 6th October, 12-1pm Online via zoom: https://massey.zoom.us/j/85919513154 The abstract for Karin’s presentation is: Researching and Writing FoundationsAssociate Professor Karin Speedy Foundations is a memoir/literary nonfiction novel that interweaves family and personalhistories into the histories of Aotearoa,
Posted on September 27 2022
Lucy Mackintosh book ‘Shifting Grounds: Deep Histories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’ has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Ian Wards Prize. Awarded by the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand | Te Huinga Mahara (ARANZ), the prize recognises a published work that has made substantial, imaginative and exemplary use of New Zealand archives and records. Congratulations Lucy!
Posted on September 27 2022
Date: Friday 30 September 2022, 12pm to 2pm Cost: Free Location: Whare Wananga, Level 2, Auckland Central City Library, 44-46 Lorne Street, Auckland Part of the 21 years of Papers Past series. Papers Past website turns 21! To celebrate, join our discussion with Papers Past regular users — Caroline Daley, Seonaid Harvey, Carmen Parahi and David Reeves — as they talk about how
Posted on September 24 2022
From Monday 3rd October the Turnbull reading rooms will resume normal opening hours Monday – Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. The Monday service was suspended temporarily in February 2022 to mitigate the impact of the Omicron surge. This approach has been reviewed each month considering user feedback and staff availability. The number of staff who became unwell
Posted on September 22 2022
The next Aotearoa Gender History Network seminar is on Wednesday Rāapa 19 October, 12 pm – 1 pm NZT, via zoom Register here Speakers: Karen Fox, Rank and Reputation in the Tasman World: Reflections on Gender and Place Rachel Boddy, The Heart-throb of 1710: Dr. Henry Sacheverell Karen Fox is a senior research fellow in the National Centre of Biography at the Australian National
Posted on September 17 2022
The History Programme of the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington is hosting a seminar with Dr Ben Schrader on Friday 23rd September | 12.10-1.30pm . Presented in OK406 at VUW and via ZOOM—please register for the Zoom by clicking this link: https://vuw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkdOirpjkjGNbzqsryWn6vlNf5Ti2iD9v1 Inventing History: The Curious 1958 Campaign to Save Wellington’s Oldest Pākehā Building This talk
Posted on September 15 2022
There is an exciting opportunity to join the Te Pae Wānanga – Tukunga Ihotanga | Research and Publishing – Heritage Content team as Pou Hītori Matua Moananui-a-Kiwa | Senior Pacific Historian. This newly created role will support the Pacific communities of Aotearoa New Zealand to preserve and share their stories; to advance their cultural aspirations and build their own capability;
Posted on September 14 2022
Ten people involved in the conservation and transformation of New Zealand’s land, mountains, plants, rivers and wildlife, for good or ill, have been added to Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (DNZB). This round was guest-edited by Manatū Taonga historian Sarah Burgess. Journalist and magazine editor Rebekah White wrote about the pioneering female mountaineer, field ecologist and international authority on sika
Posted on September 9 2022
Te Hui Ahurei Reo Māori o Te Whanganui-a-Tara (The Māori Language Festival of Wellington) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition. The petition was delivered to Parliament by Hana Te Hemara with support from Te Reo Māori Society of Victoria University and Ngā Tamatoa of The University of Auckland on 14 September 1972. It called for the revitalisation of
Posted on September 9 2022
Elizabeth Cox’s upcoming book Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture is now available for pre-order through Massey University Press. PHANZA member Elizabeth Cox is a Wellington historian who specialises in both architectural and women’s history. Brilliant, hardworking and creative, women architects have made many significant contributions to the built environment, creativity and community of Aotearoa New
Posted on September 7 2022
The NOHANZ Conference is approaching 18-20 November 2022 and registration is now open. Program details can be found here. Registration and conference details can be found here. Early Bird rate closes on 30 October. Te Reo a Ngā TaputapuMemory, Oral History and Material Culture From taonga tūturu to inherited family possessions material culture plays a fundamental role in symbolizing our
Posted on September 6 2022
The School of Humanities: Te Puna Aronui invites applications for the 2023 HistoryInnovation Fund Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. This fellowship offers early career support for an outstanding recent PhD graduate in history,enabling them to undertake research and writing for publication, whilst also providing someteaching experience. The successful applicant will be accommodated within the Historydiscipline and have access to the university’s library
Posted on September 2 2022
Date: Monday 12 September 2022, 12pm to 2pm Cost: Free Location: Spark Place (ground floor), Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Papers Past website turns 21! To celebrate, join the discussion with Papers Past regular users — Katie Pickles, Lydia Mearns, Kamala Hayman and Martin Fisher — as they talk about how the website has changed research in New Zealand. The event