New Zealand History

Soon after the opening of Old St Paul’s church in Mulgrave Street, Wellington, in 1866, Charles Abr

In October 1918 the SS Talune was permitted to leave Auckland bound for Fiji and Polynesia, even th

As we celebrate 125 years of women’s suffrage, it's time to re-evaluate Polly Plum, once described

In this Public History Talk about an iconic kiwi institution, two historians of early childhood edu

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography was originally published in five print volumes between 1990

Douglas Lilburn Research Fellow, Dr Aleisha Ward explores some of the many facets of ‘jazz’ in New

Redmer Yska is a Wellington based writer and historian, and is author to many New Zealand history w

Dr Angela Wanhalla teaches in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago,

The Great War for New Zealand tells the story of the defining conflict in New Zealand history. War

In this episode, Charlotte Macdonald and Rebecca Lenihan will discuss the development of a database

In this presentation, Malcolm McKinnon considers the significance of the year 1932 in New Zealand’s

How do we write a history of caring? This became a central question for Barbara Brookes, Professor

 How do we capture the flurry of activity, the frenetic movement of people and goods, the routines

One hundred years ago in June 1917, the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion was toiling in the war torn e

The government recently announced a proposal to make more of our rivers ‘swimmable' by 2040 – it ha

In this presentation Ben Schrader offers some reflections on the writing of his recent book The Big

The Treaty of Waitangi struck a bargain between two parties - the Crown and Māori. Its promises of s

Tom Brooking is Professor of History at the University of Otago. He specialises in New Zealand rural

Steven Loveridge holds a PhD in history from Victoria University of Wellington and has researched, t

Dr Grant Morris is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Victoria University of Wellington. In this podcast he