New Zealand Historical Association

Month: February 2013

  • Adele Perry on #IdleNoMore, Histories, and Historians

    Adele Perry is the Canada Research Chair in Western Canadian Social History at the University of Manitoba.  She recently gave a talk on the #IdleNoMore  movement, a grassroots, non-hierarchal, feminist and environmentalist social movement founded by women, which originated among Canada’s indigenous peoples.  This talk has now been reproduced online. More than simply resonating with…

  • NZHA 2013 Biennial Conference information

    The biennial New Zealand Historical Association conference is being held in Dunedin from Wednesday 20 November until Friday 22 November. The conference organizing committee is looking forward to welcoming a large and energetic group of historians, archivists and librarians, teachers, curators, and heritage professionals as well as the historically curious. The call for papers has…

  • John Kerry’s first act at State: Hail New Zealand!

    The Washington Post reported that the new US Secretary of State’s first public statement acknowledged Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi. “This is an opportunity to reflect both upon New Zealand’s unique culture and diverse heritage and to celebrate the promise of the future as new generations carry on your rich traditions”.

  • Who are the NZHA Executive for 2014-15?

    Every two years the NZHA Executive is hosted by a different New Zealand university history department.Canterbury University is the NZHA host for the next two years, the Executive members are: President: Associate Professor Katie Pickles (History) Secretary: Dr Joanna Cobley (History) Treasurer: Associate Professor Peter Field (History) Other representatives include: Dr James Smities (Digital Humanities),…