Month: February 2015
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2015 Royal Society of New Zealand Distinguished Speaker
Professor Frances Ashcroft FRS speaks on ‘The Spark of Life’ What makes us human? Can someone really die of fright? Why do chilli peppers taste hot? How do cocaine, LSD and morphine work? Frances weaves real-life stories with the latest scientific findings, including an account of her own discoveries, to explain the fundamental role of ion channels in…
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Two events for women to consider war and peace (Akd & Wgtn)
Reclaiming our herstory: New Zealand women and World War I Wellington: Sat 28 March 2015 @ St Johns in the City, 9:30am – 4pm with He Aha Te Utu, Grace Millar, Jane Tolerton and others…. Auckland: Sun 12 April 2015 @ Ferndale House, 9:30am-4pm with Sandra Coney, Jane Tolerton and more…. Tickets: $10, includes refreshments…
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Call for names for expert list for Magna Carta/rule of law/right in New Zealand
The Magna Carta 800 Committee for New Zealand is creating a list of experts in New Zealand who can speak about Magna Carta, the rule of law and rights, and associated topics including more current applications such as a Magna Carta for the Earth or a Digital Magna Carta. If the media or an organization…
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Student travel grants – Australasian Mining History Association
The Australasian Mining History Association (AMHA) was formed in 1995 to foster the exchange of information about our mining past. The AMHA has established two travel grants to be awarded each year to enable student presenters to participate in its Annual Conference. In 2015 the AMHA Conference is to be held in Darwin from 21st-25th…
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Keeping in touch – NZ History Federation Conference & AGM notice
The New Zealand History Federation Inc. will be holding their Conference/AGM in Wellington from 8 – 10 May 2015. Further details can be found in their upcoming issue of Keeping in Touch.
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The New Zealand Historical Association acknowledges with sadness the passing of Dr Apirana Tuahae Kaukapakapa Mahuika and pays tribute to this distinguished and outstanding man.
As a scholar and teacher Apirana Mahuika played a leading role in the intellectual life of Aotearoa-New Zealand over many decades. A towering figure in Ngati Porou, Mahuika was an influential thinker in shaping understandings of New Zealand and New Zealanders, Maori and Pakeha. In November 2011 Mahuika gave the inaugural Wiremu Maihi Te Rangikaheke…
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MA Scholarship at Victoria University of Wellington….
History or background of award The scholarship is part of the Marsden funded project ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Settler: Garrison and Empire in the Nineteenth Century’ led by Professor Charlotte Macdonald. Purpose of award Applications are invited from suitably qualified students interested in working on an aspect of garrison culture in the period c.1850s-1870s. Taking the…
The New Zealand Historical Association 