New Zealand Historical Association

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  • Webinar by Professor David Armitage (Harvard University) – John Locke, Treaties and the Two Treatises of Government

    Join the VUW History Programme and VUW Faculty of Law for a special co-hosted webinar by Professor David Armitage (Harvard University) on “John Locke, Treaties and the Two Treatises of Government” When: Friday 28th May, 8:30am – 10am (Wellington)Friday 28th May, 6:30am – 8am (Sydney)Thursday 27th May, 9:30pm – 11pm (London) Chair: Dr Valerie Wallace…

  • Royal Society Expert Advisory Panel – Response to Draft Aotearoa NZ Histories Curriculum

    Kia ora koutou The 31 May deadline for submissions on the draft Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories Curriculum is fast approaching. The NZHA Executive encourage all our members to have their say on a document that will exert a significant and lasting influence on the future of history education in Aotearoa. Earlier this week, the Expert…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – June Session

    You are warmly invited to the next session of the Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar: Wednesday 9 June, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom (https://waikato.zoom.us/j/82421107647) Speakers:James Keating, Distant sisters? Writing a history of Australasian women and the international struggle for the voteVioleta Gilabert, Emotion, Modernity, and the Campaign for Christian Order in Aotearoa New…

  • 2021 Ernest Scott Prize – Shortlist

    The NZHA Executive and Council would like to extend their warmest congratulations to the six authors who have been shortlisted for the 2021 Ernest Scott Prize. This prestigious award is run by the University of Melbourne, and is given to the book judged to be the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or…

  • NZHA 2021 Prizes – Call for Nominations & Submissions

    The NZHA Executive calls for nominations for the following three prizes, each of which will be awarded at the NZHA Conference Dinner on 25 November 2021: The W.H. Oliver Prize – For the best book on any aspect of New Zealand history The Erik Olssen Prize – For the best first book by an author…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – Full 2021 Schedule

    A space open to all interested in discussing current research in women’s and gender history with a focus on Aotearoa New Zealand. Zoom meetings are held every 6 weeks on Wednesdays – Rāapa, 12 noon to 1.00pm.  Zoom link (recurring): https://waikato.zoom.us/j/82421107647 Wednesday 17 March Paulien Martens, The History of Fatherhood in Otago, 1840-1914.Rachel Tombs, An End…

  • Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – April Session

    Wednesday 28 April, 12 pm – 1 pm, via zoom (https://waikato.zoom.us/j/82421107647) Mana Wahine  Speakers: Hineitimoana Greensill, ‘Wahine ma korerotia’: Māori women’s writing & activism, 1975–1984 Nālani Wilson-Hokowhitu, Retracing the Storylines of Hina – A Mana Wahine Journey This is a regular, online seminar that is co-convened by Charlotte Greenhalgh and Charlotte Macdonald. Each session (held…