New Zealand Historical Association

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  • RE: What makes a good prime minister for NZ – essay competition for young people now open

    ‘WHAT MAKES A GOOD PRIME MINISTER FOR NEW ZEALAND?’ Submit essay by Thursday 10 December 2015 Results will be announced on Friday 26 February 2016 The McGuinness Institute is running an essay competition for 18-25 year olds on the question ‘what makes a good prime minister for New Zealand?’. Please note essays should focus on the character, personality…

  • RE: Margaret Tennant’s history of the New Zealand Red Cross is now available

    Across the Street, Across the World: A History of the Red Cross in New Zealand 1915-2015 covers the role of the Red Cross in both world wars and in times of disaster, from the 1931 Hawkes Bay earthquake to the more recent Canterbury earthquakes. It explores, through the lens of one organisation, the on-going impact of…

  • RE: 2015 Ernest Scott Prize winners announced

    The Faculty of Arts, in conjunction with The Australian Historical Association, is excited to announce the joint winners of the 2015 Ernest Scott Prize are Alan Atkinson and Tom Brooking. Alan Atkinson, The Europeans in Australia: Volume 3: Nation, UNSW Press, 2014. In the third and final volume of his history of The Europeans in Australia, Alan Atkinson pursues his…

  • Otago selects leading historian as its next Head of Humanities

    The University of Otago has selected Professor Tony Ballantyne as its next Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities). Professor Ballantyne is currently Head of Otago’s Department of History and Art History and Director of the Centre for Research on Colonial Culture. Announcing the appointment, which was made after an international search, Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne said she is delighted…

  • RE: request for a film editing machine

    Dear NZHA members, We have a request from a local history group who needs a film editing machine. They would like to edit and splice some 1950s films. If anyone has one or knows someone who has, please contact Neil directly: neil.algar@xtra.co.nz

  • Royal Society of New Zealand LINK

    April News: Upcoming elections for the Royal Society of New Zealand Council Asbestos exposure in New Zealand Call for papers: NZJ Botany special issue Leonard Cockayne Memorial Lecture tour … and more…..

  • The Macquarie University Research Fellowship (MQRF) Scheme Expressions of Interest opening soon…..

    The Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) will offer at least 6 full-time Research Fellowship positions commencing in 2016. Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis and will be fixed-term for three years. Sponsored applicants must have been awarded their PhD on or after 1st March 2012, or…