New Zealand Historical Association

Category: Research

  • RE: NZHA conference – early bird registration closes soon

    A friendly reminder that the early bird registration for the NZHA 2015 conference closes on 29 September…. register here. Conference theme: History – making a difference Date: Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 December 2015 Venue: University of Canterbury, Christchurch

  • RE: Victoria University scholarships now open

    Join us in the mid-19th century world of redcoat, garrison and rum! At Victoria University of Wellington History. 3 Summer Scholarships are available: 2 in Wellington, 1 in New Plymouth. For students completing 300-level and going on to BA (Hons) or BA (Hons) going on to MA thesis. Closing date 16 September. 1 MA scholarship…

  • RE: last chance to submit your NZHA abstracts, closing date is Friday 28 August

    The biennial New Zealand Historical Association conference will be held in Christchurch from Wednesday 2 December until Friday 4 December 2015. Our theme for 2015 explores how the study, teaching and promotion of history in Aotearoa/New Zealand has the ability to ‘make a difference’. Confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Kate Darian-Smith (University of Melbourne), Professor…

  • RE: The Alexander Turnbull Library is seeking your assistance with a survey on digital scholarship

    The Alexander Turnbull Library is seeking your assistance with a survey about the role of exportable citations and persistent identifiers in digital scholarship. This survey seeks to understand: What researchers want from an exportable citation What researchers want from a persistent identifier Please assist the Alexander Turnbull Library in its understanding by completing the survey…

  • 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: Two MA scholarships at Otago Uni now open….

    Kia ora koutou NZHA members, Good news! There are two fully-funded MA Scholarships based in the Department of History and Art History at the University of Otago, Dunedin. One is attached to Dr. Angela Wanhalla’s Rutherford Discovery Fellowship ‘The Politics of Intimacy in New Zealand History’ and the other to Dr. Michael Stevens’ Marsden Fast-Start…