The New Zealand Historical Association

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

May 18, 2021

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

Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – June Session

May 13, 2021

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 … More Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – June Session

2021 Ernest Scott Prize – Shortlist

May 4, 2021

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 … More 2021 Ernest Scott Prize – Shortlist

NZHA 2021 Prizes – Call for Nominations & Submissions

April 23, 2021

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 … More NZHA 2021 Prizes – Call for Nominations & Submissions

Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – Full 2021 Schedule

April 13, 2021

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 … More Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – Full 2021 Schedule

Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – April Session

March 31, 2021

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 … More Aotearoa New Zealand Gender History Seminar – April Session

VUW Online History Seminar: ‘Volney: Life and Influence’ by Prof. Colin Kidd

March 22, 2021

Join the VUW History Programme for an online seminar by Prof. Colin Kidd (University of St Andrews). Friday 26th March at 10am. Register here: https://vuw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocO-orz0iEt19F4XaSjTXLyr72kBgbUzd Once as notorious as Tom Paine, Volney has slipped out of the radical canon; but was he ever really a radical? Constantin Volney (1757-1820) was once as much a household name … More VUW Online History Seminar: ‘Volney: Life and Influence’ by Prof. Colin Kidd

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