Sep 19, 2018 | Arts & Culture
By Raewyn Dalziel Raewyn Dalziel, Emeritus Professor of History, celebrates a moment when New Zealand was at the forefront of world-leading reform. Camellias flowering in September are an annual reminder of the passage of The Electoral Act, 1893, the culmination of...
May 30, 2018 | Arts & Culture
By Michael Belgrave In an extract from his new book “Dancing with the King: The Rise and Fall of the King Country, 1864-1885,” Michael Belgrave explores how the Crown and Kingitanga attempted to make peace in the aftermath of the New Zealand Wars. In late...
Apr 3, 2018 | Arts & Culture
By Felicity Barnes New Zealand historian Felicity Barnes takes exception to the idea that New Zealand’s past is somehow “too small, too parochial” to compete with bigger, global stories. News site Newsroom recently published a passionate call for more of our history...