History Group

Come along to today's public history talk (Wednesday 5 August) to hear Dr Stephen Loveridge discuss 'The dynamics of mobilisation and comprehension of New Zealand society at war'. More details here: http://www.mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/come-along-our-next-public-history-talk-wed-05-august

Make sure you don't missing our public history talk at 12.15pm tomorrow (Wednesday 4 June). Nancy Swarbrick will be talking about her recent book - Creature Comforts: New Zealanders and their pets – an illustrated history. Her talk has the intriguing title of Captain Kindheart’s Crusade and there are sure to be stories and photos of cute cuddly animals if the image on our flyer is anything to go by: http://www.mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/come-along-our-next-public-history-talk-wed-04-june

Miss out on Wellington historian Malcolm McKinnon discussing New Zealand's Depression and Australia in our public history talk series last week? It is now available as a podcast - along with many of our other past speakers.
http://newzealandhistory.podbean.com/2014/04/08/a-tasman-tale-new-zealands-depression-and-australia-1930-39/?token=565ac21aedf149998ebbb8f6233b126a

A Tasman tale?: New Zealand's Depression and Australia, 1930-39 Seminar presented by Malcolm McKinnon at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on 2 April 2014. In this talk Malcolm McKinnon discusses ways in which a trans-Tasman frame of reference expands our understanding of the economic depression in 1930s New Zeal...