The latest Royal Studies Podcast episode is here! Join Susannah Lyon-Whaley for her conversation with Dr Vincent O’Malley on Kingitanga (Māori King Movement) 👑 To listen to the episode, head to our Buzzsprout page (buzzsprout.com/1934722/episod…) or to wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 🧵/3

At least two parliamentarians, multiple place names and a lot of capital: my research uncovers significant NZ connections with Caribbean slavery. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

Details on how to sign up for a history workshop with me. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

I'll be one of the guest presenters for Fiona Kidman's Telling Stories: Life Writing and Memoir Workshops, starting in Wellington on 26 July. My session will cover the basics of historical research. Details in the link. fionakidman.com/events/life-wr…

Great to see the first 20 years of NZ Listener (1939-59) now available on Papers past. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/ne…

My latest newsletter is online, looking at the arrival of the NZ Listener on Papers Past. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

Still time to sign up for my history workshop on 27 June. Details in the link. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

Thanks to everyone who attended my online history workshop today. It was a really great occasion and I greatly appreciated the thoughtful contributions, engagement and feedback of all those involved. Ngā mihi nui.

My latest newsletter discusses the 1852 New Zealand Constitution Act, including section 71 providing for self-governing 'Native Districts', and a less well-known provision under the 1846 Constitution Act that included something very similar. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

My latest newsletter looks at the proclamation issued on this date in 1863 that resulted in large numbers of Māori living in South Auckland being driven from their lands at gunpoint, days before the invasion of Waikato. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

Wonderful Fred Graham exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery.

Wrote a little piece on the slashing of historian roles at MCH and the wider war on history. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

"on top of all of the changes to the history curriculum, slashing humanities research through the Marsden fund, the repeated attacks on the Waitangi Tribunal, there’s a whole range of things that together I think amount to a war on history effectively” stuff.co.nz/politics/36077…

A retired teacher came by today to share his ingenious idea to turn 'The Great War for New Zealand' into a boxed set.

Had a wide-ranging conversation on Gerard Otto's podcast today on NZ history and the current threats to learning about it. Link here: facebook.com/watch/?v=14951…

My latest newsletter post delves further into the MCH history cuts. buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…

Here's a link to the joint statement of seven different NZ history and heritage organisations condemning the history cuts at MCH, with further links to media stories and suggestions for actions in response. nzha.org.nz/save-mch-histo…

'Very bad day for race relations' - former Attorney-General rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-k…

‘Pull the legislation, and stop hurting Māori’: Former minister Chris Finlayson slams coastal law changes stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360782…

"Another week, another constitutional and legal outrage from the government. Not to mention another Treaty breach." buttondown.com/unsettling/arc…