Come along to Unity Books Wellington at 4pm this Sunday for an in-store talk between Charlotte Macdonald and Richard Shaw, authors of the popular books Garrison World and The Good Settler.
Vincent O'Malley
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FRHistS FRSNZ PhD Historian and author of 'The New Zealand Wars', 'The Great War for New Zealand' and other works. https://www.meetingplace.nz/ https://buttondown.com/unsettling
A new edition of 'The Treaty of Waitangi Companion', to be published in November, includes coverage of a range of topics since the first edition in 2010 (now out of print), including the Treaty Principles Bill, Takutai Moana, and teaching Aotearoa NZ history. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
The Treaty of Waitangi Companion
I am pleased to share the news that a new edition of The Treaty of Waitangi Companion will be published by Bridget Williams Books this November. To pre-order...
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Just read the latest Unsettling newsletter from @vomalley.bsky.social Great news on the updated 2nd edition coming this year. Will include some big events up to 2025. www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-tr...
The Treaty of Waitangi Companion - BWB Bridget Williams Books
Weaving together voices, documents and images from centuries of cooperation, conflict and change, The Treaty of Waitangi Companion ranges from first contact between Māori and Europeans to today’s deba...
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I assumed Winston named them after people from his childhood. 😄
Joanna Kidman@joannakidman.bsky.social · 3w agoLest we forget, Cook attempted to enter Wellington harbour on two occasions (once on the Endeavour and once on the Resolution) and failed both times. Not a good omen really. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Some photos from the launch of NZ Wars: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika last Saturday and links to additional content. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
NZ Wars: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika
Last Saturday I travelled up to Tāmaki Makaurau to attend the premiere of NZ Wars: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika at the iconic Capitol Cinema on Dominion Road...
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On this day, 9 July 1863: Māori communities living in South Auckland are driven from their lands, three days ahead of the invasion of Waikato. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
Evicting Māori: Grey’s 9 July 1863 Proclamation
On 9 July 1863 a proclamation was issued by the government addressed to 'the natives of Mangere, Pukaki, Ihumatao, Te Kirikiri, Patumahoe, Pokeno, and...
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Here's the trailer for NZ Wars: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika, available this Saturday from 12pm. www.rnz.co.nz/video/nz-war...
NZ Wars: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika
SATURDAY, 12PM. NZ Wars: Stories of Waerenga-a-Hika combines the accounts of iwi historians and Dr Vincent O'Malley to tell the story of Waerenga-a-Hika.
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A great thing about Archives NZ moving into the Katherine Mansfield reading room in Wellington is they have now aligned their hours, including opening Saturday mornings from this month. But the other ANZ offices remain open 4 hours a day, which is a problem. www.archives.govt.nz/about-us/wha...
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The New Zealand Gazette Index is a real gamechanger that is going to open up this important resource for a whole range of people doing research on anything from genealogy through to Treaty claims, theses, or whatever. A bit like Papers Past has done for newspapers. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
New Zealand Gazette Index
Back in 2022, when Archives New Zealand released its disastrous Collections search tool, many researchers despaired (or called for an inquiry). Collections...
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The New Zealand Gazette Index is a real gamechanger that is going to open up this important resource for a whole range of people doing research on anything from genealogy through to Treaty claims, theses, or whatever. A bit like Papers Past has done for newspapers. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
New Zealand Gazette Index
Back in 2022, when Archives New Zealand released its disastrous Collections search tool, many researchers despaired (or called for an inquiry). Collections...
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"Far from being hierarchical, Māori decision-making bodies were far too democratic as far as some European observers were concerned, with entire communities of men, women and children involved in debating and deliberating on the issues of the day." buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
George Grey’s ‘Plan of Native Government’
Over the years I have spent a fair bit of time researching Māori institutions of self-government, particularly in the nineteenth century. My first book, way...
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My reflections on the Waitangi Tribunal's role in leading conversations on our history, fifty years after its establishment. buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
The Waitangi Tribunal: Leading Conversations on Te Tiriti o Waitangi
The Waitangi Tribunal turned fifty last October, marking a half century since the passage of the Treaty of Waitangi Act in 1975. I posted about this at the...
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Today . . . Between the Lines: Recent Books in NZ Studies Author Charlotte Macdonald in conversation with @vomalley.bsky.social & Peter Cooke When: Wed 6 May 4.10–5.10pm Where: Stout Research Centre + Livestream www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre... @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @bwbnz.bsky.social #history
I am taking part in a roundtable event at the Stout Research Centre on 6 May to discuss Charlotte Macdonald’s excellent recent book 'Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire'. Details and zoom link here: buttondown.com/unsettling/a...
Garrison World Roundtable Event
I am taking part in a roundtable event at the Stout Research Centre on 6 May to discuss Charlotte Macdonald’s excellent recent book Garrison World: Redcoat...
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Grateful to the protesters for reminding me I'm due for another booster soon.
henry cooke@henrycooke.bsky.social · 4mo agoQuite an array of protestors outside the Jacinda Ardern book event - also a huge line of punters waiting to get thru security.
The 2026 Featherston Booktown line-up is out! Catch last year's Waikato War talk with Tom Roa, Joanna Kidman, James Belich and Vincent O'Malley – now available to watch online: youtube.com/watch?v=cge9bTANZyc
Invasion! The Waikato War: The Featherston Booktown NZ War History series
Vincent O’Malley writes that war in the Waikato between July 1863 and April 1864 ‘goes to the very core of who we are as a nation’. The crippling legacy was ...
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The Auckland Writers Festival programme is out! Events with BWB authors include: Charlotte Macdonald, Vincent O'Malley, Asher Emanuel, Rebecca Macfie, Craig Renney and Max Harris. Book now: www.bwb.co.nz/events/bwb-aut...
Great to be taking part in the Auckland Writers Festival this year. Looks like a stellar lineup of writers. www.writersfestival.co.nz/programmes/e...
Vincent O’Malley: From Aotearoa New Zealand to the Emerald Isle • Auckland Writers Festival
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There's clearly no NZ political news or developments from the last couple of days that 1 News considers newsworthy.
Incredible that 1 News did not lead with the PM's leadership under threat.
Great to be here. And thanks to everyone who came along to my talk at Devonport Library last night.
Bridget Williams Books@bwbnz.bsky.social · 6mo agoAuthor Vincent O'Malley is currently in residence at the Michael King Writers Centre in Devonport, working on his next project: 'Whenua – Māori Land Loss Since 1840'.
Our session from the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival last year on the invasion of Waikato is now available to view, featuring Joanna Kidman, Tom Roa, James Belich and me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cge9...
Invasion! The Waikato War: The Featherston Booktown NZ War History series
YouTube video by Featherston Booktown
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As my first talk at Devonport Library filled up very quickly, I have agreed to do a second session a few days later, on 22 February. Link to book free tickets here: events.humanitix.com/dr-vincent-o...
Dr Vincent O'Malley Auckland and the Invasion of the Waikato
Dr Vincent O’Malley argues that it was in the invasion of Waikato in 1863, and not either world war, that was the defining conflict in New Zealand history.
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If you are in the area, get along to the Fred Graham exhibition on at Pātaka, Porirua, till 10 May. It's great. pataka.org.nz/whats-on/exh...
📢 Upcoming Event – Vincent O'Malley: Auckland and the Invasion of the Waikato 📢 Join Vincent O'Malley as he explores how the invasion of Waikato played out in Tāmaki Makaurau and the legacy it left behind. ⏰ 18 February, 6.30pm 📍 Devonport Library 📚 Free entry events.humanitix.com/dr-vinc...
