Making History on Screen
In 1977 the most ambitious historical drama for television ever produced in New Zealand screened on TV One. The Governor was a six-part series based on the...
The Treaty Principles Bill Rejected
In the end sanity finally prevailed last week and all submissions made on the Treaty Principles Bill will be processed and preserved as part of the official...
The Treaty Principles Bill and the Erasure of History
News that potentially tens of thousands of submissions made on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill may not be processed in time to be considered by...
Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill
Back in February this year, I was privileged to attend Parliament alongside a large Tainui waka contingent to witness the passage into law of Te Pire mō...
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2025
I first attended the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival in 2022 and, returning in 2023 and 2024, have witnessed the festival increase in popularity...
Captivating Photos
About a decade ago I first came across a photograph of a group of unidentified Māori musicians in a copy of the Turnbull Library Record. According to the...
Unsettling NZ History
Ko Vincent O’Malley toku ingoa He kaimahi hītori au Nō Airangi, Koterangi me Ingarangi ōku tīpuna I tipu ake au ki Ōtautahi E noho ana au ki Te Whanganui-a-...