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.

If you are unable to attend in person there is a Zoom link in the details below to watch online.  

The Stout Centre’s seminar series highlighting recent books opens with Charlotte Macdonald’s Garrison World. The book places the New Zealand Wars in a wider imperial framework and explores the lives of the thousands of soldiers, sailors and their families stationed in Aotearoa New Zealand through the period.

Join us for a conversation between the author and Vincent O’Malley and Peter Cooke—two experienced historians of the New Zealand Wars. Together they will explore Garrison World’s conception, development and place in historiography.

Wednesday 6 May 2026

Refreshments from 3.45pm

Seminar from 4.10pm to 5.10pm

Stout Research Centre

12 Waiteata Road

Kelburn Campus

Victoria University of Wellington

The event will be available via Zoom livestream.

Books will be available for purchase at the event. EFTPOS and cash accepted.