Kirikiriroa Hamilton Events
I am pleased to say I will be giving a free public talk in Kirikiriroa Hamilton next week to mark Te Pūtake o te Riri – He Rā Maumahara, the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars held each year on 28 October.
Entitled ‘The Invasion of Waikato/Te Riri ki Tainui’, my talk will discuss the causes, course, and consequences of the 1863-64 invasion of Waikato and its enduring impact today, drawing on both my 2024 book of that name and the longer 2016 work The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato, 1800-2000.
Where: Waikato Museum 1 Grantham Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204
When: Saturday, 25 October 2025, 11am-12pm
See the Waikato Museum website event listing for more details and free bookings.
Facebook event listing here. https://www.facebook.com/events/1315867933611502/
I will also be doing book signings at Poppies Hamilton bookstore on Thursday 23 October at 4pm. Coming along if you are in the area.
19 Casabella Lane
307 Barton St
Hamilton 3204
PS: Congratulations to the Ōtautahi Christchurch winner of a signed copy of The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642-1840, drawn from premium subscribers to this newsletter on the day of its launch last Tuesday. And thanks to everyone who came along to the launch at the Royal Society Te Apārangi for a wonderful occasion.
Aku mihi
Vincent O’Malley