Public Talk: Auckland and the Invasion of Waikato
Next month I am spending two weeks in Devonport as one of the recipients of a Michael King Writers Centre residency award for 2026.
I’m pleased to say that during my time there I will also be giving a free public talk at the Devonport Library. A summary of what it will cover follows.
In his 2016 book The Great War for New Zealand, Vincent O’Malley argued that it was in the invasion of Waikato in 1863, and not either world war, that was the defining conflict in New Zealand history. War in the Waikato shaped the nation in many ways and caused incalculable misery and lasting harm for many Māori communities. But as the same book highlighted, it also sealed Auckland’s future. In this talk, he describes how the conflict played out in Tāmaki Makaurau and the legacy it left behind.
When: Wed, 18 Feb, doors open 6:30pm
Where: Devonport Library, 2 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland 0624, New Zealand
Although free, bookings are essential using the following link:
Dr Vincent O'Malley: Auckland and the Invasion of the Waikato
Dr Vincent O’Malley FRHistS FRSNZ, an eminent historian of New Zealand history, speaking about the Invasion of the Waikato in 1863 and its legacy in Auckland.
Paradox Books will have several of my works on hand and I will be available for book signings after the event.
Look forward to seeing some of you there!
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Kia ora rā Vincent Ngā mihi nui ki a koe ki to mahi pai rawa atu i tēnei kaupapa. Your work continues to be very important to the bicultural Aotearoa NZ project providing factual information in out Teacher Ed Programmes where until very recently most of our teaching graduates had never engaged with the Auckland or NZLand wars story .Also so valuable in the Waitangi Tribunal hearings we have been involved in Thank you. As background I am a very longstanding friend and Te Reo Māori ki Otara/VUW colleague of Tom & Robyn Roa and have met you before at Museum with Tom.I have given evidence to 5 Waitangi Tribunals; often with Mahia Wilson, Barney Kirkwood ,Carmen Kirkwood, Julie Wade and Nganeko Minhinnick now with David Wilson and Denny Kirkwood originally as Chair of the Manukau Harbour Protection Society Public Affairs Issues and Epsom Campus UOA Maori Studies Lecturer Colleage with Mahia mā Now Hon Res Snr Lecturer in Te Puna Wananga Faculty of Ed UoA supporting Ihumarau Makaurau Whanau and the Ihumatao Methodist Mission Station researcher our Church established in 1846 .Our and most recently victory was the evidence we gave to the Hearing opposing and defeating the proposed East-West Link Sylvia Park- Onehunga motorway reclamation of the northern edge of the Manukau -which is back in a revised form fkrom National again. Also current email j.mccaffery@auckland.ac.nz
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