Tag: NZ Wars
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The words of our ancestors
Author and historian Dr Mere Whaanga talks about her research at the Turnbull Library for a project, ‘Conflict, Land, and Leadership’, exploring 19th century conflicts in the greater Māhia/Wairoa area in this month’s Friends of the Turnbull talk on 12 August
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Derek Leask: Mapping the New Zealand Wars
Former diplomat Derek Leask presents his Atlas of the New Zealand Wars, using 19th-century maps to reveal new narratives of the conflicts, drawing on the Turnbull cartography collection and offshore archives to make historical military maps accessible to contemporary New Zealanders.
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Barbara Francis: The Battle for Rangiriri, 20 November 1863 & the Aftermath
Barbara Francis recently published her third book Titus Angus White & the Māori Captives on Waitematā Harbour 1863/4. In this presentation, Barbara discussed the aftermath of the battle for Rangiriri — repercussions that continued well into 1864 and still rankle with descendants today.