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The origin and early dispersal of Transeurasian languages, including, among others, Japanese, Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic, is among the most disputed issues of Asian prehistory.
Waitaki Museum and Archive’s stage two renovations are starting to take shape, but it is not the only change the facility is going through. In...
the Guardian
‘Priceless’ artefacts recording details of the famed expeditions of the 1910s were discovered in the vaults of New Zealand’s meteorological service
bowalleyroad.blogspot.com
They Did Things Differently Then: And we might still be doing things differently, if the world these "Country Lads" were fighting for, and ...
The cancellation of this year’s Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations has not stopped Allan Familton from going full steam ahead. For the past...
Stuff
The tale of ZK-BBJ is one bookended by war and civil conflict that involves glamour, venison, and murder.
RNZ
The Māori Affairs Select Committee is 150 years old. The media always love profile pieces on ancient folk having a birthday, so here is one on a particularly elderly committee.
Māori Television
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer wants Guy Fawkes Day dropped and Parihaka Day commemorated.
RNZ
Architectural historian Owen Hopkins book The Museum takes the reader on a tour of the world's most celebrated cultural institutions and museums, from origins to the 21st century.
The opening of a national memorial in Dunedin for conscientious objectors has been held up as a celebration of courage and prompted an apology from...
The tranquil surroundings of Dunedin’s Northern Cemetery are a peaceful resting place for one of Otago’s most prominent early citizens and military...
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Although New Zealand's Pink and White Terraces were destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 1886, travellers can still explore this bubbling, boiling landscape today.
the Guardian
A new exhibition examines the impact of the Port of London on our capital city, exploring the complex operations that have connected London to the rest of the world, from the final days of the 18th century to the creation of the huge London Gateway megaport at Thurrock in the Thames Estuary
the Guardian
Built in 1926 by a pharmaceutical company, the heritage-listed building has since become a hub for artists – who now fear it may be under threat
Historical items from the first settled site in Otago will remain on public view, following the official opening of the new Waikouaiti Coast...
mch.govt.nz
News: 1 October 2020 Discover the places that tell our stories. That’s what Tohu Whenua is encouraging New Zealanders to do this summer - West Coast locals and visitors included. That’s because Te Tai Poutini is home to four heritage hot spots that have Tohu Whenua status. Tohu Whenua identifies some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s best heritage experiences, making it easier than ever to find the places where you can walk in the footsteps of extraordinary and everyday Kiwis, and hear the stories of their deeds, struggles, triumphs and innovations that continue to shape our country
NZ Herald
Without them we'd be lost.
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The Newmarket station opened in 1882, years before the New Zealand Police were formed.
A world-leading project to analyse thousands of Māori stone artefacts has been funded at the University of Auckland.
The Conversation
This Suffrage Day, September 19, we remember Kate Sheppard as a heroine of the movement. But we should also remember others who paved the way, even if they don’t have a banknote to their name.
The Conversation
From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban outlawed almost all forms of art while looting and destroying museums. With their resurgence, Australia must strengthen measures to stop trafficking of antiquities.
Stuff
How history will be taught under a new school curriculum, including how teachers provide Māori and other viewpoints, is the focus for a think-tank.
RNZ
A Congolese activist is on trial for having stolen works at museums in protest against the monopolisation of African cultural property by Western countries.
Stuff
Learn about Māori exploration and settlement, farming and fishing, the role of women in the pioneer days, and the name behind Mercury Bay.
interactives.stuff.co.nz
For decades, a rundown house in Christchurch secretly harboured a New Zealand literary treasure. This is the story of the reclusive hoarder who hid it, the woman who wrote it, and the man who rediscovered it.
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