The Meeting Place - A New Zealand History Blog

I have recently been developing an Aotearoa New Zealand History workshop that will cover Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty but also explore Māori and Tangata Tiriti relations much more broadly, from the late eighteenth century through to today, showing how this history continues to resonate in the present.   The workshop can be delivered online or in-person. And by way of rewarding premium subscribers to my newsletter, I am offering free and exclusive access to the very first online workshop.  Everyone who is a paid subscriber to Unsettling: Aotearoa New Zealand History as at 26 June 2025 will receive a Zoom link to the workshop to be held the following day at:  10.00am-12.00pm NZT Friday 27 June 2025  Just sign up as premium subscriber before then for access and that’s it. All I would ask in return is that, if possible, you provide feedback afterwards on the workshop so that I can make any necessary tweaks or adjustments for future sessions.   Meanwhile if ...

About four years ago Blogger removed the Feedburner email subscription service allowing those who signed up to it to be notified whenever new content was posted on this blog. Although I explored and tried alternatives, none were satisfactory and so this site no longer has that functionality. There are no more notifications.  That was one of the reasons that drove me to set up a brand new newsletter on a dedicated email newsletter platform. And so Unsettling: Aotearoa New Zealand History was quietly launched this week. I'm going to continue with this blog site. But if you are after regular content head over to the newsletter and subscribe (there is a button at the bottom of this post). The first newsletter appears below.   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     Ko Vincent O’Malley toku ingoa He kaimahi hītori au Nō Airangi, Koterangi me Ingarangi ōku tīpuna I tipu ake au ki Ōtautahi E noho ana au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara   No reira, nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei kōrer...

Submissions on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill close on 7 January 2025 and can be made here . The Waitangi Tribunal has concluded that 'if this Bill were to be enacted, it would be the worst, most comprehensive breach of the Treaty/te Tiriti in modern times'. I have posted my submission to the Justice Committee on the Bill below.   At the Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti, 19 November 2024 My name is Dr Vincent O’Malley. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (FRSNZ), a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Non-Fiction, besides multiple other awards and prizes. For more than thirty years now I have worked as a professional historian, researching and writing on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the New Zealand Wars and related matters, including a number of acclaimed and best-selling books. I draw on this background and expert knowledge of the topic matter, in making the following submission stron...

In the past year I have taken part in a number of different talks and other events alongside other participants. Here I post links to those available online, organised chronologically. In February I took part in a podcast with Phil Quinn and Shane Te Pou ahead of Waitangi Day.      In March I took part in a webinar for the Tiriti-Based Futures online symposium alongside Dr Liana MacDonald and Richard Crawford on 'Aotearoa New Zealand Histories: Diving into a Contested Past'.   In April 2024 I gave a seminar as part of the induction day for new Fellows of the Royal Society Te Apārangi alongside 21 other Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in its 2023 intake.   In September I appeared on The Hoon with Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale . In September I also appeared on RNZ Afternoons show hosted by Jesse Mulligan for the Bookmarks segment . Also in September, I ...