The Meeting Place - A New Zealand History Blog

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...