So now the Crown Law Office has joined Te Arawhiti and the Waitangi Tribunal in exposing the government's claims to be merely restoring the 'original intent' of Parliament through its amendments as entirely false. newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/30/c...
Unredacted legal advice obtained by Newsroom reveals Crown Law's warnings to ministers about proceeding with major changes to the Marine and Coastal Area Act.
“This was a defining and transformative conflict in the nation’s history. The two 20th-century world wars involved many more New Zealanders in absolute terms, but it was war in the Waikato that had a bigger impact on the course and direction of New Zealand as a whole.” — Historian Vincent O’Malley.
“This was a defining and transformative conflict in the nation’s history. The two 20th-century world wars involved many more New Zealanders in absolute terms, but it was war in the Waikato that had a ...
Quite possibly the biggest ever protest in Dunedin's history. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
'We're just getting started,' Dunedin's mayor says after a massive crowd estimated at 35,000 people turned up to protest possible cuts to hospital redevelopment.
Great to see the Listener and NZ Woman's Weekly coming to Papers Past in the future. natlib.govt.nz/about-us/med...
The Reserve Bank's inflation calculator only goes back as far as 1862 but is still a useful tool for historians. For example, the 14,750 pounds paid Ngāi Tahu for around half NZ's landmass is equivalent to around $2.1 million today (based on 1862 values). www.rbnz.govt.nz/monetary-pol...
The Public Lending Right was established by Norm Kirk in 1973 to compensate writers for books in libraries with a starting fund of $1 million. It is now $2.4m. According to the Reserve Bank inflation calculator, it should be north of $15m simply to keep up with CPI. thespinoff.co.nz/books/18-09-...
It just got easier for authors to get paid for the use of their books by libraries. But is it enough?
Here's the audio from my interview this afternoon. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Vincent is one of New Zealand's leading historians and co-founder and research director of HistoryWorks. He's written extensively on our colonial history, the relationship between Maori and Pakeha, an...
I discussed the Treaty Principles Bill, the proposed changes to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act and my new book with the hosts of The Hoon, Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale, last night (about 40 mins in). www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC_w...
Nothing planned for the near future, but you never know!