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Smiling young woman sitting on colourful fabric blocks.

Interning with the Public Engagement team

By Ella Ayto
17 May 2023
Celebrating Waitangi Day and a programme for older adults.
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Chief Post Office Mailroom, Wellington 1920.

Seeing Red

By Jared Davidson
24 September 2015
Postal Censorship during the First World War
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Newspaper portrait of Liang Qichao, dressed in a formal Western style, 1901.

Reappraising modernity after the Great War

By Limin Bai
17 September 2015
An influential Chinese scholar’s disillusionment and re-evaluation of the West after visiting the Peace Conference at Versailles.
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Magna Carta, human rights, and the Treaty of Waitangi today

By Carwyn Jones
3 September 2015
The influence of Magna Carta on international legislation and agreements, and New Zealand.
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Newspaper article titled 'A White Australia - Maoris not to be tested', about the Australian Federal Government deciding not to apply their language test to Maori migrants.

'Unsophisticated and unsuited'

By Paul Hamer
27 August 2015
Australian barriers to Pacific Islander immigration from New Zealand.
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New Zealand soldiers bound for Vietnam at Waiouru, 1965.

Should war define New Zealand’s self view?

By Terence O'Brien
13 August 2015
How does New Zealand perceive its place in the world? What elements combine to create New Zealand’s self view?
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Jim Rolfe.

A region without war?

By Jim Rolfe
3 August 2015
Jim Rolfe discusses New Zealand's Asia-Pacific strategic environment.
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A True Patriot.

Patriotism in peace and war

By Simon Keller
6 July 2015
Is there an achievable form of patriotism grounded in respect for humanity in general?
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The Padre of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade operating a makeshift wayside canteen.

Making sense of World War One

By Steven Loveridge
25 May 2015
Steven Loveridge explores the meanings layered on the First World War by New Zealand society.
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Joe Burton speaking at the National Library.

Cyber warfare – a new strategic reality

By Joe Burton
13 May 2015
Joe Burton examines how cyberspace is affecting the way wars are being fought.
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Robert Ayson speaking at the National Library.

Standing up for values?

By Robert Ayson
7 April 2015
Robert Ayson asks why New Zealand commits to conflict.
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Te Tiriti The Treaty Waitangi 175.

The Treaty in New Zealand’s Law and Constitution

By Dr Matthew Palmer
9 March 2015
Dr Matthew Palmer considers the contemporary meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi.
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