by Danny Keenan | Dec 18, 2024 | Feature Article
Two histories of Māori have just been published – one is new, and one is a reprint. But both are worth having! Huia Histories of Māori has been reprinted in December 2024, published by Huia Publishers, Wellington. The book is edited by Dr Danny Keenan and...
by Danny Keenan | Nov 7, 2024 | Histories of Māori
A New Māori Parliament? Te Pāti Māori has issued a declaration – Te Ngākau o Te Iwi Māori – to establish an autonomous Parliament for Māori. This call follows the government’s continuing hostility to Māori. ‘We now begin the process of establishing our own...
by Danny Keenan | Jul 25, 2024 | Wars Library
In recent years, the New Zealand Wars literature has been expanding at an amazing rate, with some very good books being published by noted historians. This section will highlight some of these texts published over the last decade or so. Plse place your cursor on each...
by Danny Keenan | Jul 17, 2024 | Histories of Māori
A new Māori Queen has been appointed Ngā Wai Hono i Te Po Paki has been appointed as the new Māori monarch, to replace her father, King Tūheita who passed away recently. Queen Ngā Wai Hono I Te Po is aged 27; and is the youngest daughter of King Tūheita. ...
by Danny Keenan | May 29, 2024 | Flying the Fern
It’s a great shame that more kiwis wanted the union jack on our flag, instead of the silver fern. In 2015 and 2016, we had the chance to change our flag. It’s a great shame that we didn’t. Perhaps someone will write a book about the process we went...
