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...
by Danny Keenan | Feb 4, 2024 | Primary Home Page Article
Distorting the Articles of the Treaty The Act-National-New Zealand First government has introduced a Treaty Principles Bill which seeks to distort the original Treaty of Waitangi Articles, signed by Māori and the Crown in 1840. The original Crown Treaty Principles...
by Danny Keenan | Jan 26, 2024 | Published Works
Most recent books 2023-2024 Huia Publishers, Wellington, have republished their 2012 Huia Histories of Māori, edited by Danny Keenan and featuring noted Māori historians and scholars like Eddie Durie, Prof Mason Durie, Dr Te Maire Tau, Brad Haami, Buddy Mikaere,...
by Danny Keenan | Dec 24, 2023 | Flying the Fern
Notes from Georgetown Whilst teaching a course on New Zealand history at Georgetown University in Washington DC in 2009, Danny was able to briefly introduce the topic of New Zealand’s sesquicentenary 1990 to an amazing group of 35 young American students....
