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September 2024

 

Haere mai and welcome to our History & Current Events newsletter.

Find great reads and resources about wars, revolutions, and extraordinary lives all over the world - in the present day, and the past.

 

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - September 2024

Some of the newest additions to the collection that explore history and global issues - politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

 

New titles

History

"Queens at War" by Weir, Alison, 1951-
"Captain Kidd" by Marquis, Samuel (Novelist)
"The Quest for Queen Mary" by Pope-Hennessy, James, 1916-1974
"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"An Accidental History of Tudor England" by Gunn, S. J.
"The Discovery of Britain" by Robb, Graham, 1958-
"Captain Kidd" by Marquis, Samuel (Novelist)
More history

New Zealand history

"The Collector" by McKay, Andrew
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
"Gold Under the Mānuka" by Mouat, Bill
"New Zealand History in Bite-sized Chunks" by McCloy, Nicola, 1971-
"Isaac Featherston 'Petatone'" by Martin, John E., 1951-
"Kiwi Country" by Te Radar (Comedian)
"Garrison World" by Macdonald, Charlotte
More NZ history

Featured topic: Israel and Palestine

"From Apartheid to Democracy" by Omer-Man, Michael Schaeffer
"Forgotten" by Shehadeh, Raja, 1951-
"Islam, Israel, and the West" by Burmawi, Danny
"Christ in the Rubble" by Isaac, Munther, 1979-
"Perfect Victims" by El-Kurd, Mohammed
"The Israel Decree" by Tsarfati, Amir
"Forgotten" by Shehadeh, Raja, 1951-
More titles
 

Blog Post

Dawn Raids Reading: Pacific Underground at 30 - WORD 2024

Maatakiwi reports back on Dawn Raids reading and the following panel of the Pacific Underground production team & Oscar Kightley.

 

Website

Christchurch Heritage Festival: 11 to 27 October 2025

 

Staff List

Kīngitanga

Books and online resources about Kīngitanga, how it came to be and information on previous Kuini, Kīngi and significant events

 

Featured eResource

Online Resource

Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement

Explore the history of refugees and forced migration during World War II through this new collection of primary sources.

 
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