Zealandia was a familiar symbol to New Zealanders of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Akin to Great Britain’s Britannia and America’s Columbia, she personified New Zealand in poetry, song, and political cartoons, and even appeared on postage stamps and household goods. Her statue surmounts the Boer War memorial at Palmerston. The depiction of […]

Constructing a past: Hocken and the memorialisingof history Tuesday 16 November, 5.30pm, followed by refreshments Castle 1 Lecture Theatre, University of Otago, Dunedin ALL WELCOME The theme of this year’s Hocken Lecture will be drawn from Jock Phillips’ thinking about Hocken and his generation of history-makers. He says “Dr Hocken was a leading member of […]