Post researched and written by intern William Sharp You wouldn’t believe what missionaries got up to. From chasing wild bulls in the bush to drinking on a convict ship, their interesting antics lead to many a pious and passive-aggressive argument between them. Soon, you will be able to update yourself on all of the latest […]

Blog post by Debbie Gale, Arrangement and Description Archivist I have recently returned to work from a year’s parental leave and while I am very pleased to be back, my mind is still often occupied by all things ‘baby’. During one of my more recent 4am night feeds, I thought now would be the perfect […]

The Hocken Collections was delighted to host the launch of Dr Donald Jackson Kerr’s latest book, Hocken : Prince of Collectors last night. Donald is of course a colleague of ours and frequent Hocken visitor. We have followed progress on this project with great interest as Donald has spent many, many hours both here and […]

We are very excited to announce that the Hocken Collections has again been successful receiving a Memory of World Registration. This year it is Dr Thomas Morland Hocken’s collection of Church Missionary Society papers that has been added to the register. We made application this year as part of our programme of work to commemorate […]

To mark our institution’s centenary we have made the founding art collection of the Hocken, Dr Hocken’s picture collection, available online via the University of Otago Library’s Digital Collections. The showcase offers a representational sample of the pictures that Dr T. M. Hocken gave in trust for the people of New Zealand. At the time […]