Miscellaneous Links

Odds and ends yet to be categorised

History of St Joseph's School, Te Kuiti - good example of its type.

A history of the accordian in NZ hosted by the Texas Accordian Association. But wait there's more! Try here for another perspective provided by the NZ Accordian Association.

Brief history of broadcasting in NZ. Provided by Barry Mishkind of the Broadcast Archive. Contains link to a history of Radio Hauraki.

History of NZ participation in the Olympic, Commonwealth and Winter Games - includes medal charts. Site run by the NZ Olympic Committee.

Biography of Denis Clive Hulme - NZ's only Formula One world champion (1967). Hosted by Group 7.

History of Print Culture in NZ - site of this project run by Humanities Society of NZ. The project's book (Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa) is now also on line - at http://www.nzetc.org/etexts/GriBook/index.html

History Now - Journal aimed particularly at history teachers. Site hosted by Canterbury University

Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) site. NZ-based international trust which has undertaken responsibility for the preservation and protection of the historic sites of Antarctica, and in particular the 'heroic-era' bases in the Ross Sea region which have very strong links to NZ. The site provides a variety of information about these sites and the events associated with them.

Mathematicians biographical index - includes biographical and bibliographical information on mathematicians connected with New Zealand including Duncan Sommerville, Alexander Aitken and Vaughn Jones. Part of the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.

NZ Historical Data - a site created for providing information about lesser known archives and unusual sources. So far it contains annotated chronologies on 19th and 20th century Earthquakes and on the Vaccination for Smallpox (1848-1913). Recent updates include lists and information about troops serving in the 29th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Otago Infantry Regiment, Canterbury Infantry Regiment and NZ Pioneer (Maori) Battalion durng the First World War. Site created by Dawn Chambers.�

New Zealand Official Yearbook - 1999 edition on line. Provided by the Statistics New Zealand.�

'Our Journey Together' - an online exhibition about New Zealand citizenship hosted by National Archives�

Music and Theatre in NZ - a site run by Adrienne Simpson, a professional writer who specialises in musical and theatrical subjects. Most of her work has been on New Zealand topics and her preference is for the 19th century, although she has also worked on 20th century material. Site includes useful reference guides to book, newspaper and manuscript collections.

The Jackie Ruru Story - about the young Maori rugby player of Te Aitanga A Mahaki descent, who died whilst playing for East Coast Maori in 1934. Written by Stephen Robertson and hosted on the Wellington College Old Boys - University Rugby club site.

"'Colonial Like Ourselves': The American Influence on New Zealand Fiction, 1934-65". Article by Lawrence Jones, Department of English, University of Otago - originally published in Deep South.

Volcanoes of New Zealand: social and eruptive historical information relating to Mounts Tarawera and Ruapehu and White Island - includes photographs.

Technological Innovation in New Zealand. Excellent new site containing historical information on a wide range of technological developments including: steam railways, frozen meat, grasslands, the dairy industry, forestry, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, the Cook Strait link, the North Island Main Trunk Line, ironsands, electric fences, Hamilton jets and aerial topdressing. Also includes biographical references to a range of NZers involved with technological development and articles relating to current technological issues. Site developed by Alan Wylde

Automatic Totalisator history - covering the invention of the world's first automatic totalisator in 1913 and it's subsequent development. Australian site, but includes historical references to NZ. Site developed by Brian Conlon.

New Zealand history articles by Philippa Ballantine. Topics so far include:Chunuk Bair, William Larnarch (Larnarch Castle), Olveston (Dunedin historic home), Kate Sheppard, Wellington Harbour, and John Plimmer.

New Zealand Labour History - site provided by Kath Clark and David Verran. Includes a biography of the recently deceased 1951 Waterfront Dispute leader, Jock Barnes, and a collection of other biographies, union histories and directories.

Anthony Wilding: Wimbledon Champion 1910-1914 - site devoted to New Zealand's most successful tennis player. Created by members of the Wilding family.

A history of Gilbert and Sullivan with particular reference to Australia and New Zealand. - The main period covered is from 1860-1910 and in the section titled "Down Under in the 19th Century" there is an extensive history of theatre in this part of the world. There are many historic photographs and the original reviews to many of the operettas first performed out here. Site created by 'Mel'.

Ernest Rutherford - excellent website on our most famous scientist. Run by Rutherford's biographer, John Campbell.

New Zealand Honours - information about the NZ honours system on the Honours Secretariat website

NZ Journal of New Zealand History - includes abstracts of recent articles, information for contributors, and information about subscriptions.

Douglas Lilburn Project - website to accompany the forthcoming Radio NZ series on this well-known New Zealand composer. Series produced by Roger Smith and Gareth Watkins.

History of the arts in New Zealand - provided by Creative New Zealand. The site includes historical surveys of Maori art and Pacific Islands art.

Dictionary of NZ Map-Makers - provides brief biographical notes and map-making data on early cartographers and publishers who produced maps of New Zealand or world and Pacific maps that portray New Zealand or a part of New Zealand. Although the list focuses on the period 1642 to 1850, a number of important map-makers who worked around 1860 are included. Includes extensive bibliographic material. Site produced by Brian Hooker.

Mt Tarawera eruption - lots of interesting information, photos and personal stories relating to the devastating volcanic eruption of 10 June 1886.

The first twenty-one years of the Meteorological Society of New Zealand (inc) - on the Met Society website. Compiled (in 2000) by Alex Neale.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Inflation Calculator - as a part of its statutory responsibility for price stability, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has provided a web based 'Inflation Calculator'. Historians will find it useful to convert an earlier price into a current one, thus giving readers a better sense of the significance of a historical value. See review of this link by Brian Easton.