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Biography: Reeves, William Pember

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Unions and employee organisations

Read about the industrial arbitration system which William Pember Reeves helped create.

Strikes and labour disputes

Explore the background of the labour disputes of Reeves' era. 

Bibliography

Hawke, G. R. 'W. Pember Reeves: some new evidence'. New Zealand Journal of History 7, No 1 (1973): 60–69

Holt, J. Compulsory arbitration in New Zealand. Auckland, 1986

McKenzie, T. 'William Pember Reeves, 1857–1932.' Kōtare 7, No 3 (2008): 40–51

Sinclair, K. William Pember Reeves: New Zealand Fabian. Oxford, 1965

How to cite this page

Keith Sinclair. 'Reeves, William Pember', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/128248/sources (accessed 15 June 2026).