Story: Exhibitions and world’s fairs

More links and websites

• 1906 International Exhibition

  An illustrated essay on the Christchurch City Libraries website about the exhibition that was held in Christchurch in 1906–7.

• The Centennial Exhibition

  A useful overview of the Centennial Exhibition on NZ History.

• ‘The party’s over’

  This excellent documentary on NZ On Screen examines the New Zealand pavilion at the Seville Expo in 1992.

More suggestions and sources

• Cowan, James. Official record of the New Zealand International Exhibition of Arts and Industries held at Christchurch, 1906–7: a descriptive and historical account. Wellington: Government printer, 1910.
• Fanning, L. S. The pictorial history, New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin 1925–26: a comprehensive illustrated review of the southern hemisphere's greatest exhibition. Dunedin: Coulls Somerville Wilkie, 1926.
• Official catalogue, New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925–1926. Dunedin: New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company, 1925.
• Palethorpe, N. B. Official history of the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Wellington, 1939–1940. Wellington: New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Company, 1940.
• Renwick, William, ed. Creating a national spirit: celebrating New Zealand’s centennial. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2004.
• Thomson, John Mansfield, ed. Farewell colonialism: the New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, 1906–07. Palmerston North: Dunmore Press, 1998.