Story: Public history

More links and websites

• Heritage New Zealand, Pouhere Taonga

  Formerly the Historic Places Trust, this is New Zealand’s leading national historic heritage agency.

• Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

  This government ministry’s role is to support culture and preserve heritage.

• Museums Aotearoa

  This is New Zealand's professional association for public museums and art galleries, and those who work in or with them.

• NZ History

  A website dedicated to New Zealand History, run by Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

• Professional Historians' Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa (PHANZA)

  PHANZA is an incorporated society set up in 1994 to represent professional historians.

• Waitangi Tribunal

  This commission of inquiry is charged with making recommendations on claims brought by Māori relating to breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.

More suggestions and sources

• Bassett, Michael. The mother of all departments: the history of the Department of Internal Affairs. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1997.
• Dalley, Bronwyn and Jock Phillips (eds). Going public: the changing face of New Zealand history. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2001.
• Nightingale, Tony and Paul Dingwall. Our picturesque heritage: 100 years of scenery preservation in New Zealand. Wellington: Department of Conservation, 2003.
• Trapeznik, Alexander (ed). Common ground? Heritage and public places in New Zealand. Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2000.