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Parents, siblings and pacifism : the Baxter family and others (World War One and World War Two)
Before she died, Millicent Baxter, wife of notorious New Zealand conscientious objector Archibald Baxter, wrote a letter confessing one of her final wishes: “I hope to live long enough to see the production of the documentary ...
The University of Otago's Home Science Extension Service, 1929-1954
The Home Science Extension Service (HSES) of the Otago University was established in 1929. The Service intended to remedy a lack in the educational facilities available for rural women. The HSES developed from the example ...
'Gathering places' : the mixed descent families of Foveaux Strait and Rakiura/Stewart Island, 1824-1864
[…] This dissertation explores the social world of the mixed descent or 'half caste' population based around Foveaux Strait and Rakiura/Stewart Island up until the purchase of Rakiura by the Crown in 1864. I examine the ...
Lost in Translation? The relationship between homelessness research and policy in Wellington, New Zealand
This thesis aims to investigate the ways in which research is utilised in the emerging decentralised, participatory policy-making context in New Zealand. An in-depth study of a particular research-policy relationship is ...
A history of the Ellison whanau of Otakou
The Ellisons are a leading Ngai Tahu whanau. In this dissertation I use the Ellisons to interpret and examine the Ngai Tahu experience of cross-cultural encounter from the 1830s until the early twentieth century. Specifically, ...
'Odd men from the Pacific' : the participation of Pacific Island men in the 28 (Maori) Battalion in the Second World War
The Maori Battalion's wartime experience forms an important part of the New Zealand and Pacific Island heritage. This study explores the participation of Pacific Islanders in the 28 (Maori) Battalion during World War II. ...