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Philip Temple Wins Prestigious History Prize
Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 10:23 am | Auckland University Press
Dunedin author Philip Temple’s A Sort of Conscience: The Wakefields (2002; Auckland University Press, Bowker-Thorpe Publisher of the Year) has won the prestigious Ernest Scott History Prize. More >>
Respected Novelist Dies - Professor Bill Pearson
Monday, 30 September 2002, 2:13 pm | Auckland University Press
William Harrison (Bill) Pearson, influential academic, essayist, political activist and author of Coal Flat, New Zealand’s first major realist novel, died at his home in Herne Bay, Auckland on Friday (27th Sept) aged 80. More >>
NZ Festival Administrator Launches New Career
Thursday, 28 February 2002, 3:01 pm | Auckland University Press
Wellingtonian Chris Price, co-ordinator for many years of the New Zealand Festival Writers and Readers Week, will embark on an exciting new career with the launch of her debut collection of poems, "Husk", during the 2002 New Zealand Festival. More >>
TV Screening Will Mark Death Of Great NZ Writer
Monday, 1 October 2001, 11:30 am | Auckland University Press
Leading New Zealand poet Allen Curnow died in Auckland on Sunday 23 September 2001. "Early Days Yet", the only documentary about him, will receive its first television screening on Sunday 7 October at 10.15 pm on TV One. More >>
Leading New Zealand poet dies suddenly
Monday, 24 September 2001, 1:20 pm | Auckland University Press
His most recent book The Bells of St Babel’s won the poetry section of this year’s Montana Book Awards and a documentary film on his life and work Early Days Yet, made by Shirley Horrocks, has just screened at Film Festivals nationwide. More >>
Muldoon Biography Wins Prize
Thursday, 23 August 2001, 3:39 pm | Auckland University Press
"His Way" the bestselling biography of Robert Muldoon by Barry Gustafson has been awarded the 2001 Ian Wards Prize for published historical writing in the preceding calendar year. More >>
Montana New Zealand Poetry Day
Friday, 20 July 2001, 11:02 am | Auckland University Press
Nau mai, haere mai ki te kete whiti o Aotearoa Welcome to the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre at the University of Auckland More >>
Attempts To Turn Maori Into Brown Britons - Book
Friday, 13 July 2001, 12:59 am | Auckland University Press
Eight years of gathering oral histories from pupils and teachers of New Zealand’s remarkable Native Schools system, and researching the official records, has resulted in a new book, "A Civilising Mission?", hailed by Professor Jamie Belich ... More >>
Centenary Of An Outstanding New Zealander
Wednesday, 4 July 2001, 4:39 pm | Auckland University Press
The centennial birthday of the outstanding New Zealand-born artist and filmmaker Len Lye is being commemorated around New Zealand on Thursday 5 July, capping several months of celebrations that began in May with the launch of Len Lye: A Biography ... More >>
Nation Builders In The Spotlight On 13 June
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 3:06 pm | Auckland University Press
Auckland University Press’s exciting 2001 list includes Brian Easton’s "The Nationbuilders" (September), which has much to tell us about the history of New Zealand and of being a New Zealander. More >>
Grandmother’s Wartime Experience Inspires New Book
Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 2:00 pm | Auckland University Press
A family story about Deborah Montgomerie’s grandmother and her wartime experience has inspired Deborah’s new book "The Women’s War: New Zealand Women 1939–1945". More >>
Godwit Still Flying After 64 Years
Wednesday, 4 April 2001, 4:31 pm | Auckland University Press
"The Godwits Fly" is acknowledged as a classic New Zealand novel. It was completed in 1937, first published in 1938 and has been in print continuously since 1970. Even in 2001 this novel of the 1930s still holds its own as a great work and ... More >>
New Zealand Book's Excellence Recognised
Tuesday, 30 January 2001, 12:39 am | Auckland University Press
Weavers of Song by Auckland author Mervyn McLean has been selected in US magazine Choice's prestigious 'Outstanding Academic Titles' list for 2000. More >>
New Book Sheds Light On Maori Culture History
Thursday, 12 October 2000, 11:17 am | Auckland University Press
As the Waihou river wends its way across the Hauraki Plains to the Firth of Thames it passes through an immensely rich archaeological landscape. This land was the birthplace of many of our models of Maori culture history. These ideas now date back 40 years ... More >>
New book comes at right moment for broadcasting
Thursday, 5 October 2000, 12:44 am | Auckland University Press
This is a very important time for New Zealand Broadcasting. The idea of public service broadcasting is receiving increased attention (eg, with the current moves to introduce a TVNZ charter). More >>
Forty Years Since Talkback Was Born In Masterton
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 11:26 am | Auckland University Press
The Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt will launch a new history of New Zealand broadcasting at Parliament Buildings tomorrow, 4 October 2000. 'Voice and Vision' will conclude Patrick Day's history of New Zealand broadcasting. More >>
Helen Clark Unveils Muldoon Biography
Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 10:42 am | Auckland University Press
Prime Minister the Rt Hon Helen Clark launched 'His Way', the authorised biography of National Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon, last night in Auckland. More >>
