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A Gatherer of Souls & Other Things
Friday, 21 April 2006, 10:11 am | Otago University Press
Every year Christians in the Bismarck Archipelago celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the first missionary to the region, George Brown in 1875. A key figure in the history of Christianity in Oceania, Brown gathered cultures, converts and ... More >>
Ripping Sea Yarn Published By Otago University
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 11:02 am | Otago University Press
On 10 March Otago University Press Women and Children Last: The Burning of the Emigrant Ship Cospatrick by Charles Clark. It's a ripping yarn: More >>
Sexual issues explored in new book
Friday, 17 February 2006, 2:52 pm | Otago University Press
In advertising, in the news, as part of our identity... sexuality is both inescapably public as well as fundamentally private. In Sexuality Down Under: Social and Historical Perspectives historians and sociologists explore issues of sexuality and society. More >>
Remarkable Art Form Revealed
Monday, 26 September 2005, 1:44 pm | Otago University Press
The first, and only, book about a stunning art form is about to be published. Hiapo - the barkcloth or tapa of Niue - is a neglected art form produced in the mid to late nineteenth century. Surviving pieces are now dispersed, largely in museum collections ... More >>
Looking Back at the Police in New Zealand
Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:27 am | Otago University Press
Search and rescue, youth education, traffic control, vetting, dealing with e-crime, forensics - our society is increasingly dependent on a range of police initiatives and activities. More >>
Great NZ Rugby Myths Exploded in New Book
Monday, 11 April 2005, 2:05 pm | Otago University Press
New Zealand's rugby story is usually told as a game nurtured in the rural heartland, embracing, and embraced by, people from all walks of life. But is this the true story? More >>
Women, Work & Welfare - Women's Studies Journal
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 3:41 pm | Otago University Press
Large numbers of New Zealand women struggle to survive on low incomes, and many do not have financial independence. More >>
NZ's Conservation History Explored for 1st Time
Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 10:35 am | Otago University Press
The Minister for Conservation, Hon. Chris Carter, will launch the first-ever history of conservation in New Zealand in Wellington, on Tuesday 12 October. More >>
Religions, Society and History Explored in Book
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 12:53 am | Otago University Press
As the current debate surrounding the Civil Unions Bill illustrates, issues about marriage and sexuality have significant religious dimensions. More >>
New Zealand's Cold War
Thursday, 8 April 2004, 10:31 am | Otago University Press
Although described by Lenin as 'the country at the end of the world', like other western countries New Zealand was a participant in the defining ideological conflict of the twentieth century and there are stories to be told as a result. More >>
The Natural History of Southern New Zealand
Monday, 5 April 2004, 9:50 am | Otago University Press
Southern New Zealand is a region of contrasting landscapes and climates, of mountains, lakes, ocean, rivers and fiords, of breathtakingly beautiful scenery and sometimes-strange wildlife. More >>
Charles Brasch: Patron, Poet & Collector
Friday, 14 November 2003, 11:15 am | Otago University Press
In the mid twentieth century Charles Brasch was an important figure in New Zealand's cultural life - a poet, patron and founding editor of Landfall, the country's premier journal of letters and art. More >>
The Nude and Life Modelling in New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 4:21 pm | Otago University Press
Although landscape has dominated New Zealand art, the human form has also been a focus for many artists. More >>
A History of the Left in New Zealand
Friday, 15 November 2002, 4:32 pm | Otago University Press
Writings on the left in New Zealand have tended to follow two paths: to minimise the influence of socialism or to push a particular line of thought. A new book takes the middle ground. On the Left: Essays on Socialism in New Zealand, edited by Pat ... More >>
New Species Of Ancient Marine Reptile Named
Wednesday, 5 June 2002, 10:57 am | Otago University Press
It's been described as a snake threaded through the body of a turtle. Called the plesiosaur, this ancient giant fast-swimming reptile once roamed the world alongside dinosaurs. But now the discovery of a new genus and species of the plesiosaur embedded ... More >>
Landfall Essay Prize Winners Announced
Tuesday, 14 May 2002, 12:08 am | Otago University Press
Patrick Evans and Kapka Kassabova have been announced as the joint winners of the 2002 Landfall Essay Prize. More >>
New Book On The Government Superannuation Fund
Friday, 15 March 2002, 4:08 pm | Otago University Press
Remember the days when working for the public service was for life, with the reward of superannuation at the end? Things have changed in recent years and 'super' has become one of New Zealand's most contentious social and political issues. Now a new ... More >>
Poet's Homecoming Marked By New Book
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 9:37 am | Otago University Press
After living overseas for most of the last twenty-five years, poet Jan Kemp has returned to New Zealand. Her homecoming is marked by the publication of her first collection of new work in ten years, Only One Angel, published by University of Otago ... More >>
New Zealanders at Home - 1814 to 1914
Friday, 30 November 2001, 2:39 pm | Otago University Press
Remember that sunflower wallpaper of the 1970s? Well at least one New Zealand family had it on their walls in the 1870s. And the cane furniture so popular during the past ten years was gracing New Zealand homes from the 1880s. More >>
Latest Landfall Gets Up Close And Personal
Thursday, 29 November 2001, 5:08 pm | Otago University Press
With 'private lives/true confessions' as its guiding theme, the latest issue of Landfall gets under the skin of 'the personal'. Landfall 202 gives the reader an intimate experience with a mix of revealing stories, poems, art, essays and reviews. It also ... More >>
