He Rau Ringa e Oti ai - Many Hands Make History

To tell the many and varied stories of our past we need many and varied storytellers in the present. He Rau Ringa e Oti ai: Many Hands Make History celebrates the many different people, organisations, modes, topics and approaches of history-telling in Aotearoa. The conference aims to foster connections across our history community.

He Rau Ringa e Oti ai is open to presentations from all history and art history practitioners from graduate students to independent and public scholars, from community groups and organisations, the GLAM sector, schools and the academy. We welcome submissions, especially panels, from those researching other areas of the world.

How can I participate?

We welcome presentation formats including individual papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion), panels (3 connected papers), roundtable discussions (usually 1.5 hours) and a wide range of creative and alternative formats (such as walking tours, performances, and hands-on activities).

To submit an abstract click here: https://www.nzha.org.nz/he-rau-ringa-2025/call-for-papers

Conference Highlights:

• Tuesday 25 November is a day dedicated to postgraduate students.
• Friday 28 November will feature a stream dedicated to history teaching, with professional development events for primary and secondary teachers.
• We invite multimodal and creative sessions and collaborative forms of storytelling.
• Kōrero in te reo Māori are welcomed.
• Other events include walking tours, award ceremony, and breakfast hosted by the Aotearoa Gender History Network.

Māori & Indigenous post-grad & ECR Wānanga “Rest, Decompress, Strategise”

Held before the NZHA conference: 21–23 November
Mangatoatoa Marae, Kihikihi
Children welcome

Send questions to [email protected]

To register for the Māori and Indigenous PG Wānanga please scroll down once you click the Reserve A Spot button.

Find out more about the conference here: NZHA Biennial conference 2025 – The New Zealand Historical Association

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