New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana some 80 million years ago to the twenty-first century.
New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana some 80 million years ago to the twenty-first century.
Philippa Mein Smith is Professor of History at the University of Canterbury. She is the author of Maternity in Dispute: New Zealand 1920¿1939 (1986), Mothers and King Baby: Infant Survival and Welfare in an Imperial World: Australia 1880¿1950 (1997) and co-author of A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific (2000) and Remaking the Tasman World (2008).
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1. Waka across a watery world; 2. Beachcrossers 1769-1839; 3. Claiming the land 1840-60; 4. Remoter Australasia 1861-90; 5. Managing globalisation 1891-1913; 6. 'All flesh is as grass' 1914-29; 7. Making New Zealand 1930-49; 8. Golden weather 1950-72; 9. Latest experiments 1973-96; 10. Treaty revival 1973-99; 11. Shaky ground: seismic shifts 2000-11.
