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The New Zealand Archaeological Association and the University of Waikato are excited to offer a summer research scholarship for a student to assist with updating information in the New Zealand Archaeology Radiocarbon database and incorporating this information into ArchSite. The position will be based at the University of Waikato for 10 weeks over the summer.Read more

This year’s conference in Taupō was our first since 2019 and, with nearly 180 attendees, was our biggest ever. We were supported throughout the conference by Ngāti Tūwharetoa, from the opening on Sunday morning, through to the field trip and the closing on Wednesday afternoon. Attendees came from all over the country, and it wasRead more

NZAA Council is delighted to announce that this year’s recipient of the Walton Fund is Ella Ussher. Ella’s project is a survey in Whakapirau in the Upper Kaipara, to fill the gaps in the archaeological record and map the extensive storage pit and steep slope trenching agricultural complexes that were constructed in this region. Ella will carry outRead more

The organisers would like to thank you for your patience while we had to temporarily put a hold on conference registration. Interest in the 2021 NZAA conference has far exceeded that of previous NZAA conferences and we needed to hold registration for a couple of days while we relooked at options and made sure thatRead more

As we have rapidly reached the limit of our venue, online registrations for the conference have now closed. This doesn’t mean you have missed your chance, however! Please email Cathy Barr (cbarr@doc.govt.nz) to arrange your spot. A reminder to all NZAA members that the deadline for submission for papers for the NZAA annual conference isRead more

Registrations for the 2021 New Zealand Archaeological Association conference are now live on our conference page, along with venue information and the programme. Please also consider submitting an abstract so we have a variety of fantastic papers!  Read more

On 17 September 2020, the New Zealand Archaeological Association held a panel webinar on ‘Representation in Archaeology’ with New Zealand-based archaeologists, heritage professionals, and kaitiaki: Rachel Wesley, Gena Moses-Te Kani, Dr Des Kahotea, and Mana Laumea. The panelists discussed some of the long-standing issues regarding representation in archaeology in Aotearoa New Zealand and in OceaniaRead more

The NZAA Council are pleased to announce the successful applicants of the Walton Fund for 2020. Christina Paterson is undertaking a project to update New Zealand archaeological site records on Stewart Island/Rakiura, specifically focusing on the areas of Port Adventure, Paterson Inlet and the surrounds of Oban. A large majority of sites in these areasRead more