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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

Kia ora koutou! Welcome to New Zealand Archaeology Week 2020! Circumstances this year mean that Archaeology Week is online-only, so, while you won’t be able to go on a tour of archaeological site, attend a public lecture or visit an archaeological exhibition, you’ll still be able to learn heaps about New Zealand’s rich archaeological heritageRead more

Archaeology Week, 24 April-3 May 2020 Archaeology Week is going ahead this year as an online-only event. NZAA is working with a number of partners to develop and share content on our social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have any content you’d like to share as part of the week, please getRead more

Kia ora koutou, Following the government announcement yesterday banning indoor gatherings of more than 100 people, I regret to inform you that the NZAA conference will not be going ahead this winter. NZAA Council is meeting this weekend (virtually) and will discuss future plans for both the conference and the AGM at that meeting. WeRead more

NZAA is pleased to announce that applications for the 2020 round of funding from The Walton Fund are now open. Grants will be made to enable and assist in any work that promotes archaeological site recording, records new sites, and/or updates old site records. Previous successful applications have facilitated archaeological surveys of the Catlins LakeRead more

NZAA, HNZPT and DOC are delighted to announce that Mary O’Keeffe has been appointed as the new Central Filekeeper. Mary will be well known to many of you. She has worked as an archaeological consultant in Wellington for over 20 years, and has had a long involvement with the Site Recording Scheme (SRS), stemming backRead more

As part of the work NZAA does, we provide submissions on policies, plans and strategies advocating for archaeology, through organisations such as district councils, Heritage New Zealand and other government agencies. These submissions will now be shared here. This submission was made to Auckland Council for their recently released draft Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate ActionRead more