NZ Archaeological Association

NZAA Annual Conference 2019
2019-08-28 - 2019-08-31 | Stuart Island Community Centre, 10 Ayr Street, Oban, New Zealand
Image: Propellers on the beach at the Norweigan whalers base, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island (M. Schmidt 2013, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga) The 2019 NZAA annual conference was held from Thursday 29th August until Saturday 31st August in Oban, Rakiura/Stewart Island.
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Conference Programme
Wednesday 28 August – Evening welcome event
Thursday 29 August – Mihi whakatau, papers, and AGM
Friday 30 August – Field trip
Saturday 31 August – Papers and gala dinner
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Special Conference Event
Talk by Jo Massey and Margaret Hopkins at the Rakiura Museum on afternoon Friday 30th August to hear about the collections (including Lockerbie collection, museum redevelopment project, and wider museum projects in Southland). This is a special conference event where the Lockerbie collection is on a special display.
Māori archaeology hui NZAA, 2019
Tue 27th Aug 3pm to Wed 28th Aug 3pm
Tēnā ra koutou e ngā kaihura Māori, koutou e tiaki ana i ō tātou wāhi tupuna. Piki mai, kake mai ki runga i te kaupapa o te mahi huakanga nei.
Following last year’s useful Auckland hui of Indigenous delegates before the combined NZ & Australian Archaeological Assoc.’s conference, a similar hui for kaitiaki Māori interested and involved in archaeology was held before this year’s NZAA conference on Rakiura (Stewart Is.). Providing an opportunity for discussions about the work of the newly convened Māori Advisory Committee for NZAA, for sharing ideas of Māori participation and priorities in archaeology, and for whanaungatanga towards a stronger network of Māori interested and involved in archaeology. It also allowed for kōrero about iwi archaeological issues at the southern end of the country in particular.
The hui is convened by the NZAA Māori Advisory Group and hosted by Awarua Rūnanga.
Field Trip – Exploring Paterson Inlet
The field trip travelled from Oban’s main wharf by boat to visit to Millers Beach to explore the Norwegian Ross Sea whalers winter base used for repairing vessels. Then continued on to Ulva Island, one of New Zealand’s earliest reserves where attendees heard stories of early European settlers, conservation history, and enjoyed the results of modern conservation efforts. Other significant landmarks and sites were be pointed out from the vessel during travel. Attendees were joined by local tangata whenua who shared their perspectives and traditional stories about the area, and along the way heard about the beginning and end of timber milling on the island and other historical anecdotes.
Acknowledgements
The New Zealand Archaeology Association wishes to warmly thank our 2019 conference sponsors:

NZAA Annual Conference 2018
2018-11-28 - 2018-11-30 | Univeristy of Auckland, 18 Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
The 2018 NZAA and AAA annual conference was held at the University of Auckland from 28 to 30 November 2018.
The conference theme was Trans-Tasman Dialogues. Despite some striking differences between the archaeological record of New Zealand and Australia, we share the same historical roots as well as some key goals and priorities: the desire to make archaeology an inclusive and collaborative practice between archaeologists, indigenous communities and other stakeholders, to raise public awareness about the richness of the human past in the region, to promote and foster cutting-edge research throughout Oceania and to lobby relevant authorities for the recognition and protection of cultural heritage.
This joint conference was a unique opportunity for both organizations to create dialogue around some of these similarities, but also to highlight and contextualize differences, and to learn from what each organization does exceptionally well.
Programme Outline
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Tue 27 November 2018

Indigenous Archaeology Pre-conference Hui – read more>>

Thu 29 November 2018

Papers – parallel sessions.
Taylor and Francis workshop: Publishing in Academic Journals – read more>>
NZAA and AAA AGMs in the evening.

Wed 28 November 2018

Mihi and keynote, then papers – parallel sessions.
Meet the Graduates.

Fri 30 November 2018

Papers – parallel sessions.
Taylor and Francis workshop: How to Promote your Work – read more>>
Poster session.
Conference dinner and after party.

Acknowledgments
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following sponsors:
Principal Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

NZAA Annual Conference 2017 - Thames
2017-06-21 - 2017-06-24 | The Civic, 200 Mary Street, Thames, New Zealand
Photo: Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19050119-1-2

The 2017 annual conference was held 21st – 24th June at The Civic, Thames. The field trip visited Te Totara Pā, the Thames School of Mines and the Goldmine Experience.
The conference theme commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Thames Goldfield. The themed paper session was dedicated to gold mining in New Zealand (or overseas), kauri logging, general early contact-period industrial archaeology, social aspects of goldfields life (including effects of mining on iwi), and archaeology of the Hauraki-Coromandel region.
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to the following people who assisted with the organisation of this years conference – Waati Ngamane, Craig Reidy and Dave Robson of Ngati Maru, Sharron McCaskill, Marlene Perry, Dianne Connor and Kirstin Richmond (TCDC), Jennifer Neal (Aroha Catering), Jude Henderson and Annette Bracefield (Café Uno), Karl Edmonds (The Junction Hotel), Murphies Buses, Joshua Emmitt, Abby Donaldson, Sian Canton, David Wilton, Tom Barker, Brooke Tucker, Garry Law, Matthew Campbell, and Rick McGovernWilson. The New Zealand Archaeological Association gratefully acknowledges the support of the following sponsors:
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Bronze
