Events

This year's theme is the 150th anniversary of the Thames Goldfield

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
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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. Post conference summary >> Conference Programme Wednesday 28 August – Evening welcome event Thursday 29 August
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The 2022 New Zealand Archaeological Association was held at the University of Otago in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand from 21st - 24th November. The theme for the conference was 'Archaeology and the Climate Crisis'. Post conference summary >> Conference Programme Sunday 20 November Pre-conference icebreaker evening event Monday 21 November Mihi whakatau Paper sessions
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The 2023 New Zealand Archaeological Association Conference will be held in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton from the 4th - 7th July. As we continue to battle Covid-19, recent weather events across the country and the ongoing impacts of climate change, the term resilience has become more and more common in current discourse. The theme for this year’s
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The 2024 New Zealand Archaeological Conference will be held in Whakatū Nelson from the 2nd - 5th July, with a pre conference fieldtrip on the 1st July. Registration ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED Venue Beachside Nelson Conference and Event Centre 70 Beach Road, Tahunanui Nelson 7011 Dave Robson Memorial Fund NZAA Putea Tautoko The New Zealand Archaeological
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