Research Notebook
The benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather.
It’s time Pākehā New Zealanders faced their personal connections to the past
author Rebecca Solnit on the ‘slow revolution’ the far right cannot tolerate
Several Crown protected areas will also adopt Māori or dual-language names, including in Pūkorokoro / Miranda and Te Haupa Island (Saddle Island).
An assessment of the Whangamarino Wetland in north Waikato confirms decades of ecological decline and offers a clear roadmap for collaborative action to restore this internationally significant site.
Augustus Earle’s pedestrian tour in New Zealand Or, get off the beach
Oruarangi Pā, just south of Thames, is one of the most significant pā sites in the North Island.
Neil Dalgety’s family have a long association with the land around Mangatarata in the Hauraki Plains.
The recent Crown apology to Ngāti Pāoa iwi, acknowledging that they were rendered “virtually landless”, resonates strongly with the conclusion of my two years working on this project at Whitecliffe.
By Rick Law | Aotearoa New Zealand History on Facebook
Tim O'Connor, Stuff, January 21, 2013
Notes on the correct naming of what is now called The Hauraki Plains.
Notes taken from Paul Monin's History of Hauraki on Te Ara Encylcopaedia of New Zealand
A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers.
from Scribble, Scribble, Scribble by Simon Schama
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, white pine
The Māori worldview considers everything living and non-living to be interconnected.
Central to the artist’s interpretation of the past is its enduring correspondence with the present and future, endowing the artist’s work with restorative qualities of transformation and hope.
Visits the Whangamarino Swamp and wetlands, plus Pūkorokoro (Season 2, Episode 5 TVNZ)
New Zealand must change the way it manages river flooding risks...
Tāmaki Makaurau was built off the back of Māori growing and selling food. How can we look to the past for what lies ahead?
Waitakaruru River, Piako River, Waihou River
The New Zealand that Charles Darwin dismissed as “the land of cannibalism and all atrocity” after his short visit in 1835, later featured prominently in his writings on evolution.
by Simon Schama. In particular, Schama's comments on Anselm Kiefer.
Forest of Dreams @ Two Rooms Gallery
Brief notes.
Sourced from family.
Sourced online from Auckland Library, Papers Past...
Articles in Art New Zealand Summer 2024
One of the iwi associated with the Hauraki Plains.
Readings around the environment that give hope.
The Disasters of War (Deaf like Goya) @ Two Rooms
Artists using bright colour and/or historical imagery
Sent by my student from Venice Biennale
Articles found online.
Recommended artist.
Collection of stories edited by Rufus E. Tye
William Strutt's War Dance at Taranaki
by Richard Shaw
visualising the impacts of capitalism and colonisation on Aotearoa
‘Te Whetu plains’, written around 1874, Edward Tregear
Dr Susan Ballard writing on Joyce Campbell and her exhibition LA Botanical.
K'Rd and Putuki St galleries
Wastelands continues themes from Brett’s recent exhibition Tai Moana Tai Tangata ....
by Tacita Dean and Jeremy Millar
Watercolour, place.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park - Helen Pheby
Books, articles etc ...
Deep histories of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland by Lucy Macintosh
How much load can natural systems accommodate without breaking?
Watercolours: Painting with Light exhibition statement
Chapter 12 - 'Swamps which might doubtless easily be drained.'