Welcome to the website of the Labour History Project (LHP), the only national organisation dedicated to fostering New Zealand labour history and cultivating an important part of our collective memory.
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Dissent and the First World War 31 August – 2 September 2017 in Wellington The First World War divided New Zealand society in many ways. But in the current commemorative climate little attention has been paid to the perceptions and…
Each year, since 2013, the Labour History Project, National Library of New Zealand and Wellington Museum have collaborated to make history more accessible to the Wellington public with a series of lectures or a one-day symposium on a particular theme. …
Sunday 6 November 9.30 – 4.30pm, Wellington Museum A full day symposium This year the collaborative programme People’s History again takes the form of a full day symposium, this time on the topic of precarious work. People’s History is an…
The 2016 Bert Roth award was announced at our AGM; the judges’ report shows the strength of Labour History in New Zealand today. ************** Putting together the short-list is always a pleasure in exploring the range of work that documents…
The Labour History Project offers a one-off $2000 scholarship towards a MA degree on an aspect of New Zealand labour history. We give particular consideration to applicants who have been active in the workforce and plan to study an aspect…
The Labour History Project recently received a grant for a project to identify and collect records of the history of the Labour party and we are seeking an archivist: Position Title: Archivist, Labour 100 Project Hours: 20 hours per week…
The November issue of the LHP Bulletin is now available and features articles on the William Ranstead and the Clarion Settlers; The Petone Workingmen’s Club; The Ripapa Affair & The Passive Resisters’ Union and Another World is Possible Winning Essays.
Congratulations to the winners of the “Another World is Possible Essay Competition”, Adam Driver (Over 19) and Alexandra Orr (Under 19). Their essays, as well as the runner-ups Francisco Hernandez and Molly Pottinger-Coombes are available to read here.
The Labour History Project is pleased to announce the 2015 Rona Bailey Memorial Lecture on the 16th November 2015 at Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School, where Graeme Clarke will speak on “What is to be Done?”.