"After its great bust in the 1880s, New Zealand ceased to see itself as an embryonic replica of Britain, an 'Infant He…"

"I think every person, when he or she is young, dreams of finding some enchanted place, of beautiful mountains and bre…"

"If you think you’re beleaguered by political correctness in America, just thank your lucky stars that you’re not livi…"

"Before the Polynesians first set foot here in the thirteenth century, at least eleven species of moa lived here. Moa …"

"In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander: I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good de…"

"To illustrate how dramatically populations can displace each other over time, the historian E.M. Kulischer once remin…"

"The history of this country still shows itself in the power imbalances between ourselves and the Crown, which is cont…"

"By the time of the First World War, the descendants of the British who had settled in Australia, Canada or New Zealan…"

"New Zealand was colonised initially by those Australians who had the initiative to escape."

"Boston is among an increasing number of municipalities, universities, and private foundations that have announced pla…"