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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

 
Bris

 
Remarkable' Mithaka cultural landscape featuring Australia's oldest houses placed on national heritage list
Aboriginal site featuring ancient quarry sits on transcontinental trading route connecting Gulf of Carpentaria to Flinders Ranges
 
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Garry Law
31 Lansell Drive, Dannemora, Auckland 2016
+64 27 5665 764 (Mobile)

Chair Engineering New Zealand Engineering Heritage Board, Te Ao Rangahau.
See here.https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/


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From: Pam Bain <PBain@heritage.org.nz>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 at 2:04 PM
Subject: ACHS 2026 Call for Papers now open
To: NZAA eNews Editor <glaw@lawas.co.nz>
Cc: Elizabeth.pishief <elizabeth.pishief@heritageservices.nz>


Hi Garry

I hope you are well and enjoying this return to some decent warm weather.

 

Attached is some info about the Association of Critical Heritage  Studies conference in  NZ from 29 November to 2 December 2026. We are expecting about 300 people. I thought the archaeological community might be interested. I have also attached a sponsorship brochure in case anyone would like a more high profile presence.

Here is the link to the website ACHS Conference 2026

 

  ͏ ‌I have copied Elizabeth in so we don't duplicate emails to you.  

 

Bye

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ACHS 2026

Call for Papers is now open!

We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers is now open for the 8th biennial conference of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies, to be held at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand, from 29 November to 2 December 2026.

 

 

Centering on the theme Tūhono – weaving relational heritage spaces, ACHS 2026 invites participants to explore how heritage creates connections among people, across time, and with place. The conference foregrounds Indigenous perspectives grounded in Māori worldviews, alongside the diverse cultural voices of Aotearoa and the broader Moana Oceania region.

 

You can find all key information here:

 

Please note: all presentations will be in-person.

 

Timeline

  • CFP opens: 10 November 2025
  • CFP closes: 10 February 2026
  • Notification of outcomes: 30 April 2026
  • Registration opens: May 2026
  • Conference: 29 November 2 December 2026

 

We warmly encourage you to submit a proposal and to share this announcement with your networks.

 

We plan to hold an online information session in early 2026 to answer any questions you have about the different submission formats and crafting your proposal to align with the conference themes. We will keep you posted about the timing of this session.

 

We also encourage you to get in touch if you are looking to connect with others with similar interests to put together a curated session/stream or discussion panel (email info@achs2026.nz)

 

We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming you to Wellington in November 2026.

 

Ngā mihi nui

ACHS 2026 Organising Committee

 

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Garry Law
31 Lansell Drive, Dannemora, Auckland 2016
+64 27 5665 764 (Mobile)

Chair Engineering New Zealand Engineering Heritage Board, Te Ao Rangahau.
See here.https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/


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Chair Engineering New Zealand Engineering Heritage Board, Te Ao Rangahau.
See here.https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/


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