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Vincent O'Malley

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Vincent O'Malley

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967 （Christchurch, New Zealand）
Nationality
New Zealander
Languages
English
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Christchurch (Riccarton) → Wellington

Career

Occupations
Historian, Researcher, Author
Active Years
1993-2024
Affiliations
HistoryWorks (Co-founder, Research Director), Crown Forestry Rental Trust (former Research Manager)
Memberships
Royal Society Te Apārangi (MRSNZ, FRSNZ), Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), New Zealand Society of Authors, Editor for H-ANZAU
Influenced By
Tipene O’Regan
Influenced

Education

University of Canterbury
History
Degree: BA (Hons) 1st Class
Country: New Zealand
Major in History
Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand Studies
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 2004
Country: New Zealand
Thesis: Rūnanga and Komiti: Māori Institutions of Self-Government in the Nineteenth Century

Awards

Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
2022
Work: Non-fiction category
Organization: New Zealand Government
Result: 受賞
Ockham New Zealand Book Award General Non-Fiction
2022
Work: Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa
Organization: NZ Book Awards Trust
Result: 受賞
Humanities Aronui Medal
2023
Organization: Royal Society Te Apārangi
Result: 受賞
Mary Boyd Prize
2017
Work: 'Recording the Incident with a Monument': The Waikato War in Historical Memory
Organization: New Zealand Historical Association
Result: 受賞
New Zealand History Research Trust Fund Award
2019
Work: The New Zealand Wars: Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa
Organization: Manatū Taonga
Result: 受賞
New Zealand History Research Trust Fund Award
2010
Work: Cultural encounter on the New Zealand frontier: the meeting of Māori and Pakeha, 1769-1840
Organization: Manatū Taonga
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The New Zealand Wars: Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa

2019 History

Explores the New Zealand Wars as defining conflicts in the nation's history and their consequences.

New Zealand WarsMāori-Pākehā relationsLand confiscations

Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa

2021 History 448 pages

Compiles voices from diaries, letters, and reports from the New Zealand Wars.

Primary sourcesMāori perspectivesAtrocities of war

The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000

2016 History

Comprehensive history of the Waikato War.

Waikato WarColonialismLand conflicts

The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642-1840

2012 History

Analyzes early Māori-Pākehā encounters using the 'middle ground' model.

Early encountersCultural exchangeBalance of power

Bibliography

  • Fragments from a Contested Past (2022, co-authored)
  • The Meeting Place (2012)
  • Beyond the Imperial Frontier (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Accessible narrativeUse of primary sourcesBalanced perspectives
Recurring Motifs
Memory and forgettingNew Zealand WarsMāori agencyTreaty breaches

Legacy

Renowned historian of the New Zealand Wars and Māori-Pākehā relations, influencing education curriculum and public discourse.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society Te Apārangi

In Popular Culture

  • Authored report leading to street name changes in Hamilton

Quotes

  • What a nation chooses to remember or forget speaks to its contemporary priorities and sense of identity.
    Source: Fragments from a Contested Past (2022)

Trivia

  • Youngest of nine children
  • From Irish Catholic working-class family in Christchurch
  • First in family to attend university