This week, I would like to share the story of how Tūhura Otago Museum discovered that it had the oldest telescope in New Zealand, dating back to 1736, in our collection.
It takes some searching, but the legacy of Rakiura-Stewart Island’s Norwegian whalers runs deeper than even their descendants realise, writes Bruce Munro.
Servants in colonial New Zealand weren’t going to be put in their place, writes Robert Peden in this edited extract from his new book Nailed Boots and Crinoline Gowns.