PUBLIC HISTORY SEMINAR
Please join us at
12.15pm on Wednesday 4 September
to hear Chris Maclean and
Shaun Barnett on
Tramping in New Zealand, A History
New
Zealand offers some of finest tramping anywhere with some of the most striking
scenery on the planet, arguably the best hut and track network in the world, a
small population, no dangerous wild animals, poisonous snakes or toxic spiders,
good access, 14 national parks, 19 forest parks, 10 conservation parks, and no
entry fees. Around these attributes a uniquely New Zealand culture of tramping
has developed, reflecting broader national characteristics. In this
presentation we will talk about the history of tramping in New Zealand, and
also about the process of researching and writing a book on the subject.
Shaun
Barnett began tramping as a teenager in Hawke's Bay during the 1980s and has since
tramped extensively around New Zealand and also overseas. In 1996, he became a
full-time outdoors writer and photographer. He edited Wilderness
magazine for three years, has authored several tramping guidebooks, and served
on the Federated Mountain Clubs executive for nearly 10 years. Shaun's most
recent book, Shelter from the Storm, The Story of New Zealand's Backcountry
Huts, co-authored with Rob Brown and Geoff Spearpoint, is a finalist at
this year's NZ Post Book Awards.
Chris
Maclean graduated from Victoria University with a B.A. in History, and has
since made a career out of writing historical books. His book Tararua,
highlighted the history of a previously underrated mountain range, while his
subsequent book Kapiti won a Montana Book Award in 2000. A keen tramper
and sea kayaker, Chris has wide experience of the New Zealand outdoors, and his
most recent book Stag Spooner, Wild Man from the Bush, is also a
finalist at this year's NZ Post Book Awards.
Venue: Ministry for Culture and Heritage,
L4, ASB House, 101 The
Terrace, Wellington.
Everyone is welcome – seminars last for approximately one
hour.
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