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Labour History Project

Black and white image of a street filled with people (look like mostly men and mostly Pākehā)  There is a banner in the procession, and some people are playing brass instruments.
1913 Waterfront Strike supporters on Mansfield Street, Newtown, Wellington. Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand. Ref: 1/2-048933-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22354235

Welcome to the website of the Labour History Project. The struggles of working people have a long and significant history in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Labour History Project is dedicated to researching, recording, preserving and promoting this working-class history.

We publish the LHP Bulletin three times a year, award the annual Bert Roth Award for labour history and organise seminars and conferences, including the biennial Rona Bailey Memorial lecture.

Our website is a record of our work; you can find about us as an organisation, how to join, and more about our work. You can find back issues of the bulletin, videos of lectures, and read about the great works of labour history being created in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Bulletin

  • Labour History Project Bulletin 90, April 2024
    The April 2024 Bulletin includes feature articles on Railway Navvies, Rugby Leave, the Rūnanga Miners Hall, an interview with Bill Newsom, and Cybèle Locke’s Rona Bailey lecture on Rona Bailey.

Bert Roth Award

Rona Bailey Lecture