Rā Maumahara 2026 - Ake, Ake, Ake: An evening with Dr. Vincent O'Malley

Rā Maumahara 2026 - AKE, AKE, AKE

This October, AKE, AKE, AKE invites our community to remember through place, story, film and community.

Join guided journeys to Rangiaowhia and Ōrākau, a public lecture with historian Dr. Vincent O’Malley, and a free film screening at the Regent Theatre Te Awamutu

An evening with Dr. Vincent O’Malley

Dr Vincent O’Malley is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading historians of the New Zealand Wars. His acclaimed books, including The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800–2000 and The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa, have helped deepen public understanding of the Waikato War, raupatu and their continuing legacies.

Join Dr. Vincent O’Malley at the Regent Theatre, 235 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu on Thursday 22 October, 6.00pm to 8.30pm, for a public talk including a book signing with Paper Plus Te Awamutu.

Ticket Price: Free (limit of 4 tickets per order)

Age: Suggested suitable for 16 years and over

Advice for Attendees: Theatre 1 is mobility accessible by prior arrangement. Details available after booking.

6pm – 6.30pm book purchase available

6.30pm – 6.40pm – Welcome/introduction by Shane Te Ruki (MC)

6.40 am -  7.30pm – Talk by Vincent O'Malley

7.30pm – 7.45pm – Question time

7.45pm – 8.30pm books available for purchase/signing:

·  The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800–2000

·  The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa

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

·  The Invasion of Waikato | Te Riri ki Tainui

·  Fragments from a Contested Past: Remembrance, Denial and New Zealand History

·  The Meeting Place: Māori and Pākehā Encounters, 1642–1840