Ian Smith’s Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World: New Zealand Archaeology 1769–1860 has won the prestigious Graham Connah Award for the best archaeological publication in Australasia. The award is made once every five years by the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA).
Judges called it ‘a seamless and compelling story about the colonial period of New Zealand history’. ‘The book takes a refreshing approach, examining the entry of foreigners into a Māori world, rather than the more common approach of seeing Indigenous peoples as outsiders to colonial settlements.’
Pākehā Settlements in a Māori World: New Zealand Archaeology 1769–1860 was published in November 2019. Ian Smith passed away on 3 January 2020.