The Polynesian Society

The Polynesian Society The Polynesian Society was formed in 1892. The Polynesian Society was formed in New Zealand in 1892, co-founded by Stephenson Percy Smith and Edward Tregear. H.

Its aim is to promote the scholarly study of past and present New Zealand Maori and other Pacific Island peoples and cultures. It counted Elsdon Best, W. Skinner, Sir Apirana T. Ngata as some of its earlier presidents. It is thus one of the oldest learned societies in the Southern Hemisphere. Its aim is to promote the scholarly study of past and present New Zealand Māori and other Pacific Island p

eoples and cultures. To this end, it publishes a journal, the Journal of the Polynesian Society, which appears quarterly and contains articles, reviews, correspondence, shorter communications and other news. The Society also publishes a monograph series in which over the years since its foundation a wide variety of books on Māori and Pacific topics have appeared. The Society's activities are supported by the membership dues, institutional subscriptions and sale of its publications. Its affairs and activities are administered by a Council consisting of the officers of the Society and eight elected members.

Don't forget!! Closing March 31 Next Week
26/03/2026

Don't forget!! Closing March 31 Next Week

The Polynesian Society was founded in 1892 to “promote the scholarly study of past and present New Zealand Māori and other Pacific Island peoples and cultures”. To mark the 125th anniversary of the Society, the Council of the Polynesian Society established a research grants fund, named for the ...

📢 Our December 2025 Issue is Out Now!Vol. 134, No. 4 of the Journal of the Polynesian Society is now available.In this i...
16/03/2026

📢 Our December 2025 Issue is Out Now!
Vol. 134, No. 4 of the Journal of the Polynesian Society is now available.

In this issue, our Editor shares an important message outlining the journal’s commitment to Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and a heartfelt tribute to Dame Joan Metge by our President and council members. You’ll also find insightful contributions from Pacific scholars including the distinguished Malama Meleisea, alongside emerging researchers Kerryn Galokale and Anthony Vavia.

This issue also features a compelling piece by Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh exploring Yuki Kihara’s Darwin in Paradise Camp, as well as a review by Mathew Nickless of The Invasion of Waikato by Vincent O'Malley.

🖼 Cover image: Darwin Drag (2025), a video work by Yuki Kihara. Photo by Gui Taccetti. Courtesy of the artist and Milford Galleries.

🔗 Subscribers can access the full issue here:
https://thepolynesiansociety.org/index.php/JPS/issue/view/58

Have you checked out our September 2025 issue yet?In this issue we feature:🌺 He Poroporoaki: A Farewell to M.P.K. Sorren...
22/02/2026

Have you checked out our September 2025 issue yet?

In this issue we feature:

🌺 He Poroporoaki: A Farewell to M.P.K. Sorrenson (1932–2025)
🌺 George Helm: A True Hawaiian Sounds Out Aloha ‘Āina
🌺 Aspects of Rongorongo Decipherment
🌺 Plus some amazing book reviews

Subscribers can read the full issue here:
https://thepolynesiansociety.org/index.php/JPS/issue/view/57

Cover image: George Helm at a meeting of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana (PKO), Maui, January 1977.
Image courtesy of Alexis Higdon.

📣 Applications Open: Bruce Grandison Biggs Postgraduate Research GrantsThe Polynesian Society invites applications for t...
20/02/2026

📣 Applications Open: Bruce Grandison Biggs Postgraduate Research Grants

The Polynesian Society invites applications for the Bruce Grandison Biggs Postgraduate Research Grants, supporting postgraduate research on Māori and Pacific peoples and cultures.

💰 Grants of $1,000–$2,000 support travel, fieldwork, and conference participation.
🎓 Open to NZ citizens/permanent residents enrolled in postgraduate study at NZ tertiary institutions.
🌺 Research must focus on Māori and Pacific communities.

More info here: https://thepolynesiansociety.org/index.php/JPS/bgbgrants

🗓 Deadline: 31 March
📧 Apply: [email protected]

The Polynesian Society was founded in 1892 to “promote the scholarly study of past and present New Zealand Māori and other Pacific Island peoples and cultures”. To mark the 125th anniversary of the Society, the Council of the Polynesian Society established a research grants fund, named for the ...

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