Story: National anthems

More links and websites

• National anthems

  Information on the national anthems, from Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

• New Zealand’s national anthems

  Discussion of the national anthems, from NZ History.

More suggestions and sources

• Cryer, Max. Hear our voices we entreat: the extraordinary story of New Zealand’s national anthems. Auckland: Exisle Publishing, 2004.
• Heenan, Ashley. God defend New Zealand: a history of the national anthem. Christchurch: School of Music, University of Canterbury, 2004.
• Keane, Basil. ‘Aotearoa and E te Atua tohungia te kuini: a history of the Māori translations of New Zealand’s anthems.’ Te Pouhere Kōrero 5 (2011): 47–66.