Member Profile

First Name

Ian

Surname

Dougherty

PHANZA Joining Date

1997

Region

Otago

Specialities

Biography, Social History, Dunedin, Otago, Southland

About Me

I am a Dunedin-based journalist, writer and historian but tend to travel to where the work takes me. I have an M.A. in history from Otago University and a Diploma in Journalism from Canterbury University. I am the author of 20 books, most on New Zealand history and culture, and have edited several books. I also have an extensive background in journalism and my articles and photographs have been published in various books, magazines and newspapers. I am always looking for interesting new projects, large and small, on which to work.

Publications and Research

Books

♦ High Street Shopping and High Country Farming: A History of Wardell and Anderson Families in Otago (Mahana Trust, 2009)

♦ As Others See Us: Historic Dunedin Through Visitors' Eyes (Saddle Hill Press, 2009)

♦ The Making of the French Pass Road in the Marborough Sounds (No Ordinary Life/Downer EDI Works, 2008)

♦ Vauxhall Gardens: Dunedin's Notorious Victorian Pleasure Gardens (Saddle Hill Press, 2007)

♦ A Centennial History of the Mosgiel Volunteer Fire Brigade 1906-2006 (with Don Bates) (Mosgiel Volunteer Fire Brigade, 2007)

♦ The Steepest Street in the World: Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand (Saddle Hill Press, 2006)

♦ New Zealand's Legendary Lost Ruby Mine: A Story of Skullduggery and Death (Saddle Hill Press, 2006)

♦ Making a Difference: A Centennial History of Presbyterian Support Otago 1906-2006 (with Jane Thomson) (Presbyterian Support Otago, 2006)

♦ Continuing Education of Quality: A History of Otago Polytechnic and its Predecessors 1870-2006 (Otago Polytechnic, 2006)

♦ Books and Boots: The Story of New Zealand Publisher, Writer and Long Distance Walker Alfred Hamish Reed (Otago University Press, 2005)

♦ Southern Sting: The Team that Inspired a Region (Exisle Publishing, 2005)

♦ For Practical Purposes: A History of the Hutt Valley Polytechnic and its Predecessors 1904-2001 (Wellington Institute of Technology, 2004)

♦ Central Institute of Technology 1906-2001: A Brief History (Central Institute of Technology, 2001)

♦ Wellington Polytechnic 1962-1999: A History (Wellington Polytechnic, 2001)

♦ Bricklayers and Mortarboards: A History of New Zealand Polytechnics and Institutes of Technology (Dunmore Press, 1999)

♦ For Your Information: A History of Citizens Advice Bureaux in New Zealand (Dunmore Press, 1998)

♦ Heart of Gold: The People and Places of Otago (Exisle Publishing, 1998)

♦ Ham Shacks, Brass Pounders and Rag Chewers: A History of Amateur Radio in New Zealand (New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters, 1997)

♦ Arawata Bill: The Story of Legendary Gold Prospector William James O'Leary (Exisle Publishing, 1996, revised edition 2000)

♦ Out of My Mind: Living With Manic Depression (with Ben Benjamin and based on his life) (Tandem Press, 1994)

History

Member for

3 years 36 weeks