Listed below are the some of the books, reports and papers written by HistoryWorks Research Director David Armstrong. See publications lists for the other Research Directors.
Books
The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-Economic History of Te Arawa, (with Vincent O’Malley), Huia Publishers, Wellington, 2008
Beyond the Maungatapu: The History of the Nelson Law Society and the Legal Profession of the Nelson District, 1842-2000, (with T. Haig and J. Warren), Nelson District Law Society, Nelson, 2005
Book contributions
‘Robinson, John Perry, 1810/11?-1865’, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume One, 1769-1869, Allen & Unwin/Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1990
‘Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909’, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume Two, 1870-1900, Bridget Williams Books/Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1993
‘Yates, Ngawini, 1852/53?-1910’, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume Three, 1901-1920, Auckland University Press/Department of Internal Affairs, Auckland/Wellington, 1996
‘Yates, Samuel, 1829?-1900’, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume Three, 1901-1920, Auckland University Press/Department of Internal Affairs, Auckland/Wellington, 1996
Research reports
Wai 27: Ngai Tahu (Crown Law Office commission)
Landless Natives Reserves
The Greymouth Reserves (with Tony Walzl)
Ngai Tahu Fishing in the Twentieth Century
Overview of Crown Policy with respect to Endowments and Expenditure on Maori: 1840-1860 (with Tony Walzl)
The Crown Purchase of Banks Peninsula.
The Crown Purchase of Murihiku.
Wai 38: Te Roroa (Crown Law Office commission)
The Crown Purchase of Waipoua/Maunganui
The Crown Purchase of Waimamaku
The Stout/Ngata Commission and Waipoua/Maunganui
The Taharoa Lakes
Manuwhetai and Whangaiariki
Wai 45: Muriwhenua (Crown Law Office commission)
The Taylor Purchase
The Old Land Claims Commission: Practice and Procedure
Surplus Lands. Policy and Practice: 1840-1950 (with Bruce Stirling)
‘The Most Healing Measure’: Crown Actions in Respect of Oruru, 1840-1843
Wai 145: Wellington Tenths (Crown Law Office commission)
A Summary History of the Wellington Tenths (with Bruce Stirling)
Wai 275: Ngati Makino (Claimant commission)
Ngati Makino and the Crown: 1880-1960
Wai 271: Te Uri O Hau O Te Wahapu O Kaipara (Claimant commission)
Te Uri O Hau and the Crown: 1860-1960
Wai 212: Ika Whenua (Claimant commission)
Ika Whenua and the Crown: 1865-1890
Wai 460: Chatham Islands (Claimant commission)
The Crown and the Chatham Islands: 1900-1980
Wai 46: Ngati Awa (Crown Law Office Commission with Brent Parker)
Kapu Te Rangi and Kohi Point
The Mangaone Scenic Reserve
The Mokorua Scenic reserve
Moutohora (Whale Island)
Ohiniterakau Scenic Reserve
Ohope Scenic Reserve
Rotoma Scenic Reserve
Rurima Islands
Te Putere Reserve
Te Uretara Island
Whaakari (White Island)
Wai 44: Rangitane Ki Wairau (Claimant Commission)
‘The Right of Deciding’: Rangitane Ki Wairau and the Crown, 1840-1900
Rangitane and the Pukatea Reserve
‘Living in Uncertainty’: Rangitane Ki Wairau in the Twentieth Century
Wai 521: Ngati Apa Ki Te Ra To (Claimant commission)
Ngati Apa Ki Te Ra To
The Fate of Ngati Apa Reserves and Ancillary Matters
Nga Kopua Tapu o Wakatu: Te Wetukimanawa o Ngati Apa Ki Te Ra To
Wai 785: Central North Island (Crown Forestry Rental Trust Commission)
Te Arawa Land and Politics