24 May 2018

The history of the New Zealand aristocracy

From Afternoons, 2:35 pm on 24 May 2018

The recent royal wedding was a showcase for Britain's aristocracy, albeit alongside Hollywood celebrities and more minor upper-class guests. 

Many New Zealanders watched the wedding, but are aristocratic weddings really of any relevance to NZ?

We look back with historian Grant Morris of Victoria University

Longwood Homestead

Longwood Homestead Photo: Te Ara / Public Domain