The Bert Roth Award for Labour History, named for the late historian

Bert Roth Herbert Otto Roth (7 December 1917 – 27 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand socialist, labourer, librarian and historian. He was born in Vienna, Austria in 1917. In Austria, he was known as "Otti" but in New Zealand he was known as "Bert". Ro ...

, is presented annually by the Labour History Project to the work that best depicts the history of work and resistance in New Zealand. It was created in May 2013 in recognition of Roth's contribution to labour movement archives and history.

Recipients

* 2014: Rebecca Macfie, ''Tragedy at Pike River Mine: How and why 29 Men died'' (Awa Press) * 2015: Nicholas Hoare ''Imperial Dissenters: Anti-Colonial Voices in New Zealand, 1883-1945'', MA, Victoria University of Wellington * 2016: Melissa Williams, ''Pangaru in the City: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua'' (Wellington: Bridget Williams Books) * 2017: ''

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: The Story of our Song'', directed by

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* 2018: Helen McNeil, ''A Striking Truth'' (Cloud Ink Press). Runner-up: Renée, ''These Two Hands: a memoir'' (

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) * 2019: David Haines and Jonathan West, "Crew Cultures in the Tasman World" in Francis Steele, ed., ''New Zealand and the Sea: Historical Perspectives'' (Wellington: Bridget Williams Books). Runner-up: Caren Wilton, ''My Body My Business: NZ Sex Workers in an Era of Change'' (Dunedin:

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) * 2020: Jared Davidson, ''Dead Letters: Censorship and Subversion in New Zealand 1914-1920'' (Dunedin:

). Runner-up: '' Helen Kelly - Together'', directed by Tony Sutorius * 2021: Noel O’Hare, ''Tooth and Veil: The Life and Times of the New Zealand Dental Nurse'' (Auckland: Massey University Press). Runner-up: Mark Derby, ''Rock College: An Unofficial history of Mt Eden Prison'' (Auckland: Massey University Press) * 2022: Julia Laite, ''The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey: A True Story of Sex, Crime and the Meaning of Justice'' (London: Profile Books). Runner-up: Rebecca Macfie, ''Helen Kelly: Her Life'' (Wellington: Awa Press)

References

{{reflist Labor history New Zealand literary awards 2013 establishments in New Zealand