Frieda Looser is a historian and educator specialising in European, global, and local Canterbury history. Her talk will highlight the recent Moriori renaissance and explore the history of the current diverse community living on Rēkohu Chatham Islands.
Frieda has an MA (Hons) in History and is the author of Fendall’s Legacy, a history of Fendalton and Northwest Christchurch. She was a Senior Tutor in the
History Department at the University of Canterbury, tutoring and lecturing in a number of courses, and taught in the UC Academic Skills Centre for 25 years. Frieda was a contributor to the University’s Community Education programme from 1998 to 2012, offering a wide range of courses exploring European, as well as New Zealand and local Canterbury history. When the University disestablished Continuing Education in 2012, Frieda founded her own business and teaches history evening courses via Zoom, leads Canterbury history bus tours, and offers talks to U3A and other community groups.