PAGE 2 AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND SOCIAL WORK ISSUE 2, 2008 Remembering, reflection and action: The evolution of the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work journal Margaret McKenzie and Mary Nash Margaret McKenzie, is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Community Development, Otago Uni- versity, where she is currently the Head of School. She has been a co-editor of Social Work Review. Mary Nash is a Senior Lecturer in social work, School of Health and Social Services, Massey Univer- sity. She is a Life Member of ANZASW, and erstwhile editor of Social Work Review, and is currently co-editor of Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review Abstract This lead article in our vintage issue of Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work journal follows our professional journal from its launch in 1965, through several name changes, physical manifestations and numerous editorships, to the present day. Continuity and change are the themes we focus on, together with tenacity and adaptability. We briefly introduce the concept of content analysis as a tool for exploring the story of our journals and thus the Association’s history, and end with reflective questions for the future. Introduction In 2004 during the 40th anniversary conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers, we presented a workshop that focused upon the archaeology of Social Work Review, as the journal was then called. The workshop was also a celebration of nearly 40 years of the publication of the Association’s Journal of Social Work. Now that we have renamed the journal, it seems a fitting time to present this vintage issue to commemorate its history. The five aims of the workshop that have guided this article were: One: To remember, reflect and celebrate what has gone before by examining the archival content of our professional association’s journal. Two: To produce a topic timeline herstory/ history of Aotearoa New Zealand social work as found in Social Work Review. Three: To trial a template for content analysis. Four: To pass on skills in the technique of content analysis. Five: To enable participants to help design some decade-by-decade herstory. While this article is informed by that workshop, our priority is to put on record the story of the journal, and encourage current members to be aware of and have some tools to draw on the research and knowledge that has helped to shape our Association and develop our professional practice. We also hope that setting out a brief overview of the journal will encourage our readers to add to that store of research, knowledge and wisdom for future generations of social workers.