In this “unashamedly homegrown” podcast we tell the story of our islands from the time before people
To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa's history I asked for your questions and y
As is tradition at the end of a topic, here is a Māori legend! This one talks how Lake Wakatipu in t
We talk about what happens in the immediate aftermath of a battle and how peace was made in our fina
We discuss how pā, fortified settlements, were captured during military campaigns, in particular how
It's that time of year again! The Forest and Bird competition to see who is Aotearoa's Bird of the Y
I'm going to be doing a Q+A episode at the end of the year to answer any burning questions you may h
Today we will continue on the journey to battle looking at the strategies Māori employed and how the
We start to look at the process of how Māori went to war, firstly with how they prepared and then go
A very exciting interview with the team that brought home the only known pre-European Māori sail fro
The waka taua, war canoes, are one of the most enduring symbols of power and prestige from pre-Europ
We discuss a part of Māori warfare that was so important that when it arrived on the scene it foreve
Following on from the previous episode, we discuss some more Māori weapons. We cover some for the ra
Waging war is a bit hard with just fists so in this episode and the one following we talk about the
The home stretch! Today we begin our final pre-European topic, Māori warfare. In this episode we dis
A shorter episode today as I didn't have enough time this week for a full episode so I hope you enjo
