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History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast

In this “unashamedly homegrown” podcast we tell the story of our islands from the time before people

Episodes

Total: 160

A Cautiously Optimistic Update!
2019/8/7

We are now transferred to our new podcast host and I think everything didn't shatter and you may not

18 - Bringing Art to the Surface
2019/7/28

We discuss the mythical origins of carving along with the two main styles and finish with a short ta

17 – I Need to Adze You a Question
2019/7/14

We talk about toki poutangata, ceremonial adzes, as well as some of the other tools used by traditio

16 – AND MY ADZE!!!
2019/6/30

 Today we start our next major Maori culture topic, carving. This episode we discuss how to make and

15 – Matariki
2019/6/23

 A short little episode about the Maori new year: Matariki! Support the podcast on Patreon! https://

14 – Birth of a Legend
2019/6/9

 A dramatic retelling of the origins of our favourite trickster: Maui!Support the podcast on Patreon

13 – Powhiri
2019/5/26

 We talk about the Maori welcoming ceremony, powhiri, as well as some other related stuff! Support t

12 – Ladies
2019/5/12

 We talk all about pre-European Maori women and what their life was like! Support the podcast on Pat

11 – A Map, a Whare and a Marae
2019/4/28

 We talk about land borders and how Maori viewed each other, houses, marae and their construction! S

10 – Social Structure
2019/4/14

 We talk about traditional Maori social structure, hierarchy and how everyone fit into society! Supp

9 – Becoming Maori
2019/3/17

 This time we are learning about how the East Polynesians that arrived in Aotearoa gradually changed

8 – In the Beginning
2019/3/10

 A dramatic retelling of the Maori creation story and how the Earth and Sky were pushed apart! There

7 – Tuatara
2019/3/5

 A talk (rant) about tuatara that was only meant to be 30mins! (woops)Support the podcast on Patreon

6 – I’m here to hunt moa and chew kauru, and I’m all out of moa…
2019/2/16

 We talk about the Maori colonial period and what they were doing to survive in their new home. Supp

5 – The Great Migration
2019/2/3

 A dramatic retelling of the Great Fleet/Migration! Support the podcast on Patreon! https://www.patr

4 – Whakapapa and Oral Tradition
2019/1/21

Today we talk about whakapapa, geneaology, the oral tradition of Maori and the Great Fleet! Support

3 – Kupe and Te Wheke
2019/1/9

A dramatic retelling of the famous Maori myth of Kupe fighting the Giant Wheke and discovering Aotea

2 – Moana
2019/1/2

We discuss the human element of New Zealand and how they arrived here. Moving from South East Asia i

1 – The Land Time Forgot
2019/1/2

We talk about the land before people and the face of New Zealand. We also discuss the weird and wond

0 – What is this?
2019/1/2

 An introduction to what the podcast is about and who I am!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Ho