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New Zealand History

Podcast channel for seminars presented by Manatū Taonga - the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Episodes

Total: 86

In this talk, Melani Anae, Associate Professor in Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland dis

In this talk author Brent Coutts discusses his recently published book, Crossing the Lines, a histo

In this talk, historian Ryan Bodman explores the value of social media as a 21st century history-res

In this talk, Nigel Robson, author of Our first foreign war (Massey University Press, 2021), examine

Inside the Bubble

2021/6/1

Inside the Bubble : Kei Roto i te Miru is a collection of human stories recorded during Covid-19 loc

What happens when a pandemic hits and the country is locked down? How can we help keep New Zealande

In this Public History Talk, co-editor and a writer for City at the Centre: A History of Palmerston

‘He Pukapuka Tātaku i ngā Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui’ is a 50,000-word account of Te Rauparaha’s life w

Te Mana O Te Reo Māori

2020/11/16

Today, te reo Māori is recognised as an important part of New Zealand culture and identity. But thi

Unpacking the Suitcase

2020/10/7

When German-Jewish refugees arrived in New Zealand in the 1930s fleeing Hitler’s Europe, they brough

Angela Wanhalla (Kāi Tahu), is an associate professor in the History Programme, University of Otago

How do we remember the past? What place do colonial memorials have in public spaces? How can we bet

In this talk, authors Stephanie Gibson, Matariki Williams and Puawai Cairns will provide insights i

Since 2010, the small town of Wairoa on the East Coast of New Zealand has been at the centre of the

From Porgy and Bess to haka, to Elsdon Best and Tuini Ngāwai, Pūkana will range far and wide to giv

This Mortal Boy

2019/8/7

In a career that spans more than 30 books, time as a librarian, radio producer and screenwriter, We

The Tararua Tramping Club (TTC) was founded in 1919. At that time, most people in New Zealand viewe

In our 50th episode, ‘The Hidden Women of the Public Stage: Women in New Zealand orchestras at the

My Body, My Business

2019/4/3

In this presentation, oral historian, writer and editor Caren Wilton talks about using oral history

New Zealand, an island nation, the sea surrounds us. Both barrier and highway, it was the only way