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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 arrived all the way up to the year 2000. Winner of the bronze award for Best Indie Podcast in the N... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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0 – What is this?

0 – What is this?

 An introduction to what the podcast is about and who I am!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See ac... Read more

2 Jan 2019

9mins

Ranked #2

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1 – The Land Time Forgot

1 – The Land Time Forgot

We talk about the land before people and the face of New Zealand. We also discuss the weird and wonderful animals that c... Read more

2 Jan 2019

13mins

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Ranked #3

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2 – Moana

2 – Moana

We discuss the human element of New Zealand and how they arrived here. Moving from South East Asia into the Pacific, dev... Read more

2 Jan 2019

18mins

Ranked #4

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3 – Kupe and Te Wheke

3 – Kupe and Te Wheke

A dramatic retelling of the famous Maori myth of Kupe fighting the Giant Wheke and discovering Aotearoa in the process! ... Read more

9 Jan 2019

13mins

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Ranked #5

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4 – Whakapapa and Oral Tradition

4 – Whakapapa and Oral Tradition

Today we talk about whakapapa, geneaology, the oral tradition of Maori and the Great Fleet! Support the podcast on Patre... Read more

21 Jan 2019

17mins

Ranked #6

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5 – The Great Migration

5 – The Great Migration

 A dramatic retelling of the Great Fleet/Migration! Support the podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotea... Read more

3 Feb 2019

23mins

Ranked #7

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

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

 We talk about the Maori colonial period and what they were doing to survive in their new home. Support the podcast on P... Read more

16 Feb 2019

19mins

Ranked #8

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7 – Tuatara

7 – Tuatara

 A talk (rant) about tuatara that was only meant to be 30mins! (woops)Support the podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreo... Read more

5 Mar 2019

56mins

Ranked #9

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8 – In the Beginning

8 – In the Beginning

 A dramatic retelling of the Maori creation story and how the Earth and Sky were pushed apart! There is also a war betwe... Read more

10 Mar 2019

19mins

Ranked #10

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9 – Becoming Maori

9 – Becoming Maori

 This time we are learning about how the East Polynesians that arrived in Aotearoa gradually changed into the Maori we k... Read more

17 Mar 2019

21mins

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