History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Down here in Aotearoa it is the spooky season of autumn so here is a fun little episode all about ghosts, fairies, taniwha and all sorts of creatures from Māori folklore! Some we have seen before, others will be brand new but hopefully all are interesting!

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We venture into Rarohenga as discuss what happens when a person passes into the next life, how a community grieves and follow the soul on its final journey.

This episode is a bit of a heavier one so take precautions to protect your wairua if needed.

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Today we will discuss more about the practicalities of religion, specifically karakia, divination, mākutu and magic. It's a lot of fun stuff around the more physical elements of relgion and magic that are sometimes less prevelant in the more dominant Abrahamic religions today!

This episode was recorded live on twitch.tv/historyaotearoa

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We move away from talking darectly about the gods to discuss how tapu was navigated and talk a bit more about the people that helped do the navigating, the tohunga.

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We move down the tiers of gods to talk about some of the less powerful but more influential deities in daily life, as well as discussing how these atua were contacted.

Side note: I mispronounce Tamaki Makaurau in this episode, my bad! Will rectify it next episode!

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We have mentioned a couple of times over the last few episodes a Supreme God of the pantheon but haven't gone in depth into who this entity is. We change that this episode as we talk about exactly who this Supreme God is and what he's all about!

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We follow on from the events of the separation of Rangi and Papa to look at the various godly wars that occurred between the Big Six as well as discussing more about what these multiple heavens are all about!

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In this episode we start our discussion on Māori religion! I realise this may be a slightly contentious subjuct so the first half is giving some disclaimers and historical context and the second half is cracking into Māori creation story and the main atua therein.

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After his adventures in Episode 98, Tāwhaki lives a long and prosperous life but his final journey leads him somewhere he couldn't have expected.

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HANZ is edited and mastered by bluereef.

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I am currently writing the next set of episodes so to tide you over for the next wee while I invited some more guests to come and play a fun little gameshow with me! This time we are celebrating the history podcast community that helped HANZ to where it is today.

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Sarah is from Rejects and Revolutionaries

Roberto is from The History of Saqartvelo Georgia

Ben is from Wittenberg to Westphalia

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