History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Pretty self explanatory from the title but today we are talking all about board games! Come and have a listen to what Māori were playing in their spare time!

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Today we talk to Sarah Gallagher, a researcher who has spent a good number of years looking into Dunedin student culture, specifically the naming of flats. We talk all about named flats, how they came about, what they mean and a range of topics around unique Scarfie culture!

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Today we are moving from games involving the body to ones involving the mind! Some are similar to Western games, such as the string game whai being similar to cats cradle, and others are uniquely Māori, such as the whare wānanga game tuakiri!

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Today we are once again looking at physical games including some more ball sports but also stilts, sleds and kites!

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Today we are talking more about sweat inducing, physical games that Māori did and still do play! We cover a lot of ground from waka racing to the popular ball game of kī-o-rahi!

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We are back bright an early in 2022 to continue our journey through Aotearoa's history! Today we begin our discussions on pre-European Māori games, starting with games that require running around and being sweaty!

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Today we talk about something we found out on the Otago Peninsula, the place where Aotearoa's first cheese factory was located!

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The first of two special episodes themed around Dunedin! Today, we talk about the steepest street in the world, Baldwin Street! Located in North East Valley of Dunedin, we talk about its origins, the person it was named after and what people have done on the road.

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It's Bird of the Year time again! This year the pekapeka-tou-roa, New Zealand long tailed bat, was added into the running. So I decided to chat to Aotearoa's bat expert to so he could tell us all about them!

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We have been nominated in the NZ Podcast Awards and we need votes to win the Listener Choice Category!

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