The waka taua, war canoes, are one of the most enduring symbols of power and prestige from pre-European Aotearoa. Today is an extra long episode where we discuss their construction, symbolism and use!

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We discuss a part of Māori warfare that was so important that when it arrived on the scene it forever changed the way Māori waged war, dominating the military and even physical landscape well into the 19th century. The pā, or fort.

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Following on from the previous episode, we discuss some more Māori weapons. We cover some for the rangatira, like tewhatewha, and some that were more for the common folk, including the most feared weapon of all.

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Waging war is a bit hard with just fists so in this episode and the one following we talk about the weapons Māori used to fight. In this episode we discuss some iconic weapons including the patu and taiaha!

This was recorded not long after episode 115 so I was still coming off a cold, apologies if I sound a bit gummed up still!

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The home stretch! Today we begin our final pre-European topic, Māori warfare. In this episode we discuss the reasons for war, from murder to migration as well as talking a bit about how Māori society was changing before Europe changed everything.

I was a just coming off a cold when I recorded this so apologies if I sound a bit gummed up!

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A shorter episode today as I didn't have enough time this week for a full episode so I hope you enjoy this bite sized story from Tuhoe about Lake Waikaremoana in Te Urewera!

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This episode is a pretty special one! I am joined by Donna Kerridge, a rongoā Māori practitioner and advisor to ACC and the Ministry of Health, among other organisations, and is the founder of Ora New Zealand who "deliver organisational hauora Māori (Māori health perspectives) policy and advisory services, presentations and training programs.

Donna is a font of knowledge and I hope you will learn as much as I did from her!

You can find Ora New Zealand on the website here.

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To fit with our recent episode on creatures from Māori folklore, here is a story involving the tūrehu, a type of fairy in Aotearoa! There might be a few more of these in the coming weeks involving not just fairies but ghosts and taniwha too!

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As we hurtle towards the first major shift in the content of HANZ I thought this would be a good time to take stock of where we are and make some changes!

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Today we have a one off special episode all about rongoā Māori, medicine! We discuss how spirituality was integrated into medical care, how medicine was applied and the plants they used!

WARNING: The information contained in this episode is not medical advice. I am not responsible if you are injured by consuming a plant that you identified incorrectly. Do your own research!

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