History of Aotearoa New Zealand

By Thomas RillstoneEducation History

History of Aotearoa New Zealand episodes

December 29, 2023 127.1 - Q+A 2023
To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa's history I asked for your questions and you delivered! You guys sent in so many/I spoke too much that I had to split the episode into 5 parts.

I messed up the audio a little bit in these episodes and it was gonna be a huge hassle to fix it so I've decided to leave it as is. It's not awful, just not as good as I'd like so apologies for that!

Topics covered in the episode are:

The history of the All Blacks haka Kapa O Pango?

Pre-European hunting, particularly of birds and rats

The legend of Hatupatu

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47 min
December 15, 2023 126 - Matau the Giant of Wakatipu
As is tradition at the end of a topic, here is a Māori legend! This one talks how Lake Wakatipu in the lower South Island got its distinctive shape, as well as a unique feature that you may not have known about!

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12 min
December 01, 2023 125 - Peace In Our Time
We talk about what happens in the immediate aftermath of a battle and how peace was made in our final episode on the pre-European Māori era of Aotearoa's history.

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45 min
November 17, 2023 124 - The Element of Surprise
We discuss how pā, fortified settlements, were captured during military campaigns, in particular how surprise and deception played a huge part in Māori warfare.

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29 min
November 03, 2023 123 Part 1 - My Bird of the Century 2023
It's that time of year again! The Forest and Bird competition to see who is Aotearoa's Bird of the Year is back on! Every year I pick a native or endemic bird to talk about to teach you about some of the weird and wonderful birds we have.

This year it is extra special because Forest and Bird turn 100 years old this year and to celebrate they have added new contenders into the election that are extinct! So I've chosen two to talk about along with my ecologist partner Lily. This episode we talk about the Bush Wren!

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You can vote in the Bird of the Year here!

The book Lily referenced but couldn't remember the name of was Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird by Tim Birkhead

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43 min
November 03, 2023 123 Part 2 - My Bird of the Century 2023
It's that time of year again! The Forest and Bird competition to see who is Aotearoa's Bird of the Year is back on! Every year I pick a native or endemic bird to talk about to teach you about some of the weird and wonderful birds we have.

This year it is extra special because Forest and Bird turn 100 years old this year and to celebrate they have added new contenders into the election that are extinct! So I've chosen two to talk about along with ecologist partner Lily. This episode we talk about the Laughing Owl!

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46 min
October 28, 2023 Request for Questions!
I'm going to be doing a Q+A episode at the end of the year to answer any burning questions you may have about any topics we have covered over the last five years! I want to be able to fill any gaps that you have been wondering about but to do a Q+A episode, I need your Qs! So please send me your questions to [email protected]. Thanks in advance! :D
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5 min
October 20, 2023 122 - The Field of Battle
Today we will continue on the journey to battle looking at the strategies Māori employed and how they engaged in battle.

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33 min
October 06, 2023 121 - Lighting the Beacons
We start to look at the process of how Māori went to war, firstly with how they prepared and then go on the journey with them as they gather allies and begin to march.

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36 min
September 22, 2023 120 - Te Rā with the Early Māori Textiles Team
A very exciting interview with the team that brought home the only known pre-European Māori sail from the British Muesum. We talk about not just Te Rā herself but also the process of talking to the British Museum and organising the exhibition along with the responses from the New Zealand public.

You can see Te Rā in the Christchurch Art Gallery until October 2023 at which point she will be moved to the Auckland War Memorial Museum for the forseeable future.

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59 min

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