History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Cook's expedition finally gets underway as they sail across the Atlantic bound for the South Pacific. But not before they get into a spot of bother in Rio along the way... Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just as he was about to head off, James Cook was told that he had to take on a new group of people on his expedition, which caused a number of issues. However, the Royal Society were adament they come along. The leader of these late arrivals was none other than famed botanist Joesph Banks, who will become a key player in our story. Today, we talk about who he was and why he wanted to sail to the S...

Now that we have looked at the HMB Endeavour , it's worth introducing the colourful cast of characters that will be sailing her. From lofty lieutenants all the way down to salty seamen! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look more closely at the ship that will be taking Cook and his crew into the Pacific for his first voyage, such as how she was acquired by the Royal Navy, her overall physical characteristics and how she was modified to be fit for this expedition. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was Cook's first voyage actually hoping to achieve? What was the background of the collaboration between the Royal Society and the Admiralty? The answers to these questions and more in this episode! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here he is, the big one! Today we look at the childhood and early career of possibly the most famous person in New Zealand's history; James Cook. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the final part of our tour across the globe we head to the chiller parts of Europe to see what was going on for them during this exciting period! Listen to A Flatpack History of Sweden Podcast here! Listen to Kingdöm here! Listen to Prime Factors here! Become a Patron! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Today we continue heading further west to hear about two great friends with rather exciting futures ahead of them! Check out the French History Podcast here! Check out We Effed Up here! Check out Imperfect Men here! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we continue our world tour as we talk about what was going on in India and Iran in the year 1769 with the History of Fresh Produce and the History of Persia! You can find the History of Fresh Produce here and the History of Persia here ! Of course you can also find them wherever you are listening to this episode! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on...

As we are approaching a rather pivotal point in Aotearoa's history, I thought it might be good to take some time to get some context of what else is going in around the world (and also give you something interesting to listen to while I work on the next set of episodes!). So over the next few weeks, we will be having a series of guests telling us all about their area of interest! This week we have...

We haven't had one of these in a while! A Māori story about a man, his whale and the woman who saves the day. Warning: (spoilers) Involves animal death Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm currently in deep in the research of our next major explorer and I need a bit more time to get that all done since it's a big-un! To tide you over there is going to be some episodes that are a bit adjacent to what we normally talk about, such as today we will follow the style of our Bird of the Year episodes except this time we will talk about tuna, eels! Check out the website and shownotes! B...

Today we see what the French explorers on the St Jean Baptiste  got up to in their final days in Aotearoa. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today the atua of wind and storm returns for round 2, attempting to destroy the St Jean Baptiste  and cutting of Second Lieutenant Pottier from his comrades. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most of ariki Pawhero's people have left Doubtless Bay for a shark hunt so today we will see how Jean de Surville got on with other rangatira in the area. We also talk about wtf the St Jean Baptiste's   chaplin, Father de Villefeix. was doing on this expedition. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

The relationship between Ngāti Kahu of Doubtless Bay and the French of the St Jean Baptiste  strains even further as both sides become concerned for their own wellbeing. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a little update from me on what's been happening behind the scenes and where we are headed going forward! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Captain de Surville has now made contact with Māori in Aotearoa and now needs to keep friendly relations with them if he intends to secure the supplies he needs to save his men and continue the expedition. However, Māori have their own concerns about these newcomers... Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The St Jean Baptiste  has finally found land after two desperate months of low supplies, scurvy and dying men. Today we will see how de Surville and his crew got on in the Land of the Long White Cloud. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Captain de Surville has devised a plan to sail to New Zealand, last found by Tasman 127 years ago, to save his dying crew. However, for the first time since the voyage began he wanted a second opinion from Labé. Before we talk about what Labé thought about this plan, we need jump back to the meeting in Chandernagore in January 1769 to explain what they were even dying for. Check out the website an...

The crew of the St Jean Baptiste  are now dying of scurvy. They desperately need to find somewhere safe to anchor, rest and gather supplies. The situation is becoming more and more dire by the day. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The St Jean Baptiste  find a much needed island to resupply. However, not all is as it seems and by the end, the crew will find themselves in a worse position than when they arrived. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Music used in this episode: Track: "High Anxiety_Full Mix" Music provided by https://slip.stream Download / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/Cg...

Last episode we finished just after three men deserted the ship on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, just kinda making a run for it into the jungle. Today we will see how de Surville reacted to this and get a sense of how he intends to conduct himself going forward. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

The St Jean Baptiste  continues on her journey from India around the Malay Peninsula where her crew faces a few trials and tribulations! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.