History of Aotearoa New Zealand

As we head towards the end of the year, it is time for the Bird of the Year competition run by Forest & Bird! As usual I have picked a bird to do some research on and tell you all about. This year it is the koekoeā/Long Tailed Cuckoo. We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming in a fortnight! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See...

The 1769 expedition of the St Jean Baptiste gets underway! We talk about all the problems that came up pretty much immediately as they sailed down the eastern coast of India and we discuss how much the voyage cost. Which I know sounds boring but it's actually pretty interesting cause it cost waaaaay too much, but why? Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on...

Today we cover the early life of the next European captain who would come to Aotearoa's shores, Jean Francois Marie de Surville. We also talk about how his ill fated expedition into the Pacific was conceived. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Europeans don't return to Aotearoa for over 100 years after the expedition of Abel Tasman so today we will be covering the broad strokes of what Europe was up to that would lead them back to exploring the South Pacific. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a short update on what I've been up to behind the scenes, where we are going and a couple of episode recommendations that came out from other podcasts recently that relate to us! 80 Days Episode Pax Britannica Episode Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abel Tasman returns to Batavia after a 10 month expedition and his bosses give their final reports. How was Aotearoa's first European visitor to be remembered? Listen to find out! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abel Tasman and his crew were successfully scared off by Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri at Mohua/Golden Bay after a brief skirmish. Today we will follow the Dutch as they make their way north along Aotearoa's coast before leaving our shores for the wider Pacific. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abel Tasman has arrived in Mohua/Golden bay and the Māori of Taupo Point pā want to get the measure of these newcomers. It's time for the first meeting of Europe and Aotearoa. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last few episodes you would be forgiven for thinking this was the VOC Podcast. It's taken us a bit of time but we finally make it back to the part of the world that we are interested as we continue to follow Abel Tasman's 1642 expedition. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abel Tasman finally gets his expedition underway in 1642, heading into the South Pacific in search of gold and glory. We also discuss a bit about our sources too! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we discuss the instructions that Abel Tasman was given by the Batavian Council for his 1642 expedition. This included anything from what ships and supplies he would be given right through to how he should interact with indigenous peoples. This will help us understand Tasman's actions as well as give us a frame of reference for how the Council will judge the voyage upon its completion. Check...

We continue Abel Tasman's story, this time in the lead up to his famous expedition in 1642, which sees him get caught up in the ongoing conflict between Europe and Japan. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having covered the background of the Dutch Empire and the VOC in the previous episode, today we will be looking at the early life and career of our main character for the next little while, Abel Tasman. We talk about how he came to be part of the Dutch East India Company and take a look at his first major voyage. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast...

It's a new year and this time we are beginning a new chapter in the story of Aotearoa! Today we talk about some people on the other side of the globe that call themselves Europeans and give a bit of backstory to what they were up to just before these Pacific islands were added to their maps. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

A new era of HANZ is dawning, the eyes of the world a turning eastward as the engines of empire grow hungry. Our adventure is just getting started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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! Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss how pā, fortified settlements, were captured during military campaigns, in particular how surprise and deception played a huge part in Māori warfare. Check out the website and shownotes! Become a Patron! Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 ext...

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 ext...