History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Today we talk about something we found out on the Otago Peninsula, the place where Aotearoa's first cheese factory was located! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Cover photo by @postgradhobbit on Instagram Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring....

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! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

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Today I tell the story Hina-Uri, who you may remember is the woman whose husband was turned into a dog by Māui. We discover what happened to her after her life changed. Story told from a combination of Maori Myths & Legendary Tales by A. W. Reed and Polynesian Mythology and Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealand Race By Sir George Grey from The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection ....

Today it's just a random mix of stuff about how various plants were cooked and eaten, such as pūhā, pikopiko and basket fungus! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Moving away from cooking slightly, we talk about how birds in pre-European Aotearoa were caught and then how they were preserved via drying, smoking or in their own fat in gourds! We also talk about hunting kiore and how mans best friend got involved! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast Cover photo from Wikipedia .  ★ S...

We talk all about how Māori were cooking with some more in depth discussion on hangi, what feasts were for and what they involved and even a few stories from some feasts! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast Cover photo from Wikipedia of some men around a hangi in Te Whāiti, 1930 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hoste...

This episode we start talking about how Pre-European Māori were cooking their food and constructing their meals, with some stuff on feasting as well! Roroi recipe from Radio New Zealand. Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast Cover photo taken from Wikipedia under Creative Commons L...

Today we have a few different stories about fish! Featuring the rangatira of whales, Pelorus Jack and even a war between mussels and cockles! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We finish up our look into fishing talking about freshwater species such as tuna (eels) and īnanga (whitebait), as well as some stuff about mātauranga Māori and Western science! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

We talk some more about nets! This time it's bag nets and set trap nets as well as some cool info on the extinct upokororo, the NZ grayling! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue discussing nets with scoops nets, focussing mostly on the seven different ways to catch kehe! Along with how to catch kahawai and warehou. Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

We discuss all about kupenga, nets! The tapu around their manufacture, what they were made for and a bit on how they worked. Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue looking at hooks as well as talking about some of the changes that occured to Māori fishing after European influence Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk all about hooks! What they were made of, what they caught and the ingenious way they worked! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start our series on fishing! Today it's a bit of a hodge podge of random info such as what species they were fishing and how they triangulated their position! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

We talk about an iconic part of Kiwi history today. The parliamentary biscuit tin! To talk about it, I went and had a chat to David Wilson, the Clerrk of the House of the New Zealand Parliament. Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Aca...

The thrilling conclusion to Hatupatu's story! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first part of a dramatic retelling of the story of Hatupatu and his brothers. A story of betrayal and overcoming one's demons… Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we have something special from Stories That Made Us podcast giving us a retelling of the Māori creation story as well as a few other tales from elsewhere in the Pacific! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acas...

A small smattering of various stories all about plants, how they came to be and why they are the way they are! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our final episode on Māori horticulture we look at the influence Europeans and their crops had after their arrival. We talk about cash crops, missionaries and all sorts! Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

We move away from the garden (sort of) to talk about what Māori were foraging in the bush. With a particular focus on fern root, cabbage tree and karaka. Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Another year, another birb of the year choice! I tell you all about my pick for this year's BOTY award. Mostly just cause I want to talk about NZ conservation on my history podcast :P Here are some ways you can support HANZ! Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa Buy some merch! https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See aca...