History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Thomas Rillstone
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Jul 29, 2022 • 47min

93 – Speight’s: Rivals

Things once again start looking up for Speight's as they get their flashy new bottling house up and running but perhaps are too focussed looking inward as a rival decides to move in right on their doorstep.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastHANZ is edited and mastered by bluereef. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 22, 2022 • 48min

92 - Speight's: The Scientific Revolution

The last couple of decades for Speight's had been rough. War, death and tragedy have been common themes. Now, Speight's looked to the future to try and recover from these devestating setbacks and a lot of that was to do with some major developments in the science of brewing beer.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastHANZ is edited and mastered by bluereef. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 15, 2022 • 48min

91 – Speight’s: The Dark Times

We see Speight's start to go into a major decline as pressures from the war, death of major figures and a fire take their toll on Speight's.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastHANZ is edited and mastered by bluereef. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 2, 2022 • 48min

90 - Speight's: Like a Zip

The story of Speight's continues! The prohibitionists are still at it and their making some pretty good headway, causing the NZ brewing industry to panic, meaning Speight's will need to make a decision on whether they band together with other brewers or go it alone.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastHANZ is edited and mastered by bluereef. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 43min

89 - Speight's: Rise of Prohibition

We continue our story of Speight's brewery, seeing the rise of the prohibition movement. We talk about who these people were, why they hated alcohol so much and how they went about trying to get it banned, along with how Speight's responded to it all.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastHANZ is edited and mastered by bluereef. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 17, 2022 • 48min

88 - Speight's: Three Men Walk into a Bar

After going some of the background, we are now ready to begin the story of Speight's properly! We will cover the how the founding trio met and some of their early hardships and successes.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastOtago Daily Times Article about colonial beerJames Wilson's responseAnother response I found ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 10, 2022 • 20min

87 - Speight's: Birth of Dunedin

We continue with the introduction to our series on Speight's as we focus in on Dunedin specifically, talking about how it was founded, the key influences on the beer industry in the mid-19th century and generally paint the social and economic landscape that Speight's would find itself in.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 3, 2022 • 36min

86 - Speight's: Prologue

I'm very excited to share with you the first in a series of nine episodes on the history of one of Dunedin's most well known beer brands, Speight's! This episode we will be giving you some background knowledge of how beer is made and a quick overview of the Kiwi beer industry up until the 1870s.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 22, 2022 • 18min

85 - Hinemoa and Tutanekai

A dramatic retelling of the Rotorua love story of Hinemoa and TutanekaiCheck out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 8, 2022 • 42min

84 - Kia Mau

To end our series on haka we talk all about the most famous haka, Ka mate. Detailing the life of its creator, one of Māoridom's greatest military leaders, Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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