History of Aotearoa New Zealand

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/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/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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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.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.

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/historyaotearoaBuy 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/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastCover photo from Wikipedia.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastCover photo from Wikipedia of some men around a hangi in Te Whāiti, 1930 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastCover photo taken from Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licence.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/historyaotearoaBuy 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/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.