
History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast
In this “unashamedly homegrown” podcast we tell the story of our islands from the time before people arrived all the way up to the year 2000. Winner of the bronze award for Best Indie Podcast in the NZ Podcast Awards 2021, Silver for Best Educational and Best Indie in 2022 and Silver for Best History in 2023 and 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Jul 1, 2020 • 4min
HANZ Trailer
A short trailer for the History of Aotearoa New Zealand! If you are new, come on in and see what we are about! If you are a regular listener, you can safely ignore. Unless you want to hear it, then that's cool too! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 2020 • 23min
41 - Why Does Love do This to Me?
This episode we look at the realm of Hineraukatauri, goddess of flutes. We primarily look at the kōauau, what it was, how it was made, what it was used for and of course how it sounded! We also talk briefly about the rehu and whio!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.

Jun 11, 2020 • 11min
He Tāngata, He Tāngata, He Tāngata
Be kind. Be brave. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 2020 • 26min
40 - Let Me See Your Hips SWING
This episode we start our look at taonga pūoro, Māori musical instruments! Initially looking at the demesne's of Tānemahuta and some of Tangaroa's.Taonga pūoro clips from paekupu.co.nzHere 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.

May 16, 2020 • 22min
39 - Slice of Heaven
This episode we start our look at taonga pūoro, Māori musical instruments! Initially looking at the demesne's of Tānemahuta and some of Tangaroa's.Taonga pūoro clips from paekupu.co.nzHere 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.

May 1, 2020 • 23min
38 - Burn Baby Burn
We finish off the story of Barnet Burns as he once again settles in with a new iwi before he presented with a choice that will change his life forever.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.

Apr 18, 2020 • 24min
37 - Burning a Hole in my Wallet
We continue the story of Barnet Burns in which he finally gets himself settled into his new life until he hits a few, shall we say, bumps in the road including being captured and experiencing his first proper battle, which he led soldiers in!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.

Apr 5, 2020 • 25min
36 - I Have a Burning Feeling
We take a bit of a break from our regular programming to bring you some episodes about an English trader that came to Aotearoa, Barnet Burns! (Yes, I did cover this in the Pax Britannica episode but there will be new things in this too!)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.

Mar 22, 2020 • 17min
35 - Ponga and Puhihuia
A dramatic retelling of the Māori Paris and Helen of Troy, except it's way better and Helen is badass!Apologies if the audio in this isn't as good as previous episodes, I have a new set up and am still learning how to use it!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.

Mar 8, 2020 • 34min
34 - Preserving the Past
For our final episode on tā moko we talk about toi moko, preserved heads. How they were made, why they were made and everything else about them!Apologies if the audio in this isn't as good as previous episodes, I have a new set up and am still learning how to use it!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.