History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Thomas Rillstone
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Dec 20, 2020 • 16min

54 - Stories of Plants

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/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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Dec 4, 2020 • 33min

53 - Potatoes and Wheat

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/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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Nov 22, 2020 • 23min

52 - Foraging

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/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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Nov 6, 2020 • 60min

51 - My Birb of the Year 2020

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 :PHere 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.
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Oct 23, 2020 • 23min

50 - Kūmara Comes from the Freezer!

Today we talk about a bit of a random mix of things, from specifc plants to climate change and the linguistics of naming plants and animals!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.
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Oct 10, 2020 • 22min

49 - Dank Weeds

Today is all about weeds! What they are, how Europeans and Māori viewed them and even a bit on how Pākehā used them as a justification for colonisation (no, seriously). We also talk a bit about harvesting as well!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.
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Sep 27, 2020 • 27min

48 - How to Plant a Garden

Today we talk about a few different things around Māori horticulture from how gardens were made up, fertiliser, tools, gods and planting!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.
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Sep 13, 2020 • 23min

47 - Colder, Colder...

We start our look at Māori horticulture talking about the challenges and ingenuity of Māori upon arriving in Aotearoa. Specifically, the climate in their new home and how that affected the tropical plants they knew and loved.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.
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Aug 29, 2020 • 16min

46 - Mataora and Niwareka

We go back to our tā moko episodes and do a dramatic retelling of the story of Mataroa and Niwareka, the couple that brought moko and tāniko to our world!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.
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Aug 15, 2020 • 37min

45 - Repatriation with Te Herekiekie Herewini

We talk to the head of Te Papa Tongarewa's Repatriation Team all about the repatriation of Māori and Moriori human remains from overseas. We talk about what it involves and why it's important to Aotearoa! I would like to thank Te Herekiekie for taking the time to chat to me and the wider Te Papa team for helping to get it all organised.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.

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