History of Aotearoa New Zealand

We haven't had one of these in a while! A Māori story about a man, his whale and the woman who saves the day.Warning: (spoilers) Involves animal deathCheck out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm currently in deep in the research of our next major explorer and I need a bit more time to get that all done since it's a big-un! To tide you over there is going to be some episodes that are a bit adjacent to what we normally talk about, such as today we will follow the style of our Bird of the Year episodes except this time we will talk about tuna, eels!Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discover the intriguing final days of French explorers in Aotearoa as they navigate a delicate balance of fishing and colonial aspirations. Dive into the cultural clashes that arise, revealing how misunderstandings spark tensions between the explorers and Māori. Witness the dramatic consequences of a perceived theft that forever alters their relationship. The narrative reflects on the profound impacts of colonization, setting the stage for ongoing historical conversations.

Today the atua of wind and storm returns for round 2, attempting to destroy the St Jean Baptiste and cutting of Second Lieutenant Pottier from his comrades.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most of ariki Pawhero's people have left Doubtless Bay for a shark hunt so today we will see how Jean de Surville got on with other rangatira in the area. We also talk about wtf the St Jean Baptiste's  chaplin, Father de Villefeix. was doing on this expedition.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The relationship between Ngāti Kahu of Doubtless Bay and the French of the St Jean Baptiste strains even further as both sides become concerned for their own wellbeing.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just a little update from me on what's been happening behind the scenes and where we are headed going forward! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Captain de Surville has now made contact with Māori in Aotearoa and now needs to keep friendly relations with them if he intends to secure the supplies he needs to save his men and continue the expedition. However, Māori have their own concerns about these newcomers...Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The St Jean Baptiste has finally found land after two desperate months of low supplies, scurvy and dying men. Today we will see how de Surville and his crew got on in the Land of the Long White Cloud.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Captain de Surville has devised a plan to sail to New Zealand, last found by Tasman 127 years ago, to save his dying crew. However, for the first time since the voyage began he wanted a second opinion from Labé. Before we talk about what Labé thought about this plan, we need jump back to the meeting in Chandernagore in January 1769 to explain what they were even dying for.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!Buy some merch!Music used:Track: "Hollow Glimpses", HUKUMusic provided by https://slip.streamDownload / Stream: https://get.slip.stream/ky0OoX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.