
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

May 5, 2023 • 23min
110 - Terrifying Terrific Taniwha
Down here in Aotearoa it is the spooky season of autumn so here is a fun little episode all about ghosts, fairies, taniwha and all sorts of creatures from Māori folklore! Some we have seen before, others will be brand new but hopefully all are interesting!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.

Apr 21, 2023 • 37min
109 - Beyond the Veil
We venture into Rarohenga as discuss what happens when a person passes into the next life, how a community grieves and follow the soul on its final journey.This episode is a bit of a heavier one so take precautions to protect your wairua if needed.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.

Apr 7, 2023 • 40min
108 - Futurama
Today we will discuss more about the practicalities of religion, specifically karakia, divination, mākutu and magic. It's a lot of fun stuff around the more physical elements of relgion and magic that are sometimes less prevelant in the more dominant Abrahamic religions today!This episode was recorded live on twitch.tv/historyaotearoaCheck 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.

Mar 24, 2023 • 25min
107 - Tapu Tohunga
We move away from talking darectly about the gods to discuss how tapu was navigated and talk a bit more about the people that helped do the navigating, the tohunga.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.

Mar 10, 2023 • 36min
106 - Generous Gods
We move down the tiers of gods to talk about some of the less powerful but more influential deities in daily life, as well as discussing how these atua were contacted.Side note: I mispronounce Tamaki Makaurau in this episode, my bad! Will rectify it next episode!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.

Feb 24, 2023 • 28min
105 - Lord on High
We have mentioned a couple of times over the last few episodes a Supreme God of the pantheon but haven't gone in depth into who this entity is. We change that this episode as we talk about exactly who this Supreme God is and what he's all about!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.

Feb 10, 2023 • 29min
104 - War in Heaven
We follow on from the events of the separation of Rangi and Papa to look at the various godly wars that occurred between the Big Six as well as discussing more about what these multiple heavens are all about!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.

Jan 26, 2023 • 41min
103 - Tāne and the Bois
In this episode we start our discussion on Māori religion! I realise this may be a slightly contentious subjuct so the first half is giving some disclaimers and historical context and the second half is cracking into Māori creation story and the main atua therein.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.

Dec 2, 2022 • 20min
102 - Tāwhaki the Bold: Part 2
After his adventures in Episode 98, Tāwhaki lives a long and prosperous life but his final journey leads him somewhere he couldn't have expected.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.

Nov 18, 2022 • 1h 40min
101 - Bulls**t! A Gameshow with Guests: Round 2
I am currently writing the next set of episodes so to tide you over for the next wee while I invited some more guests to come and play a fun little gameshow with me! This time we are celebrating the history podcast community that helped HANZ to where it is today.Check out the website and shownotes!Sarah is from Rejects and RevolutionariesRoberto is from The History of Saqartvelo GeorgiaBen is from Wittenberg to WestphaliaBecome a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-pod ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.