History of Aotearoa New Zealand

To fit with our recent episode on creatures from Māori folklore, here is a story involving the tūrehu, a type of fairy in Aotearoa! There might be a few more of these in the coming weeks involving not just fairies but ghosts and taniwha too!Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we hurtle towards the first major shift in the content of HANZ I thought this would be a good time to take stock of where we are and make some changes!Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have a one off special episode all about rongoā Māori, medicine! We discuss how spirituality was integrated into medical care, how medicine was applied and the plants they used!WARNING: The information contained in this episode is not medical advice. I am not responsible if you are injured by consuming a plant that you identified incorrectly. Do your own research!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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.