
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 2, 2022 • 48min
90 - Speight's: Like a Zip
The story of Speight's continues! The prohibitionists are still at it and their making some pretty good headway, causing the NZ brewing industry to panic, meaning Speight's will need to make a decision on whether they band together with other brewers or go it alone.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.

Jun 24, 2022 • 43min
89 - Speight's: Rise of Prohibition
We continue our story of Speight's brewery, seeing the rise of the prohibition movement. We talk about who these people were, why they hated alcohol so much and how they went about trying to get it banned, along with how Speight's responded to it all.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.

Jun 17, 2022 • 48min
88 - Speight's: Three Men Walk into a Bar
After going some of the background, we are now ready to begin the story of Speight's properly! We will cover the how the founding trio met and some of their early hardships and successes.Check out the website and shownotes!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastOtago Daily Times Article about colonial beerJames Wilson's responseAnother response I found ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 2022 • 20min
87 - Speight's: Birth of Dunedin
We continue with the introduction to our series on Speight's as we focus in on Dunedin specifically, talking about how it was founded, the key influences on the beer industry in the mid-19th century and generally paint the social and economic landscape that Speight's would find itself in.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.

Jun 3, 2022 • 36min
86 - Speight's: Prologue
I'm very excited to share with you the first in a series of nine episodes on the history of one of Dunedin's most well known beer brands, Speight's! This episode we will be giving you some background knowledge of how beer is made and a quick overview of the Kiwi beer industry up until the 1870s.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.

May 22, 2022 • 18min
85 - Hinemoa and Tutanekai
A dramatic retelling of the Rotorua love story of Hinemoa and TutanekaiCheck 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.

May 8, 2022 • 42min
84 - Kia Mau
To end our series on haka we talk all about the most famous haka, Ka mate. Detailing the life of its creator, one of Māoridom's greatest military leaders, Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa.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 23, 2022 • 20min
83 - Ka Rite
Today we continue talking all about haka, what it is, its social importance and that sort of thing!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 10, 2022 • 23min
82 - Taringa Whakarongo
The first of a three part series talking all about haka! What it is, what it means and hopefully clearing up a few misconceptions along the way!\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 27, 2022 • 17min
81 - Games for Kids
Today we talk about more simple games that were played by kids, some that even resemble a few that you might recognise! We also discuss some European games that Māori took an interest in.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.