
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

Mar 13, 2022 • 19min
80 - Board Games
Pretty self explanatory from the title but today we are talking all about board games! Come and have a listen to what Māori were playing in their spare time!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 25, 2022 • 1h 19min
79 - Scarfie Flats with Sarah Gallagher
Today we talk to Sarah Gallagher, a researcher who has spent a good number of years looking into Dunedin student culture, specifically the naming of flats. We talk all about named flats, how they came about, what they mean and a range of topics around unique Scarfie culture!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 13, 2022 • 20min
78 - Big Brain Time
Today we are moving from games involving the body to ones involving the mind! Some are similar to Western games, such as the string game whai being similar to cats cradle, and others are uniquely Māori, such as the whare wānanga game tuakiri!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 30, 2022 • 26min
77 - Working Up a Sweat
Today we are once again looking at physical games including some more ball sports but also stilts, sleds and kites!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 16, 2022 • 29min
76 - Ball and Water Sports
Today we are talking more about sweat inducing, physical games that Māori did and still do play! We cover a lot of ground from waka racing to the popular ball game of kī-o-rahi!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 3, 2022 • 25min
75 - Go Sports Team Go!
We are back bright an early in 2022 to continue our journey through Aotearoa's history! Today we begin our discussions on pre-European Māori games, starting with games that require running around and being sweaty!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.

Nov 20, 2021 • 9min
74 - NZ's First Cheese Factory
Today we talk about something we found out on the Otago Peninsula, the place where Aotearoa's first cheese factory was located!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.

Nov 6, 2021 • 10min
73 - The Steepest Street in the World
The first of two special episodes themed around Dunedin! Today, we talk about the steepest street in the world, Baldwin Street! Located in North East Valley of Dunedin, we talk about its origins, the person it was named after and what people have done on the road.Cover photo by @postgradhobbit on Instagram 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.

Oct 22, 2021 • 40min
72 - My Birb? of the Year 2021 with Ben Paris, the NZ Batman
It's Bird of the Year time again! This year the pekapeka-tou-roa, New Zealand long tailed bat, was added into the running. So I decided to chat to Aotearoa's bat expert to so he could tell us all about them!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.

Oct 16, 2021 • 2min
We need your help in the NZ Podcast Awards!
We have been nominated in the NZ Podcast Awards and we need votes to win the Listener Choice Category!If you would like to vote for us to win the Listener Choice category, you can vote here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.