History of Aotearoa New Zealand

It's that time of year again! The Forest and Bird competition to see who is Aotearoa's Bird of the Year is back on! Every year I pick a native or endemic bird to talk about to teach you about some of the weird and wonderful birds we have. This year I chose the mātātā or fernbird!Check out the website and shownotes!You can vote in the Bird of the Year here! https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/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.

We tell the story of Tāwhaki, a fairly famous demi-god like figure in Te Ao Māori. In this episode we have two stories. In the first he gets mugged and then does a Noah in retaliation and in the second he goes searching for his parents and murders a bunch of fish in the process.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.

In our final addendum to the Speight's episodes, we talk about the West Coast Beer Boycott which we had to skip over but is actually a really great story pitting the strong unions against an association of pubs. All over a one penny increase in the price of beer.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.

Today we talk about what has probably had the biggest impact on Aotearoa's drinking culture, the (sometimes) legally enforced six o'clock closing time for pubs that went from 1918-1967. However you may know it by its more colloquial name that came about due to the rush of drinking it encouraged for those who finished work at 5pm, the six o'clock swill.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.

As a sort of epilogue to our Speight's episodes we are delving into the prohibition movement a little deeper to give you a fuller understanding of who these people were and what was going on!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.

The final episode on our series on Speight's where we see a manager rise to the challenge presented by the behemouth that is DB.Speight's Southern Man AdvertisementsCheck 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.

Things once again start looking up for Speight's as they get their flashy new bottling house up and running but perhaps are too focussed looking inward as a rival decides to move in right on their doorstep.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.

The last couple of decades for Speight's had been rough. War, death and tragedy have been common themes. Now, Speight's looked to the future to try and recover from these devestating setbacks and a lot of that was to do with some major developments in the science of brewing beer.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.

We see Speight's start to go into a major decline as pressures from the war, death of major figures and a fire take their toll on Speight's.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Today I tell the story Hina-Uri, who you may remember is the woman whose husband was turned into a dog by Māui. We discover what happened to her after her life changed.Story told from a combination of Maori Myths & Legendary Tales by A. W. Reed and Polynesian Mythology and Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealand Race By Sir George Grey from The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection.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 it's just a random mix of stuff about how various plants were cooked and eaten, such as pūhā, pikopiko and basket fungus!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.

Moving away from cooking slightly, we talk about how birds in pre-European Aotearoa were caught and then how they were preserved via drying, smoking or in their own fat in gourds! We also talk about hunting kiore and how mans best friend got involved!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastCover photo from Wikipedia. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk all about how Māori were cooking with some more in depth discussion on hangi, what feasts were for and what they involved and even a few stories from some feasts!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastCover photo from Wikipedia of some men around a hangi in Te Whāiti, 1930 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we start talking about how Pre-European Māori were cooking their food and constructing their meals, with some stuff on feasting as well!Roroi recipe from Radio New Zealand.Here are some ways you can support HANZ!Become a Patron!https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoaBuy some merch!https://teespring.com/stores/hanz-podcastCover photo taken from Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licence. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have a few different stories about fish! Featuring the rangatira of whales, Pelorus Jack and even a war between mussels and cockles!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 finish up our look into fishing talking about freshwater species such as tuna (eels) and īnanga (whitebait), as well as some stuff about mātauranga Māori and Western science!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 talk some more about nets! This time it's bag nets and set trap nets as well as some cool info on the extinct upokororo, the NZ grayling!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 continue discussing nets with scoops nets, focussing mostly on the seven different ways to catch kehe! Along with how to catch kahawai and warehou.Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 discuss all about kupenga, nets! The tapu around their manufacture, what they were made for and a bit on how they worked.Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 continue looking at hooks as well as talking about some of the changes that occured to Māori fishing after European influenceHere are some ways you can support HANZ!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 talk all about hooks! What they were made of, what they caught and the ingenious way they worked!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 start our series on fishing! Today it's a bit of a hodge podge of random info such as what species they were fishing and how they triangulated their position!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 talk about an iconic part of Kiwi history today. The parliamentary biscuit tin! To talk about it, I went and had a chat to David Wilson, the Clerrk of the House of the New Zealand Parliament.Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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.

The thrilling conclusion to Hatupatu's story!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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.

The first part of a dramatic retelling of the story of Hatupatu and his brothers. A story of betrayal and overcoming one's demons…Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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.

This episode we have something special from Stories That Made Us podcast giving us a retelling of the Māori creation story as well as a few other tales from elsewhere in the Pacific!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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.

A small smattering of various stories all about plants, how they came to be and why they are the way they are!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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.

For our final episode on Māori horticulture we look at the influence Europeans and their crops had after their arrival. We talk about cash crops, missionaries and all sorts!Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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 the garden (sort of) to talk about what Māori were foraging in the bush. With a particular focus on fern root, cabbage tree and karaka.Here are some ways you can support HANZ!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.

Another year, another birb of the year choice! I tell you all about my pick for this year's BOTY award. Mostly just cause I want to talk about NZ conservation on my history podcast :PHere are some ways you can support HANZ!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.