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History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Thomas Rillstone

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.

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28:05

117 - It’s How You Use It

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/08/24

Following on from the previous episode, we discuss some more Māori weapons. We cover some for the rangatira, like tewhatewha, and some that were more for the common folk, including the most feared weapon of all.Become a Patron!Buy some merch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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116 - It's Not About Size

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/07/28

Waging war is a bit hard with just fists so in this episode and the one following we talk about the weapons Māori used to fight. In this episode we discuss some iconic weapons including the patu and taiaha!This was recorded not long after episode 115 so I was still coming off a cold, apologies if I sound a bit gummed up still!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

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115 - The House of Tūmatauenga

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/07/14

The home stretch! Today we begin our final pre-European topic, Māori warfare. In this episode we discuss the reasons for war, from murder to migration as well as talking a bit about how Māori society was changing before Europe changed everything.I was a just coming off a cold when I recorded this so apologies if I sound a bit gummed up!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

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114 - The Taniwha of Waikaremoana

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/06/30

A shorter episode today as I didn't have enough time this week for a full episode so I hope you enjoy this bite sized story from Tuhoe about Lake Waikaremoana in Te Urewera!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.

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113 - Rongoā Māori with Donna Kerridge

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/06/16

This episode is a pretty special one! I am joined by Donna Kerridge, a rongoā Māori practitioner and advisor to ACC and the Ministry of Health, among other organisations, and is the founder of Ora New Zealand who "deliver organisational hauora Māori (Māori health perspectives) policy and advisory services, presentations and training programs.Donna is a font of knowledge and I hope you will learn as much as I did from her!You can find Ora New Zealand on the website here.Check out the website and

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112 - Kahukura and the Fairy Fishermen

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/06/02

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.

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10:03

The Future of HANZ in 2023

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/06/01

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.

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111 - Nature's Pharmacy

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/05/19

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

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110 - Terrifying Terrific Taniwha

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/05/05

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

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36:30

109 - Beyond the Veil

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/04/21

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.

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40:11

108 - Futurama

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/04/07

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

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24:57

107 - Tapu Tohunga

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/03/24

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.

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36:01

106 - Generous Gods

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/03/10

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

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28:24

105 - Lord on High

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/02/24

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.

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29:25

104 - War in Heaven

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/02/10

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.

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40:59

103 - Tāne and the Bois

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2023/01/26

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

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19:56

102 - Tāwhaki the Bold: Part 2

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2022/12/02

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.

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1:39:38

101 - Bulls**t! A Gameshow with Guests: Round 2

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2022/11/18

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

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100 - Bulls**t! A Gameshow with Guests

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2022/11/04

We made it! Triple digits! To celebrate this amazing occasion I got some of my podcast friends to come on and play a little history themed gameshow with me! Based on the CollegeHumour game Um, Actually? (which I have renamed Bulls**t!), I give the players a NZ history related statement that has something false about and they have to guess what it is. Obviously this is just for fun and not a normal, informative episode so I hope you have a good laugh!Check out the website and shownotes!Waffles is

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99 - My Birb of the Year 2022

History of Aotearoa New Zealand ·

2022/10/21

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

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