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50 - Kūmara Comes from the Freezer!
Episode 50
Today we talk about a bit of a random mix of things, from specifc plants to climate change and the linguistics of naming plants and animals!
Here are …
5 years, 5 months ago
49 - Dank Weeds
Episode 49
Today is all about weeds! What they are, how Europeans and Māori viewed them and even a bit on how Pākehā used them as a justification for colonisati…
5 years, 6 months ago
48 - How to Plant a Garden
Episode 48
Today we talk about a few different things around Māori horticulture from how gardens were made up, fertiliser, tools, gods and planting!
Here are som…
5 years, 6 months ago
47 - Colder, Colder...
Episode 47
We start our look at Māori horticulture talking about the challenges and ingenuity of Māori upon arriving in Aotearoa. Specifically, the climate in t…
5 years, 6 months ago
46 - Mataora and Niwareka
Episode 46
We go back to our tā moko episodes and do a dramatic retelling of the story of Mataroa and Niwareka, the couple that brought moko and tāniko to our w…
5 years, 7 months ago
45 - Repatriation with Te Herekiekie Herewini
Episode 45
We talk to the head of Te Papa Tongarewa's Repatriation Team all about the repatriation of Māori and Moriori human remains from overseas. We talk abo…
5 years, 7 months ago
44 - Māori Music with James Holt: Part Rua
Episode 44
This is the second episode of my interview with James Holt, continuing on our discussion of Māori music including Māori showbands, WW2 songs and kapa…
5 years, 8 months ago
43 - Māori Music with James Holt: Part Tahi
Episode 43
Our first interview! We chat to James Holt, someone who knows a lot more about Māori music than I do! We discuss modern Māori music from Stan Walker …
5 years, 8 months ago
42 - For Today
Episode 42
We round out our discussion on the various taonga pūoro as we talk about the nguru, pūkāea and pūtōrino, among a couple of other interesting tidbits!…
5 years, 9 months ago
HANZ Trailer
A short trailer for the History of Aotearoa New Zealand! If you are new, come on in and see what we are about! If you are a regular listener, you can…
5 years, 9 months ago