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Birb of the Year 2024
As we head towards the end of the year, it is time for the Bird of the Year competition run by Forest & Bird! As usual I have picked a bird to do som…
1 year, 7 months ago
139 - Starting as They Mean to Go On
Episode 139
The 1769 expedition of the St Jean Baptiste gets underway! We talk about all the problems that came up pretty much immediately as they sailed down th…
1 year, 7 months ago
138 - Merchant, Sailor, Soldier, Captain
Episode 138
Today we cover the early life of the next European captain who would come to Aotearoa's shores, Jean Francois Marie de Surville. We also talk about h…
1 year, 8 months ago
137 - Pacific Enlightening
Episode 137
Europeans don't return to Aotearoa for over 100 years after the expedition of Abel Tasman so today we will be covering the broad strokes of what Euro…
1 year, 8 months ago
Mid-Winter Check In
Just a short update on what I've been up to behind the scenes, where we are going and a couple of episode recommendations that came out from other po…
1 year, 8 months ago
136 - Profitable Lands
Episode 136
Abel Tasman returns to Batavia after a 10 month expedition and his bosses give their final reports. How was Aotearoa's first European visitor to be r…
1 year, 9 months ago
135 - Back Into The Blue
Episode 135
Abel Tasman and his crew were successfully scared off by Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri at Mohua/Golden Bay after a brief skirmish. Today we will follow the Dutc…
1 year, 9 months ago
134 - I am the One Who Knocks
Episode 134
Abel Tasman has arrived in Mohua/Golden bay and the Māori of Taupo Point pā want to get the measure of these newcomers. It's time for the first meeti…
1 year, 10 months ago
133 - Knock Knock, It's Europe
Episode 133
For the last few episodes you would be forgiven for thinking this was the VOC Podcast. It's taken us a bit of time but we finally make it back to the…
1 year, 10 months ago
132 - Old Land, New Land
Episode 132
Abel Tasman finally gets his expedition underway in 1642, heading into the South Pacific in search of gold and glory. We also discuss a bit about our…
1 year, 11 months ago