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.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast
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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.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
April 11, 2026
I'm not Dead!
<p>Just popping in to explain why I've disappeared and to let you know that I am still working on things in the background!</p><br><p>Apologies if there are a few plosives and other audio issues, I'm a little out of practice and I have a new microphone!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
January 31, 2026
185 - The End of the Beginning
This episode discusses the conclusion of Captain Cook's initial expedition, examining the reception of his reports and their influence on planning his subsequent voyage.
January 24, 2026
184 - Petri Dish
<p>We see how Cook and company get on in the capital of the Dutch East Indies before we follow their journey back home. Many of them will not survive the journey.</p><br><p><a href="http://historyaotearoa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Check out the website and shownotes!</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/historyaotearoa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Become a Patron!</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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