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Aotearoa Unearthed: Archaeology for Everyone is a new podcast by Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, produced in partnership with the New Zealand Archaeology Association. Eight episodes are...

Episodes

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Episode 22 ǀ Cathedral Square Unearthed and Public Archaeology

Rosemary talks to Jane Leighs, Director of the forthcoming Cathedral Square Unearthed exhibition, about her journey into archaeology, volunt...

39:07Feb 2, 2026

Episode 21 ǀ Unexpected Archaeology in Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Rosemary talks to Mary O'Keeffe (consultant archaeologist and Central Filekeeper for the NZAA) about unexpected archaeological sites and art...

32:03Oct 20, 2025

Episode 20 ǀ Queerying Archaeology

Rosemary talks to Victoria Trow about how taking a queer feminist approach to archaeology can bring about new interpretations of gendered la...

41:22Mar 27, 2025

Episode 19 ǀ Te Aro Pā – compromise and collaboration

Rosemary talks to Liz Mellish and David Dowsett about negotiations and relationships that enabled the long-term preservation of the punga wh...

21:03Dec 8, 2024

Episode 18 ǀ Te Aro Pā – conservation and archaeology

Rosemary talks to Nicola Molloy, Rick McGovern-Wilson and Dean Whiting about their archaeological and conservation work at the highly signif...

27:11Dec 8, 2024

Episode 17 ǀ Buildings archaeology and working in the Christchurch CBD Red Zone

Rosemary talks to Matthew Hennessey about buildings archaeology and his experiences working inside the Christchurch CBD Red Zone cordon afte...

26:36Sep 23, 2024

Episode 16 ǀ Archaeology activities for kids

Rosemary talks to Rebecca Cox, Manager of Mercury Bay Museum, about her experiences running archaeological activities for kids at the museum...

15:27Apr 21, 2024

Episode 15 ǀ Creating the Ōtautahi Christchurch Archaeological Archive

Rosemary talks to Dr Katharine Watson about the ambitious project to create a publicly accessible archive and database that will hold all th...

16:30Nov 29, 2023

Episode 14 ǀ Researching Māori archaeological textiles

Rosemary talks to Lisa McKendry about her PhD study on fragments of Māori textiles and weaving recovered from archaeological sites. Lisa sha...

22:45Nov 29, 2023

Episode 13 ǀ Archaeology and cultural monitoring on the NCTIR project after the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

Rosemary talks to Darran Kerei-Keepa and Dr Jeremy Habberfield-Short about their experiences in cultural monitoring and archaeology as part...

38:43Apr 21, 2023

Episode 12 ǀ Citizen science and the HMS Buffalo re-examination project

Rosemary talks to Dr Kurt Bennett about his role in the HMS Buffalo wreck re-examination project. Professional maritime archaeologists train...

24:21Feb 12, 2023

Episode 11 ǀ Maritime archaeology in New Zealand

Rosemary talks to Dr Kurt Bennett, about his path to becoming a maritime archaeologist. Kurt outlines the history and current state of under...

31:28Feb 12, 2023

Episode 10 ǀ World War II in Northland

Rosemary talks to four Northlanders who used archaeological research and investigation techniques to piece together a picture of ‘Fortress N...

35:01Apr 19, 2022

Episode 9 | Investigating and dating Waikato Wetland Pā

Rosemary talks to six members of the team working on a multidisciplinary project to investigate Waikato wetland pā: Alan Hogg, Warren Gumble...

33:38Aug 9, 2021

Episode 8 | Protecting New Zealand’s archaeology

Rosemary talks to Vanessa Tanner about how archaeology is protected in New Zealand. Did you know that damaging an archaeological site in thi...

15:16Apr 22, 2021

Episode 7 | Children’s artefacts from Christchurch

Rosemary talks to Jessie Garland about some of the incredible artefacts she found in post-quake Christchurch that belonged to colonial child...

16:54Apr 22, 2021

Episode 6 | Māori rock art

Rosemary talks to Gerard O’Regan and Amanda Symon about Māori rock art. Gerard explains the wider context of Māori rock art: how much is the...

25:12Apr 22, 2021

Episode 5 | Dunedin’s shoreline reclamation archaeology

Rosemary talks with Matthew Schmidt about archaeology found in the infilled Dunedin shoreline. Large areas of modern Dunedin are built on a...

17:04Apr 22, 2021

Episode 4 | Repatriating our ancestors

Rosemary talks with Amber Aranui about her work repatriating Māori ancestors home to their iwi/hapu in Aotearoa from overseas institutions....

22:33Apr 22, 2021

Episode 3 | The Southern Cemeteries Project

Rosemary talks to Hallie Buckley and Peter Petchey about the Southern Cemeteries project in Otago/Southland. Consulting with communities to...

23:24Apr 22, 2021