New Zealand's Pacific Empire
New Zealand has had some big ambitions in the Pacific and mixed relations with our neighbours. Watch the video version of the episode here T...
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The Aotearoa History Show
The story of New Zealand and its people from its geological origins to modern day, hosted by William Ray & Leigh-Marama McLachlan, with animation by Chris Maguren. Made possible by the RNZ/N...
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20 of 29 episodesWhy isn't New Zealand part of Australia?
It seems an almost heretical question, but it’s gotta be asked! Why are NZ and Australia different countries? You might be surprised to know...
Women's Suffrage
NOTE: This episode has been reuploaded to correct some inaccuracies in the original version. We all know New Zealand was the first country i...
Number 8 Wire
New Zealanders like to think we have a "Number 8 Wire Mentality" - a rough and ready enthusiasm for fixing and building stuff with limited r...
NZ Railways
From a standing start of little tank engines chugging along wooden rails, New Zealand built a vast rail network, made up of enough steel rai...
Whaling & Sealing
Marine mammals were a source of food and clothing for Māori and Moriori, and valuable oil for Europeans. Hunting them brought cultures toget...
The Musket Wars
These are the wars that cost more lives than any other in our history. Stretched over more than a decade & the entire country, these conflic...
Moriori
Moriori are the original people of Rēkohu (aka Chatham Island or Wharekauri) and they have a tragic and inspiring story. Unfortunately, that...
Native Land Court
In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction o...
The Gold Rushes
The discovery of gold drew tens of thousands to New Zealand in search of fortune. It was a hard life, but diggers brought mateship, fashion...
Epidemics
New Zealanders have battled Covid-19 for more than two years, but if you think it's the first time disease has knocked us around, well, this...
Teenagers
The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. "Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many...
Māori: The First 500 Years
The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of...
Rabbits & Other Pests
No-one knows for sure who first introduced rabbits to New Zealand, because no-one wanted to take the blame for what became one of New Zealan...
The Aotearoa History Show
Deep dive into a rigorous romp through the history of New Zealand, from its volcanic beginnings, through settlement, wars and social change...
Modern New Zealand
It's the final episode of the Aotearoa History Show! Rogernomics, Ruthanasia and the referendum on MMP saw the total restructuring of our ec...
Decades of Change
The 60s, 70s and 80s were rowdy decades. Kiwis were getting out in the streets and raising their voices about the rights of Māori, women and...
Post-War New Zealand
After the war came a new quest for security and identity. With it came new political debates and alliances. Maori and Pasifika moved to the...
The Second World War
A second world war swept the globe, dragging New Zealand once more onto the battlefield, this time in the Pacific as well as Europe. In the...
Boom & Bust
With World War I and the flu epidemic past, the good times rolled through the 1920s. Then came the bust of the Great Depression, prompting w...
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