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Whaling & Sealing

The Aotearoa History Show by RNZ

Aug 28, 202200:30:26Society & Culture

Marine mammals were a source of food and clothing for Māori and Moriori, and valuable oil for Europeans. Hunting them brought cultures together, made fortunes and cost lives but today it's saving them that unites people....

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