Take a voyage through the history of New Zealand with The Aotearoa History Show from RNZ - a part-animated web-series that travels all the way through from 1…
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Correction This video has been reuploaded to correct some inaccuracies found in the original version. On 19 September 1893 Aotearoa became the first self-governing country in the world where women could vote. But the road to get there was anything but smooth.
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Through much of the 19th century NZ politicians and administrators dreamed of running a vast empire in the Pacific. Parts of that dream came true - although for some, it was more like a nightmare. Today, Aotearoa has fewer Pacific possessions that it once had, but the history of our attempts at colonial expansion has effects which continue to reverberate throughout the Pacific.
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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 that we did consider joining up with our mates across the Tasman back in the late 19th/early 20th century, but it never worked out.
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New Zealanders like to think we have a “Number 8 Wire Mentality” - a rough and ready enthusiasm for fixing and building stuff with limited resources. From the first Māori arrivals who worked out how to grow tropical plants in our cold, wet climate - to modern scientific breeding and robotics, New Zealand agriculture has always been at the cutting edge.
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All aboard for a voyage into the history of New Zealand’s 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 rail to wrap halfway around the moon.
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Marine mammals have played a vital role in the history of Aotearoa. Māori and Moriori hunted seals in huge numbers for food and clothing, and many non-Māori were drawn to these shores to harvest the skins and oil of seals and whales.
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For more than 30 years Aotearoa was beset by warfare as Māori hapū and iwi made use of new gunpowder weapons to settle old disputes with rivals. It’s estimated 50 thousand people were directly affected - killed, injured, enslaved, or forced to migrate from traditional lands.
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Moriori history has often been twisted out of shape over the years, much like some of the trees on Rēkohu bending in the strong winds. The stories of these remote islands and the people who made their home there go back centuries, but they've been misunderstood and misinterpreted for nearly as long.
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In 1841 just a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today that picture has reversed, and Māori control a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court. This episode we discuss
📄 Mentioned papers: doi:10.2307/3115116
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Gold! The mania for this shiny yellow metal swept all over Aotearoa in the second half of the 19th century and left the country, and many of its people, fundamentally changed. This episode we ask What makes a gold rush happen? How did the New Zealand gold rush fit into the context of gold rushes overseas? How did the rush get started? Who were the diggers and what were they like? What was the role of women in the rush? How did the gold rush affect tangata whenua?
▶️ Mentioned videos: Journey to Lan Yuan by Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
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During the Covid-19 pandemic we’ve heard people say stuff like “we’re living in unprecedented times” ...But every time they hear that, historians get extremely annoyed! In this episode we dig into the history of epidemics in Aotearoa New Zealand, including
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The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture in Aotearoa. Stories about “bodgies and widgies' ' tearing up the streets on motorbikes, canoodling in the cinemas and hanging around in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. In fact, it’s often said the whole idea of “the teenager” was born in the 1950s. But is that really true? And what even is a “milk bar” anyway?
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When the Tahitian Navigator Tupaia arrived in Aotearoa with James Cook in 1769, Māori and Tahitians had been separated for at least 500 years, and in that time a lot had changed! In this episode we look at How Māori arrived in Aotearoa. How the first few generations seem to have lived. Evidence of Aotearoa’s “first capital city” at Wairau Bar and the role it may have played in early Māori society.
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We start season two burrowing into the story of rabbits and other pests. What started with plenty of (h)optimism has led to generations of damage to our environment and economy. In this episode we look at The introduction of exotic animals to Aotearoa by Māori, and early European explorers like Captain Cook.
📄 Mentioned papers: An Enemy of the Rabbit
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It’s the final episode! This time it’s the Rogernomics, Ruthanasia and the total restructuring of our economy and voting system. Plus the changing demographics of Aotearoa/New Zealand, the growth of dairy & tourism and the challenges we’re facing the future.
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