Abel Tasman returns to Batavia after a 10 month expedition and his bosses give their final reports. How was Aotearoa’s first European visitor to be…

Abel Tasman and his crew were successfully scared off by Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri at Mohua/Golden Bay after a brief skirmish. Today we will follow the Dutch…

Abel Tasman has arrived in Mohua/Golden bay and the Māori of Taupo Point pā want to get the measure of these newcomers. It’s time for…

For the last few episodes you would be forgiven for thinking this was the VOC Podcast. It’s taken us a bit of time but we…

Abel Tasman finally gets his expedition underway in 1642, heading into the South Pacific in search of gold and glory. We also discuss a bit…

Today we discuss the instructions that Abel Tasman was given by the Batavian Council for his 1642 expedition. This included anything from what ships and…