41 – Why Does Love do This to Me?

This episode we look at the realm of Hineraukatauri, goddess of flutes. We primarily look at the kōauau, what it was, how it was made, what it was used for and of course how it sounded! We also talk briefly about the rehu and whio!

He Tāngata, He Tāngata, He Tāngata

Be kind. Be brave.

40 – Let Me See Your Hips SWING

We continue looking at taonga pūoro with some more shells, this time from land snails, along with the realms of Hine Pū Te Hue, goddess of gourds, Tāwhirimātea, lord of winds and storms and Papatuānuku, the Earth Mother.

39 – Slice of Heaven

This episode we start our look at taonga pūoro, Māori musical instruments! Initially looking at the demesne’s of Tānemahuta and some of Tangaroa’s.

38 – Burn Baby Burn

We finish off the story of Barnet Burns as he once again settles in with a new iwi before he presented with a choice that will change his life forever.

37 – Burning a Hole in my Wallet

We continue the story of Barnet Burns in which he finally gets himself settled into his new life until he hits a few, shall we say, bumps in the road.

36 – I Have a Burning Feeling

We take a bit of a break from our regular programming to bring you some episodes about an English trader that came to Aotearoa, Barnet Burns! (Yes, I did cover this in the Pax Britannica episode but there will be new things in this too!)

35 – Ponga and Puhihuia

A dramatic retelling of the Māori Paris and Helen of Troy, except it’s way better and Helen badass!

34 – Preserving the Past

For our final episode on tā moko we talk about toi moko, preserved heads. How they were made, why they were made and everything else about them!

33 – Meaning Behind the Moko

This episode we discuss all about what moko meant to Māori, what the motifs meant and how moko was being used in a post-European Aotearoa!