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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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We continue Abel Tasman’s story, this time in the lead up to his famous expedition in 1642, which sees him get caught up in the…
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Having covered the background of the Dutch Empire and the VOC in the previous episode, today we will be looking at the early life and…
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It’s a new year and this time we are beginning a new chapter in the story of Aotearoa! Today we talk about some people on…
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A new era of HANZ is dawning, the eyes of the world a turning eastward as the engines of empire grow hungry. Our adventure is…
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To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa’s history I asked for your questions and you delivered!
