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Thomas - HANZ
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Host of the award winning podcast, The History of Aotearoa New Zealand! Join us for a fun and interesting adventure into the Land of the Long White Cloud!

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Although this gets downplayed a lot more, he also worked on the Manhattan Project. So, you know, there's also that.
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Oh hell yea
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
While we are talking about James Cook at the moment, I’ve already done 99 episodes on pre-European Māori culture, something that the current govt certainly wouldn’t have let me do if they were giving me money!
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Carving waka in the bush was reasonably common in pre-European Aotearoa. We talked all about it in episode 119!

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119 - Waka Taua — History of Aotearoa New Zealand
The waka taua, war canoes, are one of the most enduring symbols of power and prestige from pre-European Aotearoa. Today is an extra long episode where we discuss their construction, symbolism and use!...
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October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Awesome, thanks!!
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Ah awesome! Rillstone, so same as you have now just with two Ls!
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM