Podcasts about Aotearoa

What if the first New Zealanders crossed an ocean, landed in a brand-new world, and built a whole society in just a few generations?Tristan Hughes and Dr Richard Walter tell the story of East Polynesian voyagers who reached Aotearoa around the late 1200s, bringing canoes, knowledge, and ambition from Hawaiki to a vast, forested island world.From the moa-rich site of Wairau Bar to archeological evidence of exquisite stone tools, ornaments, and fishhooks, Tristan and Richard discuss how these settlers adapted fast, explored far, and laid the foundations for Māori life in New Zealand.MOREThe First HawaiiansListen on AppleListen on SpotifyAncient Polynesia: Pioneers of the PacificListen on AppleListen on SpotifyWe're going on *TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - final tickets are available here.The Ancients is now on YouTube! Watch here: @TheAncientsPodcastPresented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Tim Arstall. Produced by Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week, PLUS early ad-free podcasts and exclusive subscriber-only episodes every fortnight. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Wairarapa vet has had an onslaught of calls from cat owners worried about their felines catching bird flu. On Friday it was confirmed a Kahu infected with the deadly H-5 strain of the virus was found in the district. It's the second confirmed case in Aotearoa. Several countries that have had cases of the virus have also had domestic cat deaths due to the H-5 strain. Wairarapa vet Dr Louisa Broughton spoke to Lisa Owen.

This week Emma is taking a look at the history of political scandals in Aotearoa. 

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says his latest election promise could lead to the country owning its own energy supply. The Party's promised to develop a national dataset of our offshore oil and gas reserves, using a $1-billion investment to do so. It would create a framework for the country to develop these sites and extract resources. John Carnegie Chief Executive of Energy Resources Aotearoa joined Matt Heath and Tyler Adams and stressed the importance of Governments not flip flopping when it comes to natural resources. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Monday Wire...  For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to MP Simon Court about newly announced ACT candidate Paul Henry, default union membership, and scrutiny over the ban on puberty blockers. They also spoke to Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad about problems with the proposed move-on orders bill and particularly how it can impact young people in Aotearoa.  Wednesday Wire producer Theo spoke to University of Canterbury Associate Professor Tim Chambers about the impacts of nitrate levels on pre-term births.  And Monday Wire producer spoke with Dr Terryann Clark, the Cure Kids Professorial Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Auckland, about banning social media for under 16-year-olds in Aotearoa.

INTERVIEW: Nick Tipa talking Babyface season in Dunedin ahead of Edinburgh Fringe by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Cindy announce new album 'The Way I Do', share 'Sunsets Don't Excite Me' single by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

This week on the Monday Wire...  For our weekly catchup with the ACT Party, News Director Castor spoke to MP Simon Court about newly announced ACT candidate Paul Henry, default union membership, and scrutiny over the ban on puberty blockers. They also spoke to Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad about problems with the proposed move-on orders bill and particularly how it can impact young people in Aotearoa.  Wednesday Wire producer Theo spoke to University of Canterbury Associate Professor Tim Chambers about the impacts of nitrate levels on pre-term births.  And Monday Wire producer spoke with Dr Terryann Clark, the Cure Kids Professorial Chair in Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Auckland, about banning social media for under 16-year-olds in Aotearoa.

The government's move-on orders policy has been under some scrutiny, with primary criticisms claiming that it does not adequately address the issue or that it unreasonably punishes the most disadvantaged groups in society.  To discuss the specific impacts that the policy would have on Aotearoa's young people, the impacts of homelessness more broadly, and how we can better manage the issue, News Director Castor spoke to Children's Commissioner Claire Achmad.

Queens Of The Stone Age are coming back to New Zealand in December, their bass player Mike Shuman called up to reminisce about previous trips to Aotearoa, the bands that made him want to make music and what it was like auditioning for Josh HommeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ON TODAYS SHOW: Hadz fills in for K'Lee alongside Azura and Charlie and the boys find out where Azura has been for the last two days. The team also discuss a controversial take from NRL star Xavier Coates, and Charlie and Hadz have a chat to Aotearoa legend, Stan Walker. For more, follow our socials: Instagram Facebook TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Specialist MPI investigators have been combing the Petone beach where a bird infected with the H-5 virus was found. The ministry says there is no evidence of any mass mortality in wildlife or transmission between wild birds in Aotearoa. There is currently no detection in poultry. DOC had already started vaccinating some of our endangered birds before the H-5 arrived in New Zealand. DOC Senior Technical Advisor Suliana Teasdale spoke to Lisa Owen.

INTERVIEW: Reuben Scott from Salt Water Criminals chatting new single ‘Apprenticeship' & upcoming album 'Sit Tight Spin Out' by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: The Broken Heartbreakers on new album, first in over a decade: 'Imagine If We Could Just Keep Driving' by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: The Brooking Report! with MP Rachel Brooking by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

They might be small, but they can tell some pretty big stories. A new exhibition at Te Papa, Iti te Kupu, Nui te Korero Tiny Statements: The Power of Badges, brings together more than 200 badges from its collection. Together, they tell the story of identity, belonging, pride, protest and resistance in Aotearoa. Te Papa's Curator of New Zealand Histories and Cultures, Stephanie Gibson, says these humble little objects are portals into our social history.

K'Lee & Charlie's full catch up with hip hop legends Salt-N-Pepa to talk about their love for Aotearoa, and they expose who they would NEVER tour with again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renowned for her elegant, elastic voice, Berlin-based, Danish-born singer, songwriter, producer and classically trained pianist Agnes Obel is making her long-awaited return to New Zealand this September. It's her first time back since her sold-out 2022 tour. Over the past decade, Agnes has built a reputation for creating hauntingly beautiful music that blends classical influences, intimate songwriting and a unique sonic atmosphere. She returned to the stage last year and is now bringing her distinctive, atmospheric style of music to Auckland's Te Paepae Theatre at the international convention centre. So to find out what she's been up to since she was last in Aotearoa, Agnes joins Susana for a chat.

INTERVIEW: Rayne Walsh from Dunedin Thunder on Fri/Sat Ice Hockey Games & Supporting HeartKidsNZ by Hunter Jolly on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Emily Esplin on second single 'PARANOIA' by Hunter Jolly on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

A group of prominent New Zealand doctors and academics is calling for a complete overhaul of how public healthcare is provided in Aotearoa. Renowned general surgeon Dr Phil Bagshaw, who opened a charity hospital in Christchurch in 2007, is one of those prominent doctors. He spoke to John Campbell.

Top-flight women's golf will return to Aotearoa next year, when the New Zealand Women's Open gets underway in March. Gregg Thorpe, Golf NZ's general manager of high performance and talent development spoke to John Campbell.

INTERVIEW: Fen Ikner on release of long lost post-hardcore 'Knife Crazy' record by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Leader of the opposition MP Chris Hipkins on Labour's 2026 Election Policies by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Ardon England chats single 'WHA MA RĀ' & Three-part Te Reo Project by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Girl and Girl on release of singles 'Hell + It's Dead' by Maddy Barnes on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Miss June talking new single 'LIAR' by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Ammonita on release of debut EP 'Spore' by Maddy Barnes and Sam Smith-Soppet on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: HOMESICKK? on Japan Tour & Boosted Campaign by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting New Zealand this weekend (July 10-11). A sold out public event 'Kia Ora Modi' has been organised at Spark Arena in Auckland to mark his visit. In the context of the recent India - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, Destiny Church's Brian Tāmaki has announced a street protest against Modi during his visit. There will be counter protests too, against both Tāmaki and Modi.In this episode Josephine speaks with Indian activists in Aotearoa, Sapna Samant, Oscar Romero and Anu Kaloti about a left perspective on the India-NZ FTA, the rising tide of anti Indian racism as well as how to locate Modi within the context of the US imperialism.This episode's co-hostsJosephineTimestamps0:00 Opening / Introductions10:48 Neoliberal Anti-Immigrant Sentiments19:41 Left-Wing Racism25:59 FDA35:35 Modi Visit Protests54:40 Organize Against Imperialism1:01:40 Perception Overseas1:09:50 Unlearning1:17:36 ClosingIntro/Outro by Jiahu SymbolsSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200

Geddit Geddit Friday Happy Matariki!... Join us for a Matariki special with Jordan, Dr. Rangi Mātāmua And Te Aorere Pewhairangi... This episode is special and one we look forward too each year as we get to indulge in the beauty that is Matariki, learn more about what it is, the deep messages behind it, how we can be using it to reset our hauora and doing our part by helping Dr. Rangi Mātāmua And Te Aorere Pewhairangi spread Matariki far and wide from Aotearoa to the world!... Did you know that the calendar is also meant to have 13 months in it?, not 12!... Happy Matariki and enjoy this VERY special episode!... Hit that link below to stay caught up with anything and everything TMS. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/3394787437503676/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We dropped some merch! Use TMS for 10% off. Here is the link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youknowclothing.com/search?q=tms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you to the team at Chemist Warehouse for helping us keep the lights on, here at The Morning Shift... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.chemistwarehouse.co.nz/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A group of very young North Canterbury students are driving change when it comes to protecting some of Aotearoa's most precious birds. The students - between six and eight years old - have convinced the Waimakariri District Council to investigate a bylaw to ban vehicles and dogs on the Ashley/Rakahuri River bed during nesting. Teacher Anita Ward spoke to Lisa Owen.

Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars flow through global philanthropy, yet only a small fraction reaches environmental, climate, and nature-related causes. Meanwhile, in small towns and rural communities around the world, a hidden throughline of regenerative work is already underway. This work rarely waits for large-scale funding to begin, but it does need resourcing to grow into replicable movements capable of propelling system-wide change. What would it take to build financial infrastructure that actually gets capital to the people already doing the work of healing land and community? In this episode, Nate is joined by Matthew Monahan, co-founder of the nonprofit Ma Earth, to explore the emerging field of regenerative finance. Matthew digs into why top-down, siloed, and low-trust funding systems keep capital from reaching frontline communities, and how tools like open protocols, decentralized data commons, and blockchains might (with healthy consideration) help coordinate trust and resourcing at scale. Matthew also discusses Ma Earth's collective crowdfunding platform that pairs philanthropic dollars with community fundraising for grassroots land and ecological projects – from mangrove restoration in the Pacific to a farmer's cooperative for war amputees in the Congo – and how anyone can become involved.  How might we approach the ambitious goal of attuning money with the health of the planet and the life that inhabits it? Is it possible to use tools like blockchain and crowdfunding to route capital toward life without building a bigger version of the same self-eating machine? And can bottom-up, community-defined funding scale to the size of the problem without losing the trust and specificity that make it work in the first place?  (Conversation recorded on June 29th, 2026)   About Matthew Monahan: Matthew Monahan is the co-founder of Ma Earth, a community-led movement aiming to align economic incentives with planetary health and regeneration. He also hosts The Regeneration Will Be Funded, a podcast under Ma Earth that explores intersections of regenerative finance, technology, and ecological health. He's involved in regenerative agriculture, specifically through Mangaroa Farms in Aotearoa, New Zealand, a regenerative farm and educational hub. This farm works on transforming dairy & pine plantations into more regenerative systems, reforesting, building local food infrastructure, and engaging communities.    Show Notes and More   Watch this video episode on YouTube   Want to learn the broad overview of The Great Simplification in 30 minutes? Watch our Animated Movie.   ---   Support The Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future   Join our Substack newsletter   Join our Hylo channel and connect with other listeners  

INTERVIEW: Kvokil releases album "the light of life" by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Journalist Melody Thomas joins Susana to talk about the upcoming episodes of her podcast, The Good Sex Project, which explores the ins and outs of intimacy, dating, and modern relationships in Aotearoa.

INTERVIEW: Co-Founder Jo Cribb on STILL Minding The Gap July Campaign: Advocating for equal pay in Aotearoa by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

The Sidebars find their way into the Air inner sanctum, with their ultimate goal finally - FINALLY - within reach. Will they make this opportunity count? Will it even make a difference?Featuring:Erika Jayne as Taryn GrimSeverin Gourley as Dexter ClementineKasia Wayfinder as Granny Sabinkaand Julz Burgisser as DMVisit www.fateofisen.com to learn more.Fate of Isen is one of the Feedspot top D&D podcasts in the world! Check out Feedspot here.If you like the show, please feel free to follow us on social media (@fateofisen) or support us on Patreon! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ Intro, outro, and recap music by freesound user, Tyops, and ambient sound by TabletopAudio.com

Kia ora e te ball bags! Producer Arun here putting together all the best bits you missed from the show today, FYI no Fame today so it might sound a lil different: Storme outs his mate Manaia for not paying his tab in Storme’s Diary. Tegan forgot to invite someone very important to her 30th… Where in Aotearoa has the most ghetto pigeons? What is the greatest Disney song of all time? (FYI this break will sound a little weird due to copyright issues). We talk to Stephen Donald AKA Beaver about the Classics vs Poverty Bay game. We have a new game for Nickson… PĀTAI! (bleh) We posh up some situations and make things sound fancy af… Thanks for listening ya mongrels! Lots of love Producer Arun, Producer A-aron, Producer Alonaa, Producer Kanuka, Producer Mah BROTHAH, Bad Boy Alan! xx

Plugging a a solar panel into your own wall is currently illegal in New Zealand, but the Government's looking into changing that. In a post on Facebook, Energy Minister Simeon Brown says work is currently under way to make this change happen. Rewiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey has welcomed this move, saying this development would be 'amazing'. "It's something that we thought needed to happen in New Zealand, it hasn't happened in Australia yet - we copy a lot of our regulations and standards from Australia, so we're breaking the mould and heading out and doing it ourselves." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

INTERVIEW: Maté of Living Perfection talking newest EP 'Ovo Je Za Tebe' by Lily Jane on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

How much alcohol is too much, when it comes to health risks like cancer and is Aotearoa's official guide to low risk drinking dangerously out of date? The Health NZ guidelines are being reviewed as part of a three-year cancer action plan, released last week. The cancer society said alcohol is a risk factor in a least seven cancers and is the cause of about five percent of all cancers. Alcohol researcher and Massey University Associate Professor Andy Towers spoke to Lisa Owen.

New Zealand sits high on the world's bucket list, but what if something else got here first? In this episode, we head deep into the wild edges of Aotearoa to ask a question that should not make sense: could a Bigfoot-type species really exist in a land long known for having no native land mammals? On paper, the theory sounds impossible. No great apes, no bears, no ancient mammal trail to follow. And yet, the stories keep coming. European reports stretch back more than 150 years, while Māori accounts of strange, wild, humanlike beings reach much further into the past. So where does folklore end and evidence begin? Watch the interview, weigh what is presented, bring your questions, and decide for yourself. Always follow the evidence, no matter where it takes you.〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰

DOC is about to start vaccinating some of New Zealand's most threatened species against a highly virulent strain of the bird flu that's shown up in Australia. The H-1 N-5 strain is not in Aotearoa, but has recently been detected in miogratory sea birds in Australia. DOC senior science advisor and wildlife vet Dr Kate McInnes spoke to Lisa Owen.

Nelson arborist and tree consultant Brad Cadwallader has spent much of his life working with trees, hunting for some of Aotearoa's biggest and most remarkable specimens and helping to tell their stories - hence one of his many job titles is "tree hunter." Brad is also curator of the New Zealand Tree Register and one of the organisers of the Tree of the Year competition, which celebrates some of the country's most notable native and exotic trees. Voting is open now for the 2026 competition, and you can head to treeoftheyear.co.nz to cast your vote. Brad Cadwallader chats to Emile.

It's time to talk conservation because every Friday we talk about a critter that is endemic to New Zealand and endangered with Nikola Toki. The bignose galaxias is one of Aotearoa's rarest freshwater fish - a small, secretive, non-migratory galaxiid living only in a handful of streams in the upper Waitaki River catchment, Mackenzie Basin.

Not everyone is eating up Aotearoa's new Michelin status. One top chef has described the award night as an absolute joke and questioned how some winners were chosen. In a social media post, Chef Jack Crosti applauded those who've worked their butts off. But he's questioning some selections and said it felt like Michelin had resorted to a google search. Crosti spoke to Lisa Owen.

One of Aotearoa's most popular fish is on the verge of extinction and drastic action is needed to save it, according to an environmental group. Tarakihi is often one half of that much loved duo, fish and chips, part of a home fry up or popular on restaurant menus. Most are caught commercially using trawl nets. Raewyn Peart from the Environmental Defence Society spoke to Lisa Owen.

Kia ora e te ball bags! Producer Arun here putting together all the best bits you missed from the show today: Fame’s Diary is full of mocks from the 100m race video. Tegs woke up to THE BEST text this morning. With the Michelin Stars hitting Aotearoa, Fame comes up with “The Paru Plates”, food that’s not worth trying. Tegs loves paying it forward to charities & fundraisers. How do you like to pay it forward? Fame received an out the gate text. Do you know who sent it? Tegs has tips on how to be a good friend to friends with kids. Paddy from Engineering is trying something new to impress the ladies. What did you do that you think made you more attractive? Victorian words we need to bring back! Thanks for listening ya mongrels! Lots of love Producer Arun, Producer A-aron, Producer Alonaa, Producer Kanuka, Producer Mah BROTHAH, Bad Boy Alan! xx

Michelin awards are set to be given out tonight. The famous restaurant and travel guide has spent nearly a year snooping around Aotearoa, dining undercover, deciding whether any of our culinary destinations are up to their standards. Tourism NZ CEO Rene de Monchy spoke to Lisa Owen.

Auckland scientists are trying to replicate an almost extinct type of mussel that once played an important role in the ecology of the Hauraki Gulf. Horse mussels used to line the sea floor in many parts of Aotearoa, but over the past two decades they've been decimated by destructive fishing methods. The research is moving from lab to ocean, in the hope of giving fish and shellfish more places to live, and help to restore struggling fisheries. Bella Craig reports.