Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What was New Zealand like before it was "New Zealand" – before the arrival of Europeans? Join me for a history of "Aotearoa" from the perspective of its first inhabitants, the Māori!

SOURCES & Further Reading:
"The Penguin History of New Zealand" by Michael King
Great Courses Lecture "Lifeways of Australia and the Pacific" by Craig Benjamin

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"Adult Swim" from Age of Mythology Retold OST by Tilman Sillescu

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