As an Asian Kiwi, it would have been nice if you touched on the waves of immigration into NZ from other parts of the world. The 1860s gold rush of NZ is quite interesting. Post-WW2 migration would also be nice to touch upon. This would make for a more comprehensive representation of NZ history.
I am a proud New Zealander, born and bred. Three of the Grandparents are English and one grandfather Danish. They came out to New Zealand in the early 19th century. I was born during the WW2 and remember the end of the war even to this day. Born in the Hawkes Bay I grew up in Wellington, and spent my 40 years of married life in Rotorua.
I've been all over this world, more than 40 countries on every continent except Africa and Antarctica and yet I've never been next door, to New Zealand. Thank you for your presentation of this amazing country.
PS: In the future I think an episode on the Island of New Guinea, not the nation, but the entire island. From its hot tropical lowlands to it's rugged ice capped peaks and it's vast cool highland interior, I think New Guinea would make an interesting study. But for now I'm looking forward to the next video on NZ.
As the island of New Guinea is not a "Nation State" then it would fall within the Infamous Geography series, and indeed, the cannibals there would make it "infamous" so, yes, it would make a good episode...
Amazing video! I'm from the US and I have a friend that lives in New Zealand. Schools in the States don't teach history like this. I can't wait to see part 2.
Thankyou for being interested in our little country and I hope your Kiwi friend is a good ambassador of NZ and its friendly laidback, humble people. American History is very very interesting. All Peoples are on a journey.
I am a South African, visit New Zealand 2 months ago, my children and grandchildren have been living there for 4 years, what a beautiful country and we fell in love with it, will visit it very soon again
Just can’t get enough of these videos of Newm Zealand. The history of which I know backwards and which I’m one of 6 generations. This is realy cool! Thanks for your work!
Usually an internet presentation of our country gets so many things wrong. This one is one of the best I have seen. The Maori words in this video are often pronounced incorrectly but the content was good. There are tools to help you with Te Reo (the language) if you want to do a better job.
While it's a better video than most, it's still not great. Lacks context and I would hazard that you didn't consult with any historians from Aotearoa, and definitely non of indigenous lineage. The points you've chosen to highlight are essential points, but you present a whitewashed, colonised version of events which shouldn't be how history is portrayed. I don't hate the video, I hate the idea that you think you can summarise our rich and complex national history in any short length of time. For anyone who has watched this video and wants to learn more about Aotearoa, please come here and visit this country. This is where our history is told properly, not on some TH-cam video. If you must consume history from the internet, reliable sources exist outside of this medium. Look to academic study by historians and experts in the relevant fields, not conspiracy theorists or the like. Our country is amazing. It's vibrant and full of life, and I hope that you go back and consider the story that you're telling between the lines of your script.
@idontcare556 thanks for your critique. You make a valid point, but I feel that in this age of educational degradation, any summary where people can gain just a basic understanding of a country is better than no understanding at all. Yes, it's impossible to get all the facts and nuance in a 20 minute video, but then I never represent these as a single-source of info on a subject, but rather an introduction to more study should the viewer's interest be piqued.
@@idontcare556you sound like an idiot. Why would anyone want the history of such an irrelevant group of people as the Maori? Compared to Europeans, what have the Maori done for the world? Answer that.
Expat Kiwi here, living in Canada now. Left NZ as a teen with my family, in the 1960s. It's good to get this nutshell of NZ. I have many memories of NZ. We had a 1000 acre sheep ranch/station in the Tararuras back in the day. I am 5th generation Kiwi in some branches of my family. Thank you for this brief history. I married a Norwegian. One of our kids married into a Dutch family. I am amazed at how we come from both ends of the world. I have noticed in other documentaries that Maori words are pronounced much more correctly now than they were when I was a kid. I love the Maori culture and history even though, as far as I know, I don't have any Maori in me. Kia ora.
Thanks for the video, always cool to see us getting the spotlight! Just a couple minor things I noticed which might be useful for the follow up video - Māori words don't use the -s suffix for plurals, so we just say "met with a group of Māori" or "Māori people", it's generally good practice to avoid "Maoris" if possible as that has some unfortunate connotations here! Also we use definite articles for the two main islands, so it's always "most of the conflict was in the North Island" and not "most of the conflict was on North Island". This isn't to take away from any of the video, it's a pretty good overview and the pronunciation isn't too bad in the scheme of things so good job on that!
But, but, but, the guy is speaking English a language that uses an s to indicate plural. Germans, Swedes, Laps. As well, English recognises word for countries and people of other countries with words that have no meaning in their languages. Germans, Frenchmen, Spanish etc. English is a language that pleases itself.
@@Cyril_Squirrel It's more than just English grammar I think. There's also the matter of respect to the Maori, and the correct pronounciation of names would be nice. Signed, European Kiwi =)
Changed a lot after 30 years though. Puppet government(s) trying to divide the nation at their global masters whim. Don't let the 'yes' voice divide (non-elected aboriginal elite in Canberra). Keep Australia as one country = one people.
Parts are beautiful, but most of the rivers are polluted and unsafe to swim in, and many streets in the cities are dirty with litter and graffiti everywhere.
@@trchc189 I don't think that's fair! Unless you've travelled the ENTIRE country & seen EVERY river, I think your comment is unfounded. I live in Chrustchurch now & am always in awe of just how clean every single waterway is here!
@@MichaelMossmanNZ Did you know the CCC has rated the water quality of the Avon as poor for years and there's a reason why people generally don't go swimming in it. It's not clean at all. The Heathcote River isn't much better either. Just because a river may look nice doesn't mean the quality of the water is ok. And I didn't say EVERY river, I said most rivers. There is a difference. There have been countless reports and stories of people who remember many years ago swimming in rivers and now it's strongly discouraged for health reasons due to nutrient and bacterial runoff from the explosion of dairy farming over the last few decades and wastewater sewerage overflows.
I remember in High school I had to give a report on the history of New Zealand. It's not an easy thing to do in 20 minutes. I had to breeze through so much that it could've easily gone hours. So I think given the time frame of this video and how much it covers. You've created a good primer to pique the interest of others to look further into the history.
@@Geodiode Hehe, I was going to comment that of course you left out plenty that could have been covered, but given the time of the video I think you did bloody well! Old mate @slamtilt here pretty much summed up my thoughts, so uh... good job, well done and chur my bro!
Do not believe the lies set paradigm in the NZ history curriculum. See Truth. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
Great video, my ancestors came here as ex convicts that had completed their time in Sydney and Tasmania. One brother on my dad's side married into northland Maori and the other ended up in the south island gold rush. I love my/our history and the multi cultural advances we are implementing now and always proud when I see us in a documentary like this. Can't wait for episode 2..many thanks
What a great short form history, and a much better narative than I got in school in NZ. My parents arrived from the UK in the late fifties. From working class backgrounds they were looking for a better life. They were able to acheive it and I and my brothers and sister grew up in a 1/4 acre suburban house. At the time Kiwis called our country Godsown. Short for God's own country. It will always be my spiritual home.
An absolutely excellent video on the history of the country I grew up in and now reside today. I’ve subscribed and recently been enjoying your other great videos. Keep up the great work
One of the best presentations I have seen. I wasn’t aware that the US had failed to condemn the French act of terrorism and now with China making moves into the Pacific we are suddenly their besties . Looking forward to your part 2. Cheers from NZ 😀
yes.. It wasn't terrorism not only to USA but also Britain and Australia who always sided with the USA in very much many things...so NZ Aotearoa became Nuclear free...which stopped a lot of trade with the world as The USA took a stand against NZ for doing so. Trading with other countries basically came to a stand still as NZ were frozen out because of the stance against no nuclear weapons or anything nuclear. One thing I remembered which I thought was very funny was ...The USA always stopped in NZ to fuel their planes before carrying onto Antarctica..that was put a stop to so the USA had to refuel in the air...the USA were not happy about that
@@Rotavegas1 Where's your evidence for this trade freeze due to being nuclear free? Not belligerent, just very interested. Been a political buff most of my life, have not heard that.
Brilliant!!! as a kiwi (and an old one) it’s so refreshing to see a geohistaclime without an agenda or bias whether it’s intentional, bred or general. Big hat tip to you sir.
Bloody good history lesson. My ancestors are both Maori and English/Irish/Scottish. Maori ancestor was the Chief who brought his canoe in at Kawhia, on the West Coast of the Nth Island. Further along his line was the first Maori King Te Whero Whero and his son Tawhio (Tainui Tribe) who went to England to visit the Queen. (Victoria I think). She didn't see him though and he returned. He was a peaceful Leader and not well-liked by many Maori because of that. I have a family tree showing this, although it's quite hard to read. My Fathers side is Irish Scotts, and they both settled in Blackball where the first Labour Party was formed (coal mining). Grandad came to NZ from Scotland at the age of 18yrs, and Grandma of Irish descent was a 2nd generation. So I am 4th Gen on Dads side, and I would have to go throught he family tree to see what generation I am from Mums side. I could see the Maori features in. my Nana, but if you looked at me, I look white. My kids however are more noticeably Maori due to my husband having more a maori father (of Tanui descent) and an his mother of English descent.
You mean your ancestors are responsible for genociding the native population, enslaving them and then stealing their lands....at least be HONEST about it !
Labour party of NZ was formed in Wellington. They mined all over NZ incl. Blackball. Lots of Tainui were there too. They are the backbone tribe of coal mining. A Huntly miner Bob Semple was involved in its formation.
I am a New Zealander, Descendant of James Jackson ( a gggggreat grandfather) his ship landed at Jacksons Bay, bringing cattle fro. Australia to the South. Unfortunately Jackson Bay wasn't farmable. They changed mission, and came up to the Marlborough Sounds. Te Awaiti in the Tory Channel where they Whaled, providing whale blubber, which was used for so much at time. I have been out to the whaling station, it is an incredible place to visit. He use to trade with locals and local maori worked alongside James known as (Jimmy) I have the hardcover with the whole amazing story.🐳
Wonderful video and presentation!!!! 👏❤ Bravo to you! Amazing work! It's crazy to think how new new Zealand's history is, especially compared to countries like Greece. I actually didn't realize new Zealand was uninhabited by humans for so long. In Australia it's very different with indigenous people having lived here a very long time ago
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the sub! Yes it's an interesting contrast between Oz and NZ regarding first peoples. Amazing what a few hundred miles of (Tasman) sea can make.
Just wanted to point out that when Abel Tasmin came to NZ, their fleet were attacked after Māori came out to the boat to see who they were. It’s written in letters from the boat that they were scoping out who they were, Abels boat and a second boat travelling alongside thought to blow instruments which to Māori was perceived as a challenge. Māori then towed back to shore and came back with a larger fleet and killed some of their men.
Yea, but imagine if someone who looked nothing like you arrived on your shores in boats several times larger than yours, therefore i think it is understandable that they attacked abel tasmen and his crew
Fun facts, my kiwi brother: it's Tasman - you can see that on any map. Also, if you mean "rowed" when you have said "towed" then actually that's wrong too, rowing is when you are sitting facing backwards to your direction, paddling is when you are facing forwards - which is what you do in a waka. All competitive rowers and kayakers know this.
@@RōraKereopait was because able tazmin was heading towards a massive cave in the east of golden bay. The local tribe Tumatakokiri, attacked able tazmin because he was going to wake up a powerful sleeping Taniwha. And they had to stop him somehow. Pretty cool aye
This video makes me sad. I wish New Zealand could focus on the things that unite us rather than all the things that have been dividing us. This is such a great country and we just need to do a little bit more to make it an even better one.
I think like the rest of the world it seems, it's not so much the 'focus' on either uniting or dividing issues that is the problem, but the tone (and during rona the social acceptability of even having a conversation) of the discourse that's impeding our progress. As a species I don't think we realise how big an impact the internet has had on our societies and haven't adapted to suit. Those who profit from fractured tribalism will always encourage it, and this century has been fertile ground for them so far. Kia kaha e hoa.
One Country = One People "...Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:” Matthew 12:25
I agree lukethebrown1, fully. But I think also JanjayTrollface may have a point there about the tone of discourse. The way people express themselves - even earlier in this comments section - is not always respectful, no news to anyone online of course. But she is right: there are no rules of engagement (and people bluster, obscure and vent) and that is holding up the progress of people understanding one another and coming toward unity. - Please let an old man say that, for the women in my life, the quality of the communication WAS the status of the relationship.
0:52: 🌍 The story of New Zealand, a remote and unique nation with a rich history. 5:38: 📚 The violent encounter with the Maoris discouraged further exploration and trade efforts, but Captain James Cook eventually explored the islands and established peaceful trade. 9:17: 📜 The Treaty of Waitangi and land confiscations led to the marginalization of the Maori population in New Zealand. 13:15: 🇳🇿 New Zealand's history as a British colony and its close ties with the UK during the World Wars. 17:45: 💥 The New Zealand government's decision to become a nuclear-free zone led to its suspension from the ANZUS pact and the bombing of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior ship. Recap by Tammy AI
I am in love with this wonderful country with its still virgin nature compared to other countries. I was amazed and very pleased that the Maori language is written first on information signs. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen anything like this either in Canada or Australia.
Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 34 Seasons, & they have traveled to New Zealand for 4 of them; 2, 5, 13, & 22 (which aired back in 2013).
The musket wars was due to Heke Pōkai.. he was a nobody, who leant pigeon english while living with the missionary and when these missionary went back to England Heke Pōkai went with them and in England he brought muskets then tried to ship these guns back to NZ but due to shipping law regarding weapons in NZ instead had to ship the guns to Australia and then from there transport them to NZ which he did.. And with his new found power he obtained marriage to a chief daughter of the Ngāpuhi iwi (far north tribe) making Heke Pōkai higher placed & renaming him Hōne Heke, then he Hōne Heke took a war party having learned the knowledge of english law stating (whoever is upon the land first, owns the land. ) thus Hōne Heke started mass genocide upon everyone in NZ regardless of race both Māori and Pakaha were killed so that it was only his tribe and his tribe alone who would owned the whole of NZ.. So everyone living in NZ at the time ie.. the Moriori & the Pakeha ( pakeha meaning not of the land or foreigner ) as well as all of the other Māori tribes (iwi) made a choice to ask for help to save them from Hōne Heke genocide.. final asking the English to come to their aid and putting and end to Hōne Heke agenda.. and so the Treaty of Waitangi was signed given all peoples of NZ to be one peoples under one law for all under one nation. But Hōne Heke still was afraid that the English would soon learn that the Moriori peoples where here in NZ prior to the Māori washing up upon their shores so Hōne Heke hired two ships to sail to the Chatham islands where the Moriori had fled during the Māori occupation of their land, ie..NZ. When Hōne Heke war party landed upon the Chatham Islands they were so sea sick that the Moriori nurse them back to heath, then one night the Māori lead by Hōne Heke turned on their host.. raping, killing, eating and enslaving the Moriori people, but when the English leant of this genocide being comment upon the people of NZ who're under English guardianship thanks to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, they the English put and end to the genocide, forcing Hōne Heke to release all the enslaved Moriori people as well as to give back any and all stolen land on the Chatham Islands.. stating under English law there will be no more cannibalism or rape or enslaving people or taking of lands etc.. ps..Yes, I am a hori, aka iwi.. as I am a half cast Māori, as are all Māori are half cast now.. as there is not one of us Māori that is of pure blood left in this world.. We Māori referred to as iwi are all now of mixed blood lines made up of many races of peoples... yet kiwi's are treated as second class citizens in their own country. To be born upon this land of NZ is to be called a kiwi and therefore a kiwi is a iwi of New Zealand, end of story..
Can't wait for this...thanks! For the next one, I would suggest the History of the World's Most-populous country of 1.4 billion #Indians! 🇮🇳 भारत 🇮🇳 ভারত 🇮🇳 భారతదేశం 🇮🇳 இந்தியா 🇮🇳 ભારત 🇮🇳 ہندستان 🇮🇳 ಭಾರತ 🇮🇳 ଭାରତ 🇮🇳 ഇന്ത്യ 🇮🇳 ਭਾਰਤ
Ojalá que nunca se hubieran ido a colonizar este hermoso país. Siempre las mismas potencias tratando de sacar ventaja de los indígenas que son los dueños de estas tierras. Buen documental .
@10:04 New Zealand, at the time of the Treaty signing was already under NSW rule after official word was sent from England in June of 1839, this didn't occur after the treaty signings, New Zealand' break away from NSW came in 1841.
No it was under the rule of the confederation of chiefs and those who did not join the confederation, they declared their rangatiratanga in 1835 over the islands of Nu Tirani and this was confirmed and agreed to by the crown, the USA and other recognised countries
The Moriori were, in fact, Maori, who developed some linguistic and cultural differences on the remote Chatham Islands. The "extermination" of them by Maori was, in fact, just part of the Maori tribal wars that took place for hundreds of years after settlement on Aotearoa.
What about the waimai (pale red haired people) called the children of the mist mentioned in the Tuhoe tribe folklore from Taranaki. If we are going to do a history open up the confidential government files .the geological evidence should be bought out in the open. The truth will only set us free.
Unfortunately, it won't happen. The paradigm has been set. Also, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 - We are "made" free. Being born again. God Bless. 😇
You forgot to mention the first inhabitants of New Zealand were the Morori's. The Māori people were the second and they took the land by invasion and near genocide. Using the Morori's as a food and slave source. (cannibalism) The survivors of this invasion fled to the Chatham Islands. I am in my mid 70s and find it interesting to see New Zealand history being slowly but surely rewritten. And it seems that what was done by the Maori's to the Morori's is best forgotten about, and absolutely no reimbursement for what was stolen from them by the Māori's.
During the late 19th century some prominent anthropologists mistakenly proposed that Moriori were pre-Māori settlers of mainland New Zealand, and possibly Melanesian in origin.
In February 2020, the New Zealand government signed a treaty with tribal leaders, giving them rights enshrined in law and the Moriori people at large an apology, returning stolen remains of those killed in the genocide, and gifting NZD$18 million in reparations
The Moriori myth has long been dismissed by historians. Moriori were another Maori tribe who moved to the Chatham Islands and developed their own culture due to centuries of isolation from the mainland, but their language was still very similar.
seeing people talk about nz is quite funny as we aren't talked about much and aren't even put on alot of maps and i have to say you did pretty well with your pronunciation
WOW! This is a first-rate, information-packed video. This may be a stretch for 8th grade Culture Studies, but I'm going to give it a try with the students. I will definitely investigate other Geoiode videos.
Many thanks for video, very well done and fascinating history. I have been to NZ (excellent trip and marevelous sites in both islands) and heard/read somewhere that Maori were NOT the first humans there (?). The story was there were actually ancestors who lived there before Maori arrival, but they were pushed to disappearance by much stronger well-organised newcomers…. True or false? Thanks for sharing if you know something and archeology facts (probably unlikely to find now) proving preMaori history. Thanks and looking forward to see part 2.
I've looked into this extensively and had so many theories around it. What I've arrived at (for now) is that there were people here when the fleet came from Rarotonga etc. They were mostly quite dark but there were some tribes of fair people. The language was very similar with the new arrivals. At some point warfare started and the best looking women were taken by the new arrivals for wives. Later the Ngati Hotu who were fair were virtually eliminated. I think the earlier dark people came from Taiwan via the islands. The maori culture has more elements of taiwanese aboriginals than the rarotongans etc do. Also in appearance. So really they are the same people who split. They all originate from Taiwan. The Ngati Hotu had Persian ancestry. It's also possible that very long ago shore living people were here as there was much more land above water.
@@Geodiode what kind of criticism? But don’t worry anyway. There are people who simply can’t see art. I would use your footage in a history class in a heartbeat. Possibly our Māori folk might criticize. I had an uncle who married a full blood Māori lady and I have a massive Māori side of the family. They bear a grudge but they have mixed feelings as they are very family oriented and accept their pakeha side anyway. I have tried to explain that they would have been colonized anyway. Very nearly the Japanese. In my heart I don’t blame them but life and progress in New Zealand has to go on in our beautiful country. Remember that anything you do and put out in the public will go through the criticism and bashing by the envious lot who were not able to make this perfectly lovely and informative documentary themselves. Looking forward to #2
@@carolisherwood493 not worth repeating, but mostly from the "woke" of which you seem to have plenty over there. I had not considered the Japanese before, but I think you're right, as they had designs on Hawai'i also. Anyway, thanks for writing back - nice to feel welcomed!
@@Geodiode I live in Italy. No ‘woke’ here. It won’t last. Don’t worry. Keep up the good work and don’t change the narrative because of the ‘woke’ brigade.
You have to admit Henry Williams scribbled the treaty in a rush. Its vague, and far to brief to really be fit for propose. The problem we have is that its NZs most badly drafted legal document. I think Williams is a bit of a villian in that regard.
Very good video thanks, from Irish immigrants (3 gen ago - over for the gold rush) and Dutch immigrants on the other side. Interestingly we didn’t even get taught much of this history at school growing up in nz, most of the history we got taught was US & some UK
Thanks, glad you liked it! Makes me wonder why they didn't teach more about your own country back in school, though I suspect it's radically different today with the progressives in charge.
I think it must have depended on the school. At a Marist Brothers school we had all New Zealand history for 3 years up to School Certificate exams (15yrs). When it came to the examination I remember there were 5 or 6 subsections of which you had to answer 3. So there was a choice of curriculum. (1971) At age 16 the following year we studied Napoleon-to-1848 Europe, the Russian Revolution and American Civil War.
You have forgotten about the Moriori who were later known as the indigenous people of the land before the arrival of the Polynesian people from Hawaiki.
Enjoyed that, I believe some of your information is possibly incorrect, farming is still a major part of our exports, especially if you factor in agriculture and dairy. Very interesting to see about the French influence earlier on, I didn’t know that. Cheers
Very nice video, left me wanting to know more about the history of the country. Are you perhaps planning another epic recounting of a nation's ancient past like Greece in the near future? I really liked that one and wouldn't mind seeing another like it on India, Egypt, Iran, etc. Edit: Oh you already did one on Iran, sweet. I'll have to check out your older stuff!
Thank you! Saw your other comment on Iran and replied! Yes I'll be covering India and Egypt, although the latter I just covered partially in my new video on the Nile.
As a New Zealander, I thought this was a very well done potted history. I enjoyed seeing early photos and posters I had not seen before. Personally, I am minimum 5th generation, originally from Ireland, Scotland, England, and a smidgen of Danish. Our Pakeha population is probably more of mixed British Isles origin than occurs in Britain. My husband is part Ngai Tahu (South Island), as is our youngest son. So I'm Maori by caesarean (just kidding!).
Native birds are making a big comeback throughout NZ because of strong conservation measures. The importation of mustelids, possums, rats and domestic cats is still having a serious effect on them, however.
It's just a real shame that nobody recognises the Morori in New Zealand's short history. Especially because they were made slaves and massacred by the Māori, and nobody ever even acknowledges them. An exert: A people who have been unfairly maligned by New Zealand's history for political gain at the expense of the truth- Which is an inconvenient truth for many Pakeha and for many Māori.
Also inconvenient truths, as much as modern day policies abide by history, it’s the history itself which has shocking ramifications, like the term Māori, not traditional by any means. The grouping of Tangata Whenua as one, rather than the many Iwi we identified as. Also the turn of the 19th century which saw a split between the North and South
@@observedot7490 I do have to ask... You are aware that the history of this nation expands far beyond you and your iwi? And What does a split between North and South at the turn of the 19th century have to do with what I was talking about? The Morori's history and the fact that it is not discussed much?
Shhh.Your not supposed to talk about the original and peaceful moriori that were here way before maori. Don't you know that's new Zealands dirty little secret.
almost all of us' kiwis' will learn that peoples lived here before the Maori, three separate kinds. Also recently the european narrative of historic towns construction is in scrutiny of possibility and especially necessity. Furthermore we ask why our government is concealing finds , areas and information for many decades to come... why so many lies and what worldwide history including N.Z. is being hidden from us ? I love watching the scenic film and will therefore hit the like, your welcome, from another proud Maori.
My ancestors came with the NZ Company in 1840 from Northern Ireland via Scotland under a UK entrepreneurial migration scheme (by buying land from the local Maori Tribes cheaply and reselling it on to early settlers at a higher prize' originally set up by James Wakefield and his Brother as a continuation of the South Australian Company earlier, this was happening exactly the same time as the British Monarchy were looking to take full sovereignty of NZ, with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in Feb 6th 1840.
Awesome video! As someone who’s moving for a few years (longer if I find a way) I am trying to learn as much about the history of the beautiful country ❤
Nicely done. So refreshing to view a presentation that isn't hideously Maori-centric. You might want to investigate the uniquely NZ way of giving Maori shorter prison sentences because of "colonisation" also the current rampant rise of militant Maori attitudes and the enforcement of their language in every sphere of life in NZ. Tall orders from the descendants of warring cannibals. It is creating a tsunami of resentment against them and their reinvented 'culture'.
Glad you liked the vid. I've seen a spectrum of opinions regarding the modern day treatment of the Maori. Certainly there is a degree of political correctness and wokism fuelling this, but at the same time we have to recognise that they were there first, cannibals or no!
@@Geodiodewho were the people in all the early stories recorded of Maori and by Maori that were here when the fleet arrived? That's the billion dollar question.
@@universeobserver378 Predominantly in government. They have links ("cultural" of course) to those on the receiving end of the victimhood gravy train. There are huge amounts of "reparation" money funnelled into many and various Maori organisations. Thereafter, no-one gets to know how the money is spent. The original Treaty of Waitangi payment settlements were scheduled to be concluded some while ago. Now, it seems as if they will never end. It is deliberately kept alive by all aspects of Maoridom being "in your face" and continually beating the guilt drum. As for the average Maori, they don't get to see a cent of the money but they certainly don't object. It is in their interests to see the narrative being pushed, it certainly helps with their shortened prison sentences. Fifty percent of all prison inmates are Maori but they are only twenty percent of the population. I could write a book on the subject but...
The British are an incredible people. I got a tear in my eye when I read about how their explorers found this impossibly remote place, decided to TRADE with the locals rather than exterminate them like everyone else did at the time. Then they built this incredible civilization known as New Zealand today, and decided to celebrate the Maori who also came there from outside and were very brutal warriors as you mentioned. It's shocking that the British people are ashamed of this history today. Their ancestors were like superheroes, and I'd be so proud of of this history if I was British.
I love this comment. Unfortunately there's bad people everywhere and now Pakeha have all been grouped into being racist colonisers that should have no right to NZ land.
6th gen kiwi here. My daughters 7th. Born and bred in soutland since my forefathers arrived from Scotland . We are lucky to have a beautiful and traceable history, we know where we are from. In my case, we still talk to our family branch that stayed in Scotland. But.. its also a curse. Alot of the families from early settlers have never left this place . New Zealand, southland in particular. Is very hard to leave . You tend to be stuck
Thanks for this; interesting. You might enjoy some of the Taiwanese documentaries about where the Micronesian and Polynesian people set sail from (various Taiwanese tribes), and for Aotearoa, read Sir Michael King's book, A Penguin History of New Zealand. Kupe is considered to be an Anglo myth.
Kupe was mythological figure within a few tribe's traditions before European contact> What happened after contact was that early European anthropologists (when the field was very young and prone to pro western propaganda thinking) various disparate tribal traditions were mashed together to create a largely mythical narrative which even todays still influences people's beliefs, including some Maori.
@@haastseagleit's typical that Palagi will only considered their own history to be history even when it's history about a place where Europeans weren't.
@@haastseagleWell said. I'm glad someone on here actually knows something other than the same old narrative we hear time and time again by people who aim to diminish the achievement of Maori migration and exploration. Kupe's grandnephew, Nukutawhiti reshaped and balanced his granduncles original waka and renamed the waka Ngatokimatawhaorua. Then it sailed to Aotearoa alongside the Mamari waka ending up in the same place his granduncle did years earlier in the Hokianga Harbour.
@@samos343guiltysparkWhoever this person is, is just another keyboard warrior with no intention of accepting the fact that Maori knew about and had been visiting Aotearoa for far longer than the 700 or so years that they believe Maori have been here for. I've personally heard that Maori have been in Aotearoa as early as 400AD. All of the pacific islands peoples are all connected geneaologically and shared knowledge of stories and accounts throughout the years. For instance, the Takitumu/Takitimu waka started out life in Samoa. It's original name was Tarai Po, named by a chief from Upolu, Vatonga also known as Whatonga outside of Samoa. It had about 8 names in total with the final name being Takitimu. His two brothers Oronaino and Orokeu started work on the waka and acquired the wood from the forest of Rata on the island of Upolu. Years later, it was acquired by Tamatea Arikinui (from Tahiti) who then used it to sail to Aotearoa making a pitstop in Rarotonga and then sailing on to Aotearoa.
@@2l8mate59 ahuh, and another thing I hate hearing Westerners say when they talk about Maori origins, they say "in the beginning they weren't Maori, they were Polynesians who traveled to New Zealand and turned into Maori" Like they don't even know what they're talking about, we didn't change from one race into another. We are still Polynesians and the Polynesians who came to Aotearoa were always Maori because the word "Maori" always existed beforehand all across the Pacific. Palagi always try to separate Maori from other Maori/Maole/Ma'ole.
There were people on new Zealand prior to the maori arrival..or invasion..these were totally wiped out but for those who escape by sea. Why do people always ignore the original inhabitants? The so called Maoriori
Moriori . Some escaped to the Chatham Islands but Maori went there and killed most of them . There are still several thousand Moriori decendants living in NZ and other places today .
They try to ignore The Aboriginal as in original inhabitants because original inhabitants have the greatest rights and interests than who migrated here just like the pakeha, both migrant groups Maori and pakeha can't claim aboriginal as In original inhabitants, Kia ola
NewZealand was inhabitanted before maori, just the historians refuse,because it's politically incorrect in this racist regime. Many artifacts are being covered up because of this,Kaimanawa wall is a classic example.
Thankyou for your effort in this video.. If any of you come to Aotearoa, and want to learn the depth, come and learn the storys from our Rangatira (Chiefs) here ..
I am a 45 yer old male here in New Zealand, Born here, lived my life here except for working in USA for couple years. Happy to retire and die here where all my memories lie. We are right next to the middle of no where on the globe and I like it like that since the tendency for many others of the world to constantly be at war and the desire to conquer each other. We as a country have many accomplishments including building new WW1 aircraft rebuilding WW2 aircraft to their former glory, launching rockets into space and much more. I am glad you made mention of the Rainbow Warrior and the gutless french with their equally gutless actions bombing our ship. Frogs are Forever on my hate list for that act.
Awesome! So many people are unhappy where they were born and look for fortune elsewhere. Glad to hear sometimes people get lucky starting out in the right place. And yep, i remember the rainbow warrior episode when it happened. This was, sadly, a rare example of national intelligence services getting caught in the act of doing bad things to ordinary people. Most of the time they get away with it!
With you 100% age 68, the Rainbow Warrior was blown up right outside my office . With my dad in WW2 and my grandfather in WW1 ridding the French of invaders needless to say my view of the French has been tarnished forever.
Also there is ‘hidden’ history about people who have lived in NZ perhaps even before the Polynesians , some speculate that this ‘ hiding ‘ of history ( largely by the Māori themselves ) is to avoid the Treaty Seatlement gravy train of bottomless reparations and cement the ‘stories ‘ that the Māori are the true indigenous people. Of course in Australia the aboriginal people have been there for 40,000 year as apposed to Māori a few hundred years, massive difference. It’s all about the free stuff from the tax payers.
what a load of rubbish - there is no hidden history only from the white racists who want to believe there was people before Maori so they can justify their racism against the indigenous people of nz - racists like you dont want to know the truth because upsets your white sensibilities - indigenous people are indigenous people regardless how long they have live in their land - pure white racism from you
What is those earlier people were of the same blood? Ie came from Taiwan down through the islands to NZ? Plus also the Ngati Hotu who have Persian ancestry. But we wouldn't know maybe, who came first... the Persians or the asian/polynesian.
There is no concrete evidence despite from the odd TH-cam channel claiming Vikings or Celts arrived first. Another common myth is the Moriori were here first which has long been dismissed by historians. Moriori were another Maori tribe who lived on the Chatham Islands and developed their own culture due to centuries of isolation from the mainland, but their language was still very similar.
@@wellingtonian2009 the celts and vikings never went further than europe - just another european fragility complex where they have to believe it was the white man every time and the brown and black man is intrinsically inferior to the white man and were just savages
Side note, the names of the islands are “the north island”, not just “north island” Also the plural of Māori is Māori. There is no S in the Māori language.
I think half the information is missing like the Vikings landing on the North island long before the Polynesians. As the first people’s of the South Island.
i have been lucky enough to have visited NZ twice!! 1st time in 1992,(part of a round the world trip) and in 2002, a train and cycling trip in both islands!!
New Zealand = Southern Hemisphere version UK in terms of climate (because both were Oceanic climate but inverted precipitation and temperature). Also is the Oceanic Nusantara because Maori (Nusantaran/Austronesian speaking ethnic) homeland is Maritime Oceanic climate.
Yes, the farmed landscapes look very similar as a result of very similar climate (although NZ has milder winters than UK), and similar farming practices.
Climates are actually completely different. This is a common misconception. Temperatures year round in New Zealand average close to 10° hotter than the UK and precipitation levels are probably 15% of that in the UK.
@@DARTHCJ117 I don't know where you're getting your sources from but they're not completely different at all. And to say they're "10C warmer" is a bad generalisation, as it depends upon whether you're on North or South Island. Yes, as mentioned the winters are milder, but it's impossible that the temps could be 10C warmer in the summer because then it would no longer be an Oceanic climate (warm summers), but Humid Subtropical (hot summers), which it definitely is not, even in Northland. Generally, they're *similar*. Watch my Oceanic Climate video, and also my "Subtropical Question" videos that go into this comparison in more detail. There will be even more on this in Part 2 of this sequence, to be released soon.
@@Geodiode my source is from living in both new zealand and the UK. It is a humid subtropical climate for sure. Throughout the summer the humidity is at 100% most of the time. The koppen classification is completely wrong. NZ vs UK Summer High 30°- High 20° Winter 10°+ - below 10°
@@DARTHCJ117The concept of climate is very wide. All climate zones on Earth has their own parameters to be included in. Of course, two places not necessarily have to had the same graphs of climate to have the same climate. Same climate means they share mostly the same characteristics. Is very clear that UK has a cooler oceanic climate compared to NZ, but two places are definitely oceanic climate. Here you can find a list of cities that share the oceanic climate: geodiode.com/climate/oceanic Hope this can solve your question.
This video is a good representation of the history of New Zealand from a Euro centric perspective. A lot of the grievances over treaty violations by the crown have been glossed over or omitted entirely. Pronunciation of Māori words could have been better. Over all it was a good introduction.
Looking at the pre European History of the Islands. It must have been of great benefit to the weaker tribes, (who were always in danger of attack, being eaten, or taken into slavery, by the dominant tribes), when the Europeans arrived, settled and eventually stopped the warfare. Unfortunately, it was a slow process due to the mercenary nature of the early arrivals, who kept the trade of selling muskets and European weapons to these strong tribes, such a te Rsuparaha, who ran rampant in the lower North Island . He was reputed to have an Island in the Marlborough Sounds, where he stashed many of his captives, either for feasts, or to tattoo and remove their heads to sell to white trader's for more muskets. It was quite a lucrative business for a time, as Museums were eager to buy them .
Before maori were here there were the Moriori. Also there were fairy people, blond haired blue eyed smallish people who prefered to live in the hills and mountains.Some fairy people and maori people interbred and produced children refered as waka blondes, these still exist today and the gene is still prevelent in maori producing blond children.These people taught maori how make fishing nets instead of traditional hook and line fishing. The other people of Aotearoa were the red haired giant people, tall red haired people who preferred the low land, Maori still today carry the red hair gene.
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As an Asian Kiwi, it would have been nice if you touched on the waves of immigration into NZ from other parts of the world. The 1860s gold rush of NZ is quite interesting. Post-WW2 migration would also be nice to touch upon. This would make for a more comprehensive representation of NZ history.
I am a proud New Zealander, born and bred. Three of the Grandparents are English and one grandfather Danish. They came out to New Zealand in the early 19th century. I was born during the WW2 and remember the end of the war even to this day. Born in the Hawkes Bay I grew up in Wellington, and spent my 40 years of married life in Rotorua.
I've been all over this world, more than 40 countries on every continent except Africa and Antarctica and yet I've never been next door, to New Zealand. Thank you for your presentation of this amazing country.
PS: In the future I think an episode on the Island of New Guinea, not the nation, but the entire island. From its hot tropical lowlands to it's rugged ice capped peaks and it's vast cool highland interior, I think New Guinea would make an interesting study. But for now I'm looking forward to the next video on NZ.
You're welcome. It's funny, but we so often don't go "next door" - I've never been to Ireland!
As the island of New Guinea is not a "Nation State" then it would fall within the Infamous Geography series, and indeed, the cannibals there would make it "infamous" so, yes, it would make a good episode...
@@Geodiode Also that pygmy tribe from New Guinea .. Wherdafarkarwee ( say it slow ) 🤣
Haere Mai. Pop on over some time, Bro. We will make you feel very welcome, and you may like the natural beauty and friendly people here.
Lived there for two years. Amazing doesn't begin to describe it. A wonderful place.
Thankyou. Im a proud New Zealander and appreciate the effort you have made to produce this video.
You're welcome!
What are you proud of exactly ?
Amazing video! I'm from the US and I have a friend that lives in New Zealand. Schools in the States don't teach history like this. I can't wait to see part 2.
Thanks very much. I do wonder what on earth is going on in schools these days regarding history, as I get other comments like yours...
that is a disservice to their u.s history. damn
US has lots of ancient megalithic history. Search TH-cam.
Thankyou for being interested in our little country and I hope your Kiwi friend is a good ambassador of NZ and its friendly laidback, humble people.
American History is very very interesting.
All Peoples are on a journey.
I am a South African, visit New Zealand 2 months ago, my children and grandchildren have been living there for 4 years, what a beautiful country and we fell in love with it, will visit it very soon again
My fascination for New Zealand drove me to watch this video and it is very informative and well done! Cheers from Finland.
Welcome!
Wrong voice narrating it. 5:53
Just can’t get enough of these videos of Newm Zealand. The history of which I know backwards and which I’m one of 6 generations.
This is realy cool! Thanks for your work!
Glad you like them! Thanks!
No comments over one year!!! The truth of many points of history are now being exposed, especially who is as the first, not the Maori fleet.
@@REwing I'm here, nearly 18 months later. Are you referring to the Moriori for instance?
Usually an internet presentation of our country gets so many things wrong. This one is one of the best I have seen. The Maori words in this video are often pronounced incorrectly but the content was good. There are tools to help you with Te Reo (the language) if you want to do a better job.
Glad you liked the video - thanks! Pronunciation is literally the hardest thing to get right when making such content, sadly.
Sadly that video gave more information than is taught to NZ kids at school very accurate overview
While it's a better video than most, it's still not great. Lacks context and I would hazard that you didn't consult with any historians from Aotearoa, and definitely non of indigenous lineage. The points you've chosen to highlight are essential points, but you present a whitewashed, colonised version of events which shouldn't be how history is portrayed.
I don't hate the video, I hate the idea that you think you can summarise our rich and complex national history in any short length of time.
For anyone who has watched this video and wants to learn more about Aotearoa, please come here and visit this country. This is where our history is told properly, not on some TH-cam video. If you must consume history from the internet, reliable sources exist outside of this medium. Look to academic study by historians and experts in the relevant fields, not conspiracy theorists or the like.
Our country is amazing. It's vibrant and full of life, and I hope that you go back and consider the story that you're telling between the lines of your script.
@idontcare556 thanks for your critique. You make a valid point, but I feel that in this age of educational degradation, any summary where people can gain just a basic understanding of a country is better than no understanding at all. Yes, it's impossible to get all the facts and nuance in a 20 minute video, but then I never represent these as a single-source of info on a subject, but rather an introduction to more study should the viewer's interest be piqued.
@@idontcare556you sound like an idiot. Why would anyone want the history of such an irrelevant group of people as the Maori? Compared to Europeans, what have the Maori done for the world? Answer that.
Expat Kiwi here, living in Canada now. Left NZ as a teen with my family, in the 1960s. It's good to get this nutshell of NZ. I have many memories of NZ. We had a 1000 acre sheep ranch/station in the Tararuras back in the day. I am 5th generation Kiwi in some branches of my family. Thank you for this brief history. I married a Norwegian. One of our kids married into a Dutch family. I am amazed at how we come from both ends of the world. I have noticed in other documentaries that Maori words are pronounced much more correctly now than they were when I was a kid. I love the Maori culture and history even though, as far as I know, I don't have any Maori in me. Kia ora.
Thanks for the video, always cool to see us getting the spotlight! Just a couple minor things I noticed which might be useful for the follow up video - Māori words don't use the -s suffix for plurals, so we just say "met with a group of Māori" or "Māori people", it's generally good practice to avoid "Maoris" if possible as that has some unfortunate connotations here! Also we use definite articles for the two main islands, so it's always "most of the conflict was in the North Island" and not "most of the conflict was on North Island". This isn't to take away from any of the video, it's a pretty good overview and the pronunciation isn't too bad in the scheme of things so good job on that!
Thanks for the info! I have corrected some of the grammatical errors in Part 2 which just went live today.
But, but, but, the guy is speaking English a language that uses an s to indicate plural. Germans, Swedes, Laps. As well, English recognises word for countries and people of other countries with words that have no meaning in their languages. Germans, Frenchmen, Spanish etc. English is a language that pleases itself.
@@Cyril_Squirrel It's more than just English grammar I think. There's also the matter of respect to the Maori, and the correct pronounciation of names would be nice. Signed, European Kiwi =)
Such an exquisitely beautiful county. We had a holiday there 4 years ago and fell in love with it. Two Aussies 🇦🇺
Changed a lot after 30 years though. Puppet government(s) trying to divide the nation at their global masters whim. Don't let the 'yes' voice divide (non-elected aboriginal elite in Canberra). Keep Australia as one country = one people.
Glad you liked it, Sister.
Parts are beautiful, but most of the rivers are polluted and unsafe to swim in, and many streets in the cities are dirty with litter and graffiti everywhere.
@@trchc189 I don't think that's fair! Unless you've travelled the ENTIRE country & seen EVERY river, I think your comment is unfounded. I live in Chrustchurch now & am always in awe of just how clean every single waterway is here!
@@MichaelMossmanNZ Did you know the CCC has rated the water quality of the Avon as poor for years and there's a reason why people generally don't go swimming in it. It's not clean at all. The Heathcote River isn't much better either. Just because a river may look nice doesn't mean the quality of the water is ok. And I didn't say EVERY river, I said most rivers. There is a difference. There have been countless reports and stories of people who remember many years ago swimming in rivers and now it's strongly discouraged for health reasons due to nutrient and bacterial runoff from the explosion of dairy farming over the last few decades and wastewater sewerage overflows.
I remember in High school I had to give a report on the history of New Zealand. It's not an easy thing to do in 20 minutes. I had to breeze through so much that it could've easily gone hours. So I think given the time frame of this video and how much it covers. You've created a good primer to pique the interest of others to look further into the history.
Thanks so much! Yes, "less is more", certainly in terms of effort. Very hard to condense!
@@Geodiode Hehe, I was going to comment that of course you left out plenty that could have been covered, but given the time of the video I think you did bloody well! Old mate @slamtilt here pretty much summed up my thoughts, so uh... good job, well done and chur my bro!
Do not believe the lies set paradigm in the NZ history curriculum. See Truth. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
the truth doesnt come from the perverted word of a few corrupt men@@stephenhoward7454
Hours???? NZ history is a 5 minute speech at BEST !!!
Table tennis has a longer history than NZ does
Great video, my ancestors came here as ex convicts that had completed their time in Sydney and Tasmania. One brother on my dad's side married into northland Maori and the other ended up in the south island gold rush. I love my/our history and the multi cultural advances we are implementing now and always proud when I see us in a documentary like this. Can't wait for episode 2..many thanks
Thanks! And nice to hear of your family history. I hope you'll like Part 2 also, coming in a couple of weeks.
Some of my convict ancestors crossed the ditch too. I am proud of all our tough ancestors.
What a great short form history, and a much better narative than I got in school in NZ. My parents arrived from the UK in the late fifties. From working class backgrounds they were looking for a better life. They were able to acheive it and I and my brothers and sister grew up in a 1/4 acre suburban house. At the time Kiwis called our country Godsown. Short for God's own country. It will always be my spiritual home.
An absolutely excellent video on the history of the country I grew up in and now reside today. I’ve subscribed and recently been enjoying your other great videos. Keep up the great work
Welcome aboard! And thanks so much, glad you're enjoying the content!
If you live in New Zealand you would know the Mori oris were the first people , remember that the winners of war write the history
Thank you for this first video which was so beautifully done. Can't wait to watch the next instalments.
Thank you! Part 2 just went live today.
One of the best presentations I have seen. I wasn’t aware that the US had failed to condemn the French act of terrorism and now with China making moves into the Pacific we are suddenly their besties . Looking forward to your part 2. Cheers from NZ 😀
Thanks v much! Yes, ANZUS had been below my radar until I researched this piece. It also explain why the hell ANZ troops were in Vietnam.
thanks to national being friendly with china👎👎👎
yes.. It wasn't terrorism not only to USA but also Britain and Australia who always sided with the USA in very much many things...so NZ Aotearoa became Nuclear free...which stopped a lot of trade with the world as The USA took a stand against NZ for doing so. Trading with other countries basically came to a stand still as NZ were frozen out because of the stance against no nuclear weapons or anything nuclear. One thing I remembered which I thought was very funny was ...The USA always stopped in NZ to fuel their planes before carrying onto Antarctica..that was put a stop to so the USA had to refuel in the air...the USA were not happy about that
@@Rotavegas1 Where's your evidence for this trade freeze due to being nuclear free? Not belligerent, just very interested. Been a political buff most of my life, have not heard that.
Why do you say we are besties with China? Is it just because we have a free trade deal?
Wonderful! Well documented and excellently summarized and narrated. Oibjective and scientufic. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant!!! as a kiwi (and an old one) it’s so refreshing to see a geohistaclime without an agenda or bias whether it’s intentional, bred or general.
Big hat tip to you sir.
Thanks v much. I try to run the tightrope of neutrality in my presentations. Hard to do with so many opinions in the comments ;)
What bias are you referring to?
What I like about this video is I learnt something new at the very beggining, that our country was the last to be settled by humans that's pretty cool
My parents were both from New Zealand...my ancestors' travelled by ship to New Zealand...I am SO proud of their amazing courage!!!xxx
Bloody good history lesson. My ancestors are both Maori and English/Irish/Scottish. Maori ancestor was the Chief who brought his canoe in at Kawhia, on the West Coast of the Nth Island. Further along his line was the first Maori King Te Whero Whero and his son Tawhio (Tainui Tribe) who went to England to visit the Queen. (Victoria I think). She didn't see him though and he returned. He was a peaceful Leader and not well-liked by many Maori because of that. I have a family tree showing this, although it's quite hard to read. My Fathers side is Irish Scotts, and they both settled in Blackball where the first Labour Party was formed (coal mining). Grandad came to NZ from Scotland at the age of 18yrs, and Grandma of Irish descent was a 2nd generation. So I am 4th Gen on Dads side, and I would have to go throught he family tree to see what generation I am from Mums side. I could see the Maori features in. my Nana, but if you looked at me, I look white. My kids however are more noticeably Maori due to my husband having more a maori father (of Tanui descent) and an his mother of English descent.
Glad you liked the vid, and fascinating family history!
Ya sure lady.Your ancestors are responsible for genociding the natives, disempowering them and stealing their lands. Lets be real here !
You mean your ancestors are responsible for genociding the native population, enslaving them and then stealing their lands....at least be HONEST about it !
Hello beautiful, how are you doing today.
Labour party of NZ was formed in Wellington. They mined all over NZ incl. Blackball. Lots of Tainui were there too. They are the backbone tribe of coal mining. A Huntly miner Bob Semple was involved in its formation.
Great work !! Coming from a Nzer!! Looking forward to part two!! 🙌🏻
Awesome! Thank you! Hope to see you at the premiere shortly.
So beautiful presented, as always❤️
Thank you so much 😀
I am a New Zealander, Descendant of James Jackson ( a gggggreat grandfather) his ship landed at Jacksons Bay, bringing cattle fro. Australia to the South. Unfortunately Jackson Bay wasn't farmable. They changed mission, and came up to the Marlborough Sounds. Te Awaiti in the Tory Channel where they Whaled, providing whale blubber, which was used for so much at time. I have been out to the whaling station, it is an incredible place to visit. He use to trade with locals and local maori worked alongside James known as (Jimmy) I have the hardcover with the whole amazing story.🐳
Fascinating story!
Excellent video and nicely presented.
Many thanks!
Wonderful video and presentation!!!! 👏❤ Bravo to you! Amazing work! It's crazy to think how new new Zealand's history is, especially compared to countries like Greece. I actually didn't realize new Zealand was uninhabited by humans for so long. In Australia it's very different with indigenous people having lived here a very long time ago
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the sub! Yes it's an interesting contrast between Oz and NZ regarding first peoples. Amazing what a few hundred miles of (Tasman) sea can make.
I really enjoy your videos, this series are incredible.
Thank you very much!
Another great video. Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Just wanted to point out that when Abel Tasmin came to NZ, their fleet were attacked after Māori came out to the boat to see who they were. It’s written in letters from the boat that they were scoping out who they were, Abels boat and a second boat travelling alongside thought to blow instruments which to Māori was perceived as a challenge. Māori then towed back to shore and came back with a larger fleet and killed some of their men.
Yea, but imagine if someone who looked nothing like you arrived on your shores in boats several times larger than yours, therefore i think it is understandable that they attacked abel tasmen and his crew
Fun facts, my kiwi brother: it's Tasman - you can see that on any map. Also, if you mean "rowed" when you have said "towed" then actually that's wrong too, rowing is when you are sitting facing backwards to your direction, paddling is when you are facing forwards - which is what you do in a waka. All competitive rowers and kayakers know this.
@@RōraKereopa what total gibberish ,,, if an American aircraft carrier slid into your harbour your claiming you would attack it ,,,
@anastasiamananza5111 you for got to add when Abel Tasman land on NZ soil and said I have discovered NZ
@@RōraKereopait was because able tazmin was heading towards a massive cave in the east of golden bay. The local tribe Tumatakokiri, attacked able tazmin because he was going to wake up a powerful sleeping Taniwha. And they had to stop him somehow. Pretty cool aye
This video makes me sad. I wish New Zealand could focus on the things that unite us rather than all the things that have been dividing us. This is such a great country and we just need to do a little bit more to make it an even better one.
I think like the rest of the world it seems, it's not so much the 'focus' on either uniting or dividing issues that is the problem, but the tone (and during rona the social acceptability of even having a conversation) of the discourse that's impeding our progress. As a species I don't think we realise how big an impact the internet has had on our societies and haven't adapted to suit. Those who profit from fractured tribalism will always encourage it, and this century has been fertile ground for them so far. Kia kaha e hoa.
@@JanjayTrollface the tone of the discourse? What are you talking about?
One Country = One People "...Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:” Matthew 12:25
I agree lukethebrown1, fully. But I think also JanjayTrollface may have a point there about the tone of discourse. The way people express themselves - even earlier in this comments section - is not always respectful, no news to anyone online of course. But she is right: there are no rules of engagement (and people bluster, obscure and vent) and that is holding up the progress of people understanding one another and coming toward unity. - Please let an old man say that, for the women in my life, the quality of the communication WAS the status of the relationship.
0:52: 🌍 The story of New Zealand, a remote and unique nation with a rich history.
5:38: 📚 The violent encounter with the Maoris discouraged further exploration and trade efforts, but Captain James Cook eventually explored the islands and established peaceful trade.
9:17: 📜 The Treaty of Waitangi and land confiscations led to the marginalization of the Maori population in New Zealand.
13:15: 🇳🇿 New Zealand's history as a British colony and its close ties with the UK during the World Wars.
17:45: 💥 The New Zealand government's decision to become a nuclear-free zone led to its suspension from the ANZUS pact and the bombing of Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior ship.
Recap by Tammy AI
As a kiwi,
Nga mahi
This is an amazing essay upon our land, accurate and unbiased
Kia Kaha koro
Thanks v much! That means a lot!
I am in love with this wonderful country with its still virgin nature compared to other countries. I was amazed and very pleased that the Maori language is written first on information signs. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen anything like this either in Canada or Australia.
Still virgin is a weird world 😂 I'd say it's still healthy.
We learn more about New Zealand ...I am a Sri Lankan ...But I like and love this
peaceful country....very much...
🌤️🌻💖🇱🇰🇦🇺
Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 34 Seasons, & they have traveled to New Zealand for 4 of them; 2, 5, 13, & 22 (which aired back in 2013).
Also the presenter is a New Zealander
The musket wars was due to Heke Pōkai.. he was a nobody, who leant pigeon english while living with the missionary and when these missionary went back to England Heke Pōkai went with them and in England he brought muskets then tried to ship these guns back to NZ but due to shipping law regarding weapons in NZ instead had to ship the guns to Australia and then from there transport them to NZ which he did..
And with his new found power he obtained marriage to a chief daughter of the Ngāpuhi iwi (far north tribe) making Heke Pōkai higher placed & renaming him Hōne Heke, then he Hōne Heke took a war party having learned the knowledge of english law stating (whoever is upon the land first, owns the land. ) thus Hōne Heke started mass genocide upon everyone in NZ regardless of race both Māori and Pakaha were killed so that it was only his tribe and his tribe alone who would owned the whole of NZ..
So everyone living in NZ at the time ie.. the Moriori & the Pakeha ( pakeha meaning not of the land or foreigner ) as well as all of the other Māori tribes (iwi) made a choice to ask for help to save them from Hōne Heke genocide.. final asking the English to come to their aid and putting and end to Hōne Heke agenda.. and so the Treaty of Waitangi was signed given all peoples of NZ to be one peoples under one law for all under one nation.
But Hōne Heke still was afraid that the English would soon learn that the Moriori peoples where here in NZ prior to the Māori washing up upon their shores so Hōne Heke hired two ships to sail to the Chatham islands where the Moriori had fled during the Māori occupation of their land, ie..NZ.
When Hōne Heke war party landed upon the Chatham Islands they were so sea sick that the Moriori nurse them back to heath, then one night the Māori lead by Hōne Heke turned on their host.. raping, killing, eating and enslaving the Moriori people, but when the English leant of this genocide being comment upon the people of NZ who're under English guardianship thanks to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, they the English put and end to the genocide, forcing Hōne Heke to release all the enslaved Moriori people as well as to give back any and all stolen land on the Chatham Islands.. stating under English law there will be no more cannibalism or rape or enslaving people or taking of lands etc..
ps..Yes, I am a hori, aka iwi.. as I am a half cast Māori, as are all Māori are half cast now.. as there is not one of us Māori that is of pure blood left in this world.. We Māori referred to as iwi are all now of mixed blood lines made up of many races of peoples... yet kiwi's are treated as second class citizens in their own country.
To be born upon this land of NZ is to be called a kiwi and therefore a kiwi is a iwi of New Zealand, end of story..
thank you for this series, it still weird the choice of words, but a wonderful seires none of the less
Can't wait for this...thanks!
For the next one, I would suggest the History of the World's Most-populous country of 1.4 billion #Indians!
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Ojalá que nunca se hubieran ido a colonizar este hermoso país. Siempre las mismas potencias tratando de sacar ventaja de los indígenas que son los dueños de estas tierras. Buen documental .
Are you talking about the Maori colonizing the islands?
@@Geodiode i'm pretty sure he's talking about the british colonising nz.
@10:04 New Zealand, at the time of the Treaty signing was already under NSW rule after official word was sent from England in June of 1839, this didn't occur after the treaty signings, New Zealand' break away from NSW came in 1841.
No it was under the rule of the confederation of chiefs and those who did not join the confederation, they declared their rangatiratanga in 1835 over the islands of Nu Tirani and this was confirmed and agreed to by the crown, the USA and other recognised countries
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Love my Kiwi roots, but as a student in the 1960s I was taught about the Moriori being NZ first settlers
Yeah, that got swept away! See "Skeltons in the Cupboard" series
and that is right
The Moriori were, in fact, Maori, who developed some linguistic and cultural differences on the remote Chatham Islands. The "extermination" of them by Maori was, in fact, just part of the Maori tribal wars that took place for hundreds of years after settlement on Aotearoa.
What about the waimai (pale red haired people) called the children of the mist mentioned in the Tuhoe tribe folklore from Taranaki.
If we are going to do a history open up the confidential government files .the geological evidence should be bought out in the open. The truth will only set us free.
Unfortunately, it won't happen. The paradigm has been set. Also, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 - We are "made" free. Being born again. God Bless. 😇
great video man!
just subbed!
Appreciate it!
You forgot to mention the first inhabitants of New Zealand were the Morori's. The Māori people were the second and they took the land by invasion and near genocide. Using the Morori's as a food and slave source. (cannibalism) The survivors of this invasion fled to the Chatham Islands.
I am in my mid 70s and find it interesting to see New Zealand history being slowly but surely rewritten. And it seems that what was done by the Maori's to the Morori's is best forgotten about, and absolutely no reimbursement for what was stolen from them by the Māori's.
During the late 19th century some prominent anthropologists mistakenly proposed that Moriori were pre-Māori settlers of mainland New Zealand, and possibly Melanesian in origin.
In February 2020, the New Zealand government signed a treaty with tribal leaders, giving them rights enshrined in law and the Moriori people at large an apology, returning stolen remains of those killed in the genocide, and gifting NZD$18 million in reparations
The Moriori myth has long been dismissed by historians. Moriori were another Maori tribe who moved to the Chatham Islands and developed their own culture due to centuries of isolation from the mainland, but their language was still very similar.
So they massacred their own people then? Are you trying to imply that makes all the violence more acceptable?
The "skeletons in the cupboard" series was banned by NZonAIR, for unlikely reasons.
seeing people talk about nz is quite funny as we aren't talked about much and aren't even put on alot of maps and i have to say you did pretty well with your pronunciation
that being said he could ease off on the a's when saying maori, its pronounced mo - ri
Thanks, yes, it's often cut out of global maps because of its far position.
One of my favorite countries
I really enjoy the Video ❤❤❤
I'm excited for the Part 2
Glad you liked it!
@@Geodiode ❤️❤️❤️🤟
WOW! This is a first-rate, information-packed video. This may be a stretch for 8th grade Culture Studies, but I'm going to give it a try with the students. I will definitely investigate other Geoiode videos.
Many thanks for video, very well done and fascinating history. I have been to NZ (excellent trip and marevelous sites in both islands) and heard/read somewhere that Maori were NOT the first humans there (?). The story was there were actually ancestors who lived there before Maori arrival, but they were pushed to disappearance by much stronger well-organised newcomers…. True or false? Thanks for sharing if you know something and archeology facts (probably unlikely to find now) proving preMaori history. Thanks and looking forward to see part 2.
I've looked into this extensively and had so many theories around it. What I've arrived at (for now) is that there were people here when the fleet came from Rarotonga etc. They were mostly quite dark but there were some tribes of fair people.
The language was very similar with the new arrivals. At some point warfare started and the best looking women were taken by the new arrivals for wives. Later the Ngati Hotu who were fair were virtually eliminated.
I think the earlier dark people came from Taiwan via the islands. The maori culture has more elements of taiwanese aboriginals than the rarotongans etc do. Also in appearance. So really they are the same people who split. They all originate from Taiwan.
The Ngati Hotu had Persian ancestry.
It's also possible that very long ago shore living people were here as there was much more land above water.
@@rebeccabriggs2982 many thanks for sharing. Possible Taiwanese origin makes it even more interesting.
@MrSGhawker1 that's where dna testing points. From China to Taiwan then the Islands to NZ.
See "Skeltons in the Cupboard" series. Heaps on the Kaimanawa "wall" too.
Just can’t get enough of these videos of Newm Zealand. The history of which I know backwards and which I’m one of 6 generations.
Thank you very much. So no major problems with it? You'd be surprised how much savage criticism I've received on this.
@@Geodiode what kind of criticism? But don’t worry anyway. There are people who simply can’t see art. I would use your footage in a history class in a heartbeat. Possibly our Māori folk might criticize. I had an uncle who married a full blood Māori lady and I have a massive Māori side of the family. They bear a grudge but they have mixed feelings as they are very family oriented and accept their pakeha side anyway. I have tried to explain that they would have been colonized anyway. Very nearly the Japanese. In my heart I don’t blame them but life and progress in New Zealand has to go on in our beautiful country. Remember that anything you do and put out in the public will go through the criticism and bashing by the envious lot who were not able to make this perfectly lovely and informative documentary themselves. Looking forward to #2
@@carolisherwood493 not worth repeating, but mostly from the "woke" of which you seem to have plenty over there. I had not considered the Japanese before, but I think you're right, as they had designs on Hawai'i also. Anyway, thanks for writing back - nice to feel welcomed!
@@Geodiode I live in Italy. No ‘woke’ here. It won’t last. Don’t worry. Keep up the good work and don’t change the narrative because of the ‘woke’ brigade.
@@carolisherwood493 Or the French or Dutch. The outcome would have been way different!
Great video, I've been here for nearly 6 years in New Zealand so I got many acknowledgments for New Zealand's history after watching this video.
Thanks so much!
thank you for your content!
My pleasure!
To say the Māori didn’t understand the treaty is wrong and insulting.
Because they didn’t,or they where lied can’t remember
You have to admit Henry Williams scribbled the treaty in a rush. Its vague, and far to brief to really be fit for propose. The problem we have is that its NZs most badly drafted legal document. I think Williams is a bit of a villian in that regard.
he said it was mistranslated he didn’t blame the Māori
New Zealand is enchanting!
Always want to return.❤
Very good video thanks, from Irish immigrants (3 gen ago - over for the gold rush) and Dutch immigrants on the other side. Interestingly we didn’t even get taught much of this history at school growing up in nz, most of the history we got taught was US & some UK
Thanks, glad you liked it! Makes me wonder why they didn't teach more about your own country back in school, though I suspect it's radically different today with the progressives in charge.
I think it must have depended on the school. At a Marist Brothers school we had all New Zealand history for 3 years up to School Certificate exams (15yrs). When it came to the examination I remember there were 5 or 6 subsections of which you had to answer 3. So there was a choice of curriculum. (1971) At age 16 the following year we studied Napoleon-to-1848 Europe, the Russian Revolution and American Civil War.
Could you please make a video on Guatemala? I think it is worth checking out!
You have forgotten about the Moriori who were later known as the indigenous people of the land before the arrival of the Polynesian people from Hawaiki.
no, that is a myth that was debunked a hundred years ago. maori were the first people of nz. moriori were the first people of the chatham islands.
Correct @@eeeaten
Enjoyed that, I believe some of your information is possibly incorrect, farming is still a major part of our exports, especially if you factor in agriculture and dairy.
Very interesting to see about the French influence earlier on, I didn’t know that.
Cheers
the town of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula was a French settlement. The town still has French street names (eg: Rue de ___, etc)
Very nice video, left me wanting to know more about the history of the country. Are you perhaps planning another epic recounting of a nation's ancient past like Greece in the near future? I really liked that one and wouldn't mind seeing another like it on India, Egypt, Iran, etc.
Edit: Oh you already did one on Iran, sweet. I'll have to check out your older stuff!
Thank you! Saw your other comment on Iran and replied! Yes I'll be covering India and Egypt, although the latter I just covered partially in my new video on the Nile.
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Loved the video man keep it up 🙏
Thanks! Will do!
As a New Zealander, I thought this was a very well done potted history. I enjoyed seeing early photos and posters I had not seen before. Personally, I am minimum 5th generation, originally from Ireland, Scotland, England, and a smidgen of Danish. Our Pakeha population is probably more of mixed British Isles origin than occurs in Britain. My husband is part Ngai Tahu (South Island), as is our youngest son. So I'm Maori by caesarean (just kidding!).
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the fascinating family history!
I loved this, and would like to know more about the wildlife, there are a lot less birds now in NZ, 😔
Thanks! Birds are discussed in Part 2, albeit briefly within the confines of an overall doc of the country.
The Maori ate them or used them for hats ...
Native birds are making a big comeback throughout NZ because of strong conservation measures. The importation of mustelids, possums, rats and domestic cats is still having a serious effect on them, however.
What is the outro music called it sounds amazing.
It's a track by Oleg Semenov "Nature Timelapse Documentary"
It's just a real shame that nobody recognises the Morori in New Zealand's short history. Especially because they were made slaves and massacred by the Māori, and nobody ever even acknowledges them. An exert: A people who have been unfairly maligned by New Zealand's history for political gain at the expense of the truth- Which is an inconvenient truth for many Pakeha and for many Māori.
By who? Taranaki right? As a descendant of the Heretaunga block of Kahungunu I didn’t have anything to do with that young blood
Also inconvenient truths, as much as modern day policies abide by history, it’s the history itself which has shocking ramifications, like the term Māori, not traditional by any means. The grouping of Tangata Whenua as one, rather than the many Iwi we identified as. Also the turn of the 19th century which saw a split between the North and South
@@observedot7490 I do have to ask... You are aware that the history of this nation expands far beyond you and your iwi? And What does a split between North and South at the turn of the 19th century have to do with what I was talking about? The Morori's history and the fact that it is not discussed much?
1960s schooling taught us all about the Moriori and how the Māoris treated them
Shhh.Your not supposed to talk about the original and peaceful moriori that were here way before maori.
Don't you know that's new Zealands dirty little secret.
Your videos are amazing ❤
Thank you so much 😀
As a New Zealander I can say you’ve done an excellent job with this. 👍
almost all of us' kiwis' will learn that peoples lived here before the Maori, three separate kinds. Also recently the european narrative of historic towns construction is in scrutiny of possibility and especially necessity. Furthermore we ask why our government is concealing finds , areas and information for many decades to come... why so many lies and what worldwide history including N.Z. is being hidden from us ? I love watching the scenic film and will therefore hit the like, your welcome, from another proud Maori.
My ancestors came with the NZ Company in 1840 from Northern Ireland via Scotland under a UK entrepreneurial migration scheme (by buying land from the local Maori Tribes cheaply and reselling it on to early settlers at a higher prize' originally set up by James Wakefield and his Brother as a continuation of the South Australian Company earlier, this was happening exactly the same time as the British Monarchy were looking to take full sovereignty of NZ, with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in Feb 6th 1840.
Fascinating to hear your parents were involved with Wakefield.
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very good information ! Thank you so much !
Tupaia (Tahitian) guided Cook to Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Awesome video! As someone who’s moving for a few years (longer if I find a way) I am trying to learn as much about the history of the beautiful country ❤
Nicely done. So refreshing to view a presentation that isn't hideously Maori-centric. You might want to investigate the uniquely NZ way of giving Maori shorter prison sentences because of "colonisation" also the current rampant rise of militant Maori attitudes and the enforcement of their language in every sphere of life in NZ. Tall orders from the descendants of warring cannibals. It is creating a tsunami of resentment against them and their reinvented 'culture'.
Glad you liked the vid. I've seen a spectrum of opinions regarding the modern day treatment of the Maori. Certainly there is a degree of political correctness and wokism fuelling this, but at the same time we have to recognise that they were there first, cannibals or no!
@@Geodiodewho were the people in all the early stories recorded of Maori and by Maori that were here when the fleet arrived? That's the billion dollar question.
When you say "militant Maori attitude," are you meaning people in government, or just people in general?
@@universeobserver378 Predominantly in government. They have links ("cultural" of course) to those on the receiving end of the victimhood gravy train. There are huge amounts of "reparation" money funnelled into many and various Maori organisations. Thereafter, no-one gets to know how the money is spent. The original Treaty of Waitangi payment settlements were scheduled to be concluded some while ago. Now, it seems as if they will never end. It is deliberately kept alive by all aspects of Maoridom being "in your face" and continually beating the guilt drum. As for the average Maori, they don't get to see a cent of the money but they certainly don't object. It is in their interests to see the narrative being pushed, it certainly helps with their shortened prison sentences. Fifty percent of all prison inmates are Maori but they are only twenty percent of the population. I could write a book on the subject but...
Thank you, a great video. I am an Ex-New Zealander, so I am looking forward to your part 2.
How can you be an ex New Zealander lol. I denounce my Kiwiness.
All the best Allan, I'm taking the piss.
Awesome, thank you!
The British are an incredible people. I got a tear in my eye when I read about how their explorers found this impossibly remote place, decided to TRADE with the locals rather than exterminate them like everyone else did at the time. Then they built this incredible civilization known as New Zealand today, and decided to celebrate the Maori who also came there from outside and were very brutal warriors as you mentioned. It's shocking that the British people are ashamed of this history today. Their ancestors were like superheroes, and I'd be so proud of of this history if I was British.
dutch east india traders explorers are not british but dutch coming from the netherlands.
I 100% agree! But one is not allowed to mention the British Empire and its achievements these days. The woke brigade have seen to that
I love this comment. Unfortunately there's bad people everywhere and now Pakeha have all been grouped into being racist colonisers that should have no right to NZ land.
6th gen kiwi here. My daughters 7th. Born and bred in soutland since my forefathers arrived from Scotland .
We are lucky to have a beautiful and traceable history, we know where we are from. In my case, we still talk to our family branch that stayed in Scotland. But.. its also a curse. Alot of the families from early settlers have never left this place . New Zealand, southland in particular. Is very hard to leave . You tend to be stuck
This is a quality production that I never seen in UTube. The Russia one is the best, NZ is also good. Keep it up.
Thanks v much!
Informative video
So nice of you
Thanks for this; interesting. You might enjoy some of the Taiwanese documentaries about where the Micronesian and Polynesian people set sail from (various Taiwanese tribes), and for Aotearoa, read Sir Michael King's book, A Penguin History of New Zealand. Kupe is considered to be an Anglo myth.
Kupe was mythological figure within a few tribe's traditions before European contact> What happened after contact was that early European anthropologists (when the field was very young and prone to pro western propaganda thinking) various disparate tribal traditions were mashed together to create a largely mythical narrative which even todays still influences people's beliefs, including some Maori.
@@haastseagleit's typical that Palagi will only considered their own history to be history even when it's history about a place where Europeans weren't.
@@haastseagleWell said. I'm glad someone on here actually knows something other than the same old narrative we hear time and time again by people who aim to diminish the achievement of Maori migration and exploration. Kupe's grandnephew, Nukutawhiti reshaped and balanced his granduncles original waka and renamed the waka Ngatokimatawhaorua. Then it sailed to Aotearoa alongside the Mamari waka ending up in the same place his granduncle did years earlier in the Hokianga Harbour.
@@samos343guiltysparkWhoever this person is, is just another keyboard warrior with no intention of accepting the fact that Maori knew about and had been visiting Aotearoa for far longer than the 700 or so years that they believe Maori have been here for. I've personally heard that Maori have been in Aotearoa as early as 400AD.
All of the pacific islands peoples are all connected geneaologically and shared knowledge of stories and accounts throughout the years. For instance, the Takitumu/Takitimu waka started out life in Samoa. It's original name was Tarai Po, named by a chief from Upolu, Vatonga also known as Whatonga outside of Samoa. It had about 8 names in total with the final name being Takitimu. His two brothers Oronaino and Orokeu started work on the waka and acquired the wood from the forest of Rata on the island of Upolu. Years later, it was acquired by Tamatea Arikinui (from Tahiti) who then used it to sail to Aotearoa making a pitstop in Rarotonga and then sailing on to Aotearoa.
@@2l8mate59 ahuh, and another thing I hate hearing Westerners say when they talk about Maori origins, they say "in the beginning they weren't Maori, they were Polynesians who traveled to New Zealand and turned into Maori"
Like they don't even know what they're talking about, we didn't change from one race into another.
We are still Polynesians and the Polynesians who came to Aotearoa were always Maori because the word "Maori" always existed beforehand all across the Pacific.
Palagi always try to separate Maori from other Maori/Maole/Ma'ole.
Fascinating stuff!
Thanks!
There were people on new Zealand prior to the maori arrival..or invasion..these were totally wiped out but for those who escape by sea. Why do people always ignore the original inhabitants? The so called Maoriori
Moriori . Some escaped to the Chatham Islands but Maori went there and killed most of them . There are still several thousand Moriori decendants living in NZ and other places today .
Sorry but that hypothesis has been debunked. Pseudo history.
Try telling my Maoriori grandfather that politically comfortable but erroneous 'fact'.
They try to ignore The Aboriginal as in original inhabitants because original inhabitants have the greatest rights and interests than who migrated here just like the pakeha, both migrant groups Maori and pakeha can't claim aboriginal as In original inhabitants, Kia ola
Excellent video 😊
Thank you!
NewZealand was inhabitanted before maori, just the historians refuse,because it's politically incorrect in this racist regime.
Many artifacts are being covered up because of this,Kaimanawa wall is a classic example.
No proof only theories that's why it's not recognized. Need proof beyond all doubt
Thankyou for your effort in this video..
If any of you come to Aotearoa, and want to learn the depth, come and learn the storys from our Rangatira (Chiefs) here ..
You're welcome. And one day I hope to sit down by the fire and hear the stories! Hopefully in English ;)
I am a 45 yer old male here in New Zealand, Born here, lived my life here except for working in USA for couple years.
Happy to retire and die here where all my memories lie.
We are right next to the middle of no where on the globe and I like it like that since the tendency for many others of the world to constantly be at war and the desire to conquer each other.
We as a country have many accomplishments including building new WW1 aircraft rebuilding WW2 aircraft to their former glory, launching rockets into space and much more.
I am glad you made mention of the Rainbow Warrior and the gutless french with their equally gutless actions bombing our ship.
Frogs are Forever on my hate list for that act.
Awesome! So many people are unhappy where they were born and look for fortune elsewhere. Glad to hear sometimes people get lucky starting out in the right place. And yep, i remember the rainbow warrior episode when it happened. This was, sadly, a rare example of national intelligence services getting caught in the act of doing bad things to ordinary people. Most of the time they get away with it!
With you 100% age 68, the Rainbow Warrior was blown up right outside my office . With my dad in WW2 and my grandfather in WW1 ridding the French of invaders needless to say my view of the French has been tarnished forever.
Can you do Norway please? Love your videos
Thank you, yes Norway soon.
Also there is ‘hidden’ history about people who have lived in NZ perhaps even before
the Polynesians , some speculate that this ‘ hiding ‘ of history ( largely by the Māori themselves )
is to avoid the Treaty Seatlement gravy train of bottomless reparations and cement the ‘stories ‘ that
the Māori are the true indigenous people. Of course in Australia the aboriginal people have been there
for 40,000 year as apposed to Māori a few hundred years, massive difference. It’s all about the free stuff
from the tax payers.
what a load of rubbish - there is no hidden history only from the white racists who want to believe there was people before Maori so they can justify their racism against the indigenous people of nz - racists like you dont want to know the truth because upsets your white sensibilities - indigenous people are indigenous people regardless how long they have live in their land - pure white racism from you
What is those earlier people were of the same blood? Ie came from Taiwan down through the islands to NZ? Plus also the Ngati Hotu who have Persian ancestry.
But we wouldn't know maybe, who came first... the Persians or the asian/polynesian.
There is no concrete evidence despite from the odd TH-cam channel claiming Vikings or Celts arrived first. Another common myth is the Moriori were here first which has long been dismissed by historians. Moriori were another Maori tribe who lived on the Chatham Islands and developed their own culture due to centuries of isolation from the mainland, but their language was still very similar.
@@wellingtonian2009 the celts and vikings never went further than europe - just another european fragility complex where they have to believe it was the white man every time and the brown and black man is intrinsically inferior to the white man and were just savages
@@wellingtonian2009 Correct there’s no concrete evidence because it’s hidden or destroyed
Side note, the names of the islands are “the north island”, not just “north island”
Also the plural of Māori is Māori. There is no S in the Māori language.
Te wai pounamu is the correct name for the South island
Te ika Maui for the north island
This is corrected in the second video.
Great video! Thanks also for soliciting feedback.
You're welcome!
I think half the information is missing like the Vikings landing on the North island long before the Polynesians. As the first people’s of the South Island.
You're completely out...
Vikings didn't have the skills to get here
Waipoua Forest stone civilisation would be a start. Kaimanawa "wall", Nelson (boulder bank)sea wall, someone built them.
Not saying that you have false info but have you thought about why they didn't stay?
@@Immortal_Maori21 Who says they left? Tsunami? Taupo 186AD? Passive society slaughtered by the arrival of violent cannibals?
i have been lucky enough to have visited NZ twice!! 1st time in 1992,(part of a round the world trip) and in 2002, a train and cycling trip in both islands!!
New Zealand = Southern Hemisphere version UK in terms of climate (because both were Oceanic climate but inverted precipitation and temperature). Also is the Oceanic Nusantara because Maori (Nusantaran/Austronesian speaking ethnic) homeland is Maritime Oceanic climate.
Yes, the farmed landscapes look very similar as a result of very similar climate (although NZ has milder winters than UK), and similar farming practices.
Climates are actually completely different. This is a common misconception. Temperatures year round in New Zealand average close to 10° hotter than the UK and precipitation levels are probably 15% of that in the UK.
@@DARTHCJ117 I don't know where you're getting your sources from but they're not completely different at all. And to say they're "10C warmer" is a bad generalisation, as it depends upon whether you're on North or South Island. Yes, as mentioned the winters are milder, but it's impossible that the temps could be 10C warmer in the summer because then it would no longer be an Oceanic climate (warm summers), but Humid Subtropical (hot summers), which it definitely is not, even in Northland. Generally, they're *similar*. Watch my Oceanic Climate video, and also my "Subtropical Question" videos that go into this comparison in more detail. There will be even more on this in Part 2 of this sequence, to be released soon.
@@Geodiode my source is from living in both new zealand and the UK. It is a humid subtropical climate for sure. Throughout the summer the humidity is at 100% most of the time. The koppen classification is completely wrong.
NZ vs UK
Summer
High 30°- High 20°
Winter
10°+ - below 10°
@@DARTHCJ117The concept of climate is very wide. All climate zones on Earth has their own parameters to be included in. Of course, two places not necessarily have to had the same graphs of climate to have the same climate. Same climate means they share mostly the same characteristics. Is very clear that UK has a cooler oceanic climate compared to NZ, but two places are definitely oceanic climate.
Here you can find a list of cities that share the oceanic climate:
geodiode.com/climate/oceanic
Hope this can solve your question.
This video is a good representation of the history of New Zealand from a Euro centric perspective. A lot of the grievances over treaty violations by the crown have been glossed over or omitted entirely. Pronunciation of Māori words could have been better. Over all it was a good introduction.
Looking at the pre European History of the Islands. It must have been of great benefit to the weaker tribes, (who were always in danger of attack, being eaten, or taken into slavery, by the dominant tribes), when the Europeans arrived, settled and eventually stopped the warfare. Unfortunately, it was a slow process due to the mercenary nature of the early arrivals, who kept the trade of selling muskets and European weapons to these strong tribes, such a te Rsuparaha, who ran rampant in the lower North Island . He was reputed to have an Island in the Marlborough Sounds, where he stashed many of his captives, either for feasts, or to tattoo and remove their heads to sell to white trader's for more muskets. It was quite a lucrative business for a time, as Museums were eager to buy them .
It was a period of immense, shocking change for the Maori - the introduction of muskets being at the sharp end of that change.
You should do about Bulgaria! One of the oldest countries in Europe - 681 year it was established
Good idea. Thank you!
Before maori were here there were the Moriori. Also there were fairy people, blond haired blue eyed smallish people who prefered to live in the hills and mountains.Some fairy people and maori people interbred and produced children refered as waka blondes, these still exist today and the gene is still prevelent in maori producing blond children.These people taught maori how make fishing nets instead of traditional hook and line fishing.
The other people of Aotearoa were the red haired giant people, tall red haired people who preferred the low land, Maori still today carry the red hair gene.