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Text reads, "My Favourite Dead Person".

9m

A sketch show for kids that honours New Zealand history by telling some of our incredible, funny, inspiring, and outrageous stories.

Made with the support of NZ On Air

8 episodes

Emily Hancock Siedeberg

Find out all about New Zealand's first female doctor and the struggles she faced from her teachers, classmates, and even patients.
Season 2/Episode 1
10m

Clive Collett

hen the silk parachute was invented, someone had to be the first person to test it out. Learn all about our very own crazy daredevil Kiwi, Clive Collett.
Season 2/Episode 2
9m

Wiremu Toetoe & Te Hemara Rerehau

From a free six-month boat trip to Europe, to starting New Zealand's first te reo Māori newspaper, find out about the travel and adventures of two Māori pioneers.
Season 2/Episode 3
9m

Jean Batten

Famous New Zealand pilot Jean Batten broke many world records flying far and flying fast. Follow along with our tamariki to learn more about her flights and exactly whom she shared the cockpit with.
Season 2/Episode 4
9m

Ernest Rutherford

Who is the face on Aotearoa's one-hundred-dollar note, and what incredible achievement did he discover? Find out as our tamariki tell Josh all about the famously mustachioed Ernest Rutherford.
Season 2/Episode 5
9m

Murray Beresford Roberts

How many personas can one man have? Find out about the multiple faces, names, and disguises Murray Beresford Roberts used to become New Zealand's most confident trickster.
Season 2/Episode 6
9m

Jelal Natali

Jelal was a man for the people: a self-made millionaire who used his riches for good. Follow along as Josh and our tamariki revel in the humble business genius of Jelal Natali.
Season 2/Episode 7
8m

Constance Barnicoat

A journalist, interpreter, activist, and mountaineer, Constance Barnicoat was a quadruple threat, but most importantly she fought to normalise women wearing trousers.
Season 2/Episode 8
9m

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Video section home

Black and white faces of Helen Clark, Dame Jenny Shipley, Jim Bolger Geoffrey Palmer and Mike Moore, with the words 'The 9th Floor' underneath them. The background of the image is black.
A close up of a video game controller, the lighting makes it look slightly pink and blue. Text reads, "Game Change".
Three figures from different original images have been edited so that they're all standing next to each other and are of varying sizes. All three people are in the midst of performing. The background in a flat bright red colour. Text in the style of graffiti reads, "The Collective". A spray painted illustration of a crown appears above the 'e' in 'Collective'.
A woman sitting on a chair next to a desk and coffee table. She's smiling at the camera. Text reads, "Aotearoa's Most Bizarre Conspiracies".
A man operating a cannon, theres smoke coming out of it and a man next to it holding his hands over his ears. Text reads, "NZ Wars: Stories of Waitara".
A hillside is draped with a large Māori flag, on the ridge line stands a single figure and another Māori flag. Text in a painted font reads "Ake Ake Ake"
A white pick-up truck drives up a winding country road, surrounded by dry New Zealand farmland. The text reads "The Turning Point"
A coastal scene of a land mass with cliffs leading down to a beach and the ocean. Text reads, "My Cyclone Gabrielle, Four Filmmakers Four Views".
A man standing in front of a mural of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag (Māori flag). Text reads, "Hori on a Hīkoi".
A podcast cover for "The Aotearoa History Show" features the title written in colorful, chalk-like letters on a blackboard background. The words "THE" and "AOTEAROA" are in light blue, "HISTORY" is in pink, and "SHOW" is in green with green chalk lines radiating outwards.
The back of a woman walking down a path, she's wearing white pants and a silver shiny top with silver tassels coming off the back and arms. Her arms are outstretched. Text reads, "Inside Splore".
An archival picture of a group of Pacific Islanders posing for a group picture. The text reads "Untold Pacific History"
A brightly colours grid of squares where some of the squares include the faces of the five hosts of Whakamāori
Text reads, "House Talk" on a white brick wall background.
Guyon Espiner on a black background, looking at camera with logo behind him
A bagpipe band stand in a field ready to perform. The text reads: "12,000 Miles from NZ to the Green."
The side profile of a man holding a guitar with a microphone on a stand in front of him. Text reads, "Legacy: Katchafire" and has a boarder around the perimeter of the frame.
A sand dune with the ocean behind it in a cove, everything shadowy and violet in the twilight. The text reads "Whitiki! Whītī! Whītī! E!"
A woman siting on a two person sized couch, she has her arms spread to the sides. She's looking at the camera. Text reads, "I Got You".
Dark grey background with yellow text reading, "The Barber Shope". There is a illustration in the same yellow of a Māori design.
Person on purple background resting their head in their hand. Only their head and chest is visible. Purple text along bottom of image reads, "AMPLIFIED".
A transparent figure of the back of a man, overlayed with another transparent image of the same figure but just his shoulders and back of his head. Text reads, "Duality". it's written in transparent white block letters and yellow cursive overlapped.
A group of people performing a haka outside amongst the trees. The person at the front is in focus and doing a pukana. Text reads, "NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka".
A person sitting on a hill looking out onto an inlet. The image is take from behind the person. Text reads, "Inside Outside". There is an overlay of a recording boarder along the perimeter of the image.