Abel Tasman finally gets his expedition underway in 1642, heading into the South Pacific in search of gold and glory. We also discuss a bit about our sources too! Cover photo by John Glover, depicting Hobart in 1834. Become a Patron! Buy some merch ..read more

Today we discuss the instructions that Abel Tasman was given by the Batavian Council for his 1642 expedition. This included anything from what ships and supplies he would be given right through to how he should interact with indigenous peoples. This will help us understand Tasman’s actions as well as give us a frame of reference for how the Council will judge the voyage upon its completion. Cover photo from Wikipedia of a Dutch fluyt in 1677. Become a Patron! Buy some merch ..read more

We continue Abel Tasman’s story, this time in the lead up to his famous expedition in 1642, which sees him get caught up in the ongoing conflict between Europe and Japan. Become a Patron! Buy some merch ..read more

Having covered the background of the Dutch Empire and the VOC in the previous episode, today we will be looking at the early life and career of our main character for the next little while, Abel Tasman. We talk about how he came to be part of the Dutch East India Company and take a look at his first major voyage. Become a Patron! Buy some merch ..read more

A new era of HANZ is dawning, the eyes of the world a turning eastward as the engines of empire grow hungry. Our adventure is just getting started ..read more

To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa’s history I asked for your questions and you delivered! You guys sent in so many/I spoke too much that I had to split the episode into 5 parts. I messed up the audio a little bit in these episodes and it was gonna be a huge hassle to fix it so I’ve decided to leave it as is. It’s not awful, just not as good as I’d like so apologies for that! Question covered in the episode are: Can you talk in summary about the sources which you have drawn on for the pre-European information and what they have used as original sources: how reliable, how ..read more

To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa’s history I asked for your questions and you delivered! You guys sent in so many/I spoke too much that I had to split the episode into 5 parts. I messed up the audio a little bit in these episodes and it was gonna be a huge hassle to fix it so I’ve decided to leave it as is. It’s not awful, just not as good as I’d like so apologies for that! Questions covered in the episode are: When can we crowdsource for a new Semple tank? Can you please talk about your tech setup? I was wondering why you refer to HANZ as ‘we’ in the outro when the po ..read more

To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa’s history I asked for your questions and you delivered! You guys sent in so many/I spoke too much that I had to split the episode into 5 parts. I messed up the audio a little bit in these episodes and it was gonna be a huge hassle to fix it so I’ve decided to leave it as is. It’s not awful, just not as good as I’d like so apologies for that! Questions covered in the episode are: What’s one thing that’s been lost to history that you’d love to rediscover? What has been the most surprising thing you’ve learned from doing the pod? Where do ..read more

To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa’s history I asked for your questions and you delivered! You guys sent in so many/I spoke too much that I had to split the episode into 5 parts. I messed up the audio a little bit in these episodes and it was gonna be a huge hassle to fix it so I’ve decided to leave it as is. It’s not awful, just not as good as I’d like so apologies for that! Topics covered in the episode are: Urupā/Cemeteries The Māori lunar calendar and celestial navigation Incorrect history around the Moriori and other conspiracy theories Become a Patron! Buy some mer ..read more

To end our chapter on the pre-European period of Aotearoa’s history I asked for your questions and you delivered! You guys sent in so many/I spoke too much that I had to split the episode into 5 parts. I messed up the audio a little bit in these episodes and it was gonna be a huge hassle to fix it so I’ve decided to leave it as is. It’s not awful, just not as good as I’d like so apologies for that! Topics covered in the episode are: The history of the All Blacks haka Kapa O Pango? Pre-European hunting, particularly of birds and rats The legend of Hatupatu Become a Patron! Buy some merch ..read more