The Listening Library

Great New Zealand books to listen to whenever you want them.

Produced by Duncan Smith

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Harbouring (Part 1) by Jenny Pattrick

Harbouring (Part 1) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 1
A novel set in and around Wellington in 1839. Three narrators paint a rich picture of the era – Huw, a Welsh immigrant and procurer of Māori land, working for Colonel Wakefield; his wife, Martha, travelling by boat to meet her husband; and a woman, Hineroa, who has become a slave to Te Rauparaha after losing her tribe in battle. Part 1: Wellington in 1839 as Colonel Wakefield's settlers discover the reality of life in a new land
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Harbouring (Part 2) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 2
Hineroa's story begins to unfold.

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Harbouring (Part 3) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 3
Huw is trying to find his way in this new world.

Harbouring (Part 4) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 4
Huw makes it to Kapiti and hears bad news from home while Hineroa's backstory is revealed.

Harbouring (Part 5) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 5
Huw helps Colonel Wakefield negotiate with Te Rauparaha while Hineroa lives and works as a slave.

Harbouring (Part 6) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 6
Hineroa watches while surveyors carve up the new settlement and Martha's ship drops anchor in a sparkling port Nicholson.

Harbouring (Part 7) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 7
Martha finds herself camping in the sand dunes of Pito One (Petone).

Harbouring (Part 8) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 8
Huw (Hugh) Pengellin attends a land auction at Thorndon Flat.

Harbouring (Part 9) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 9
Huw making a special request from a great chief.

Harbouring (Part 10) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 10
Martha Pengellin is a proud house owner in the settlement of Wellington.

Harbouring (Part 11) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 11
Martha feels intimidated by Hineroa.

Harbouring (Part 12) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 12
Huw finds himself caught between his brother's demands and Martha's opposition.

Harbouring (Part 13) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 13
Huw is sent to the settlement of Nelson.

Harbouring (Part 14) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 14
Huw returns to find a wedding is planned.

Harbouring (Part 15) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 15
The evening after Gareth behaved so disasterously at the wedding, Hineroa faces a difficult choice.

Harbouring (Part 16) by Jenny Pattrick

Season 1 / Episode 16
The day after the fateful wedding, Martha is gathering watercress up on the hill.

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