Ian Barber
Science meets Māori knowledge at an ancient kūmara pit
14 May 2021
Some groundbreaking research has dated kūmara in New Zealand back to the 15th century, lining scientific evidence up with mātauraka Māori. The excavation of an ancient kūmara pit just north of Dunedin… Audio
Hair of the kuri or Maori dog
22 Oct 2015
Ecologist Cilla Wehi hopes that the hair and bones of kuri, or now extinct Maori dog, might hold clues to what they ate Audio
Trees carved by Moriori may soon die
25 Oct 2012
An Otago university archaeologist says too little is being done to save unique Moriori tree carvings on the Chatham Islands. Audio
Ian Barber: first contact and food
18 Sep 2010
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Otago, who is presenting new evidence on two of New Zealand's most iconic violent first-contact encounters between indigenous people and Europeans. Audio