Colonisation
Episode 3: Recognising Racism - Land of the Long White Cloud
Until he became the mayor of New Plymouth, Andrew Judd had never been on a marae. Recognising his own racism set him on a course of actively campaigning for Māori representation. Video
Episode 4: Pākehā Paralysis - Land of the Long White Cloud
Alex is a Pākehā who spends most of his time in Māori spaces, and is often faced with Pākehā paralysis – that fear of causing offence or getting it wrong. Video
Episode 5: Confronting Colonisation - Land of the Long White Cloud
Zeb and Ensai are young Pākehā who are becoming activists for Māori rights. "We need to be having a productive conversation about this instead of just talking about your feelings". Video
Episode 6: Connecting to Aotearoa - Land of the Long White Cloud
Author Juliet Batten believes that "When we're grounded in who we are; that's when we're better able to relate to those who are different from us". Video
Episode 7: Cook Thinks Again: Land of the Long White Cloud
Award-winning theatre makers Jo Randerson and Tom Clarke have re-animated Captain Cook in modern Aotearoa, where he can finally reflect on the painful effects of his colonial actions. Video
Trailer: Introducing Land of the Long White Cloud - Watch Now on RNZ.co.nz
A documentary series that tells the stories of white New Zealanders who are confronting our colonial past and present, 250 years after Cook’s arrival. Video
No bull: how a 16th-century Pope complicated the life of a Māori child every time she started in a new school
Dayle Takitimu and Glenis Philip-Barbara discuss colonisation and doctrine of discovery. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio
China exporting surveillance state technology
China has raised the ire of countries throughout the world for building an all-seeing surveillance state, but some nations are now looking to follow in its footsteps by using the same technology. Dr… Audio
Buzzy bees and hidden histories mark out two paths to self-awareness
Alex Perrottet talks with "recovering racist" Andrew Newton and local body candidate Meredith Akuhata-Brown about race, colonisation, and identity. Recorded on location in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
"New Zealand is a multicultural nation built on a bicultural base"
Alex Perrottet talks with Dr Wayne Ngata and Mai Chen about race, colonisation, and identity from the different perspectives of tangata whenua and tauiwi. Recorded in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
Maori children worse-off due to colonisation
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft says the deprivation suffered by Maori children links back to colonisation. He says the effects of that have historically and endemically disadvantaged them. Audio
Women Should Be Seen and Heard
Is the arts a place where women have equal opportunity? And if not, why not? That's the big question at hand in Episode Six of RNZ podcast, Beyond Kate. Audio
US federal court ruling 'frustrating' for Guam decolonisation
A long-time campaigner for Guam's independence says a federal court ruling last week is frustrating, and misses the point of decolonisation. Audio
French Polynesia government wants off decolonisation list
French Polynesia's government has put its case for the territory to be removed from the United Nations decolonisation list. Audio
Was gender inequality in NZ caused by colonisation? Perhaps not
Courtney Sina Meredith, Dr Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Dr Pala Molisa; and Rosanna Raymond. talk with Mihingarangi Forbes Audio
James Belich - History Reforged
Professor James Belich is one of New Zealand's pre-eminent historians. He left our shores for a prestigious position at Oxford University, four years ago, specialising in global history. He's back on… Audio