First People In New Zealand // Maori History Documentary

Watch my latest history documentary here:- https://youtu.be/c3Hq6UaFQqk New upload time and completely new subject for the channel. Bit of a controversial issue this one with a huge amount of pseudo-history and wild claims out there. Some of which I address directly in the film. This doc is based on the latest historical and archaeological evidence. I’ve been working on it for a couple of years and visited many of the places involved in person. Credible comments are welcome, by those with a genuine interest in history, not fantasy like giants and ancient aliens. Topics with no credible evidence have no place on this channel. I’m a one man team so please like, subscribe etc if you enjoyed the vid and let me know in the comments what you’d like to see covered in the future.

You forgot Niue Island on your map,a place Cook failed to land on,due to the people getting word of his impending arrival. They made human like figures and sat them in Vaka (Canoes) and smeared their mouths with the red dye of the Pandan leaf,Cook thought they were Cannibal savages,and then Named it Savage Island,Niue is my homeland.

As a child in the 1960's I had a pen-pal in New Zealand. I was perhaps 10 years old and my pen-pal was quite a bit older at about 17. She wrote back to me and told me that I might be more satisfied with someone my own age, so it began that I started corresponding with her younger sister who was my age. She lived on a farm on the north island. I remember her 'post' or address read 'Te Amwanutu' or something like that. I remember a picture she sent me of her and her dog. She also sent this small silver trinket in the shape of a little dog; it looked like a little Scottish dog I think. Anyway, we had fun writing back and forth, until I got 'shipped' off too Europe to live with my father. I do remember writing from there, but after that I completely lost touch. Wouldn't it be funny, if someone over there read this comment on U-Tube some 55 years later, and had some long-ago memory of 'two kids as pen-pals' from so very long ago. Funny how I remember that. I was in 6th grade I think. It was fun writing to someone so far away, over half a century ago.

The large flightless birds, the unique biology and botanical diversity is amazing. The temperate rainforests and geological layout, mineralization, fishing a plenty. The place is a wonderland that connects you raw to nature, wild and free.

A correction note - "Kon-Tiki" expedition did NOT sail to Hawaii. They landed on the Raroia atoll in Tuamotus archipelago.

Always with New Zealand History, we start with the first contact between Maori and European. We never cover the long History of pre European Maori, their daily lives, their conflicts, the dominant and aggressive tribes. Their trials and tribulations, how the Pa system originated, how they used their weapons in warfare etc and who was top tribe then. It's always ignored as unimportant, or uninteresting, but I for one would like to know more about those days.

Here in Hawaii they still refer to him as Capt. Cooked and Eaten.

Imagine the sheer courage that it took to hop in a boat, take to the open sea, and hope that your calculations on where there is land were correct.

So glad this video and your channel is as successful has it has been.

Greetings from New Zealand. At 28:19 You show a couple of squirrels instead of rats. We do NOT have squirrels in NZ !

History time thanks for you work and videos!

Maori cannibalism was widespread throughout New Zealand until the mid 1800s but has largely been ignored in history books, says the author of a new book released this week. ... He said the widespread practice of cannibalism was not a food issue but people were eaten often as part of a post-battle rage.

Good job.... to the scientist and the film makers good JOB ...am now become a subscriber with this net work for life... I love it

Fascinating documentary! Beautifully presented & enjoyed the voice of the presenter.......really easy to listen to!

Fascinating topic, I enjoyed this very much

Thanks for this video, it was very well done and informative. Cheers... 😊😊👍

it was a Micronesian grandmaster navigator who led Hókùle'a to Tahiti in 1976. He revived interest in preserving ancient navigation methods in Hawaii. Clearly the Micronesian use the same methods like stars, wind, waves, currents, clouds, seabirds, sun. They created their own chants to memorized all these.

Absolutely love the artwork! Youre right, it is very similar in some regards to scandinavian, thats interesting.

Greetings to all my Polynesian brothers and sisters, from a Malayo/Indonesian (who now lives in Africa). I have always been taught that you and us are family.

Thank you, as a Kiwi its interesting to see how others see our country. Apart from cringing over some of your pronunciation of Maori words its a great production. And yes we still have a lot of work to do