Atholl Anderson
New fellowship focuses on Pacific histories
The South Pacific is a key focus for a new fellowship established to help convey previously untold histories from New Zealand and the region. Audio
Atholl Anderson, one of three writers honoured by the PM
Atholl Anderson, the co-author of a book that rewrites the accepted view of ancient Polynesians as master mariners, was honoured at the Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement in Wellington… Audio
Long web feature: Tangata Whenua - Maori History
Archaeologist Atholl Anderson discusses the climate conditions and socio-political circumstances that led groups of Polynesian navigators to discover and settle in New Zealand Audio
The Long Journey to Aotearoa
Archaeologist Atholl Anderson explains why he thinks that the first people to make landfall in New Zealand were exiles escaping from conflict in their homelands Audio
Settlement Of New Zealand
New evidence from kiore bones suggests that New Zealand was first settled around 1280AD. Audio
Science Report
In our science story today - rat bones pinpoint the arrival of people in New Zealand. Audio