Gold! The mania for this shiny yellow metal swept all over Aotearoa in the second half of the 19th century and left the country, and many of its people, fundamentally changed. This episode we ask: Māori attitudes towards gold before, and after European contact? What makes a gold rush happen? How did the New Zealand gold rush fit into the context of gold rushes overseas? How did the rush get started? Who were the diggers and what were they like? What was the role of women in the rush? How did the gold rush affect tangata whenua? What was the role of Chinese migrants in the gold rush, and how did Europeans respond to them? How did the gold rush happen in different parts of Aotearoa? For more on this subject: Diggers, Hatters and Whores by Steven Eldred-Grigg https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/diggers-hatters-and-whores-9781869797034 Finding “Te Wherro” in Ōtōkou: Māori and the early days of the Otago gold rush by Lloyd Carpenter, MAI Journal. https://www.journal.mai.ac.nz/sites/default/files/MAI%20Journal%20Vol.2_2%20Pages%20105-120%20Carpenter.pdf Journey to Lan Yuan by Toitu Otago Settlers Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEdIikz78dU Gold and Gold Mining - Te Ara https://teara.govt.nz/en/gold-and-gold-mining

Take a voyage through the history of New Zealand with The Aotearoa History Show from RNZ - a part-animated web-series that travels all the way through from 100 million years ago to the modern day, capturing the highlights of our nation’s story. Fourteen short, sharp episodes dissect the what, when, how, and (most importantly) why of our past. Co-presented by RNZ's Maori Issues Correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan and William Ray from the smash hit Black Sheep podcast, it’s an accessible and entertaining tale perfect for history newbies and history buffs alike. [YouTube, 2019] The story of New Zealand and its people from its geological origins to modern day, hosted by William Ray, Māni Dunlop and Leigh-Marama McLachlan, with animation by Chris Maguren. [Radio New Zealand, 2019-2022]