• Black Sheep

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Black Sheep

By: RNZ
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  • 2023 NZ PODCAST AWARDS - PODCAST OF THE YEAR (GOLD) The shady, controversial and sometimes downright villainous characters of New Zealand history, presented by William Ray.
    (C) Radio New Zealand 2024
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Episodes
  • Nellie's Baby: the story of New Zealand's Mental Institutions

    Nellie's Baby: the story of New Zealand's Mental Institutions
    Mar 31 2024
    The last of the so-called ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special crossover with the Nellie's Baby Podcast, William Ray and Kirsty Johnston look into their origins.
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    41 mins
  • Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 2

    Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 2
    Jul 6 2023
    From the 1840s onward, Frederick Maning would become an increasingly bitter and angry man who demonised Māori who opposed colonisation. So what explains this radical transition from a romantic early Pākehā settler? RNZ's Black Sheep podcast investigates.
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    54 mins
  • Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 1

    Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 1
    Jun 29 2023
    Frederick Maning was one of the first Europeans to settle in Aotearoa, he married a high-ranking Ngāpuhi woman, and wrote two books filled with romantic anecdotes of his time living alongside Māori. So why did so many of his private letters express such violent, racist attitudes towards Māori? RNZ's Black Sheep podcast investigates.
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    38 mins
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