Ian Barber
Science meets Māori knowledge at an ancient kūmara pit
Some groundbreaking research has dated kūmara in New Zealand back to the 15th century, lining scientific evidence up with mātauraka Māori. The excavation of an ancient kūmara pit just north of Dunedin… Audio
Hair of the kuri or Maori dog
Ecologist Cilla Wehi hopes that the hair and bones of kuri, or now extinct Maori dog, might hold clues to what they ate Audio
Hair of the kuri or Maori dog
Ecologist Cilla Wehi hopes that the hair and bones of kuri, or now extinct Maori dog, might hold clues to what they ate
AudioTrees carved by Moriori may soon die
An Otago university archaeologist says too little is being done to save unique Moriori tree carvings on the Chatham Islands. Audio
Ian Barber: first contact and food
Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Otago, who is presenting new evidence on two of New Zealand's most iconic violent first-contact encounters between indigenous people and Europeans. Audio
