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96 - Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 2
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  • 96 - Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 2

    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.

    Fri, 07 Jul 2023 - 53min
  • 95 - Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 1

    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.

    Fri, 30 Jun 2023 - 37min
  • 94 - Gender Bender: the story of Hjelmar Dannevill

    In the 1910s, Hjelmar Dannevill wowed high society with gripping tales of adventure as a medical researcher and journalist. But suspicions over her fantastical stories and insistence on wearing men's clothing saw her locked up as a German spy during WWI. RNZ's Black Sheep podcast investgates the mystery of "Dr" Dannevill.

    Fri, 23 Jun 2023 - 44min
  • 93 - Death Ray: the story of Victor Penny

    In 1935, a series of extraordinary newspaper articles claimed a backyard inventor called Victor Penny was trying to build a Death Ray for the New Zealand government. But were these claims true? RNZ’s Black Sheep podcast investigates the mystery.

    Fri, 16 Jun 2023 - 52min
  • 92 - Scientific Racist: the story of Alfred Newman

    Dr Alfred Newman may be the most notorious scientific racist in New Zealand history. His 1882 paper "A study of the causes leading to the extinction of the Māori" was so extreme that it scandalised not just Māori, but also New Zealand's wider scientific community. So what can Newman's story tell us about the history of scientific racism in Aotearoa?

    Fri, 09 Jun 2023 - 51min
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