Cruickshank on New Zealand
Dan Cruikshank finds out what effect the arrival of the British had on the native Maori people after Captain Cook's arrival in New Zealand in 1769
Cruickshank on New Zealand - Arrivals on the Long White Cloud
Dan Cruickshank considers the arrival of both the Maori and Captain Cook on the land first known as Aotearoa or The Long White Cloud.
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Cruickshank on New Zealand - Better Relations with the Natives
Dan is ferried out to sea, to a cove where Captain Cook encountered friendly and inquisitive Maori, and both sides learned from each other.
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Cruickshank on New Zealand - The Whale Rider, The Meeting House and the Haka
Dan visits a traditional Maori Meeting House and watches a modern-day Haka which is warning young men to take responsibility for children they have fathered and neglected.
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Cruickshank on New Zealand - Walking Backwards to the Future
Dan hears Maori attitudes to the past, their hopes for the future and how they are coming to terms with the threat to their land and culture set in train by Cook's arrival.
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Cruickshank on New Zealand - Wars, Treaties and Missionaries
Dan Cruickshank explains the Inter-Tribal and Land Wars that almost decimated the Maori, and visits an ancient Pa site, a Mission House and does some fish spotting.
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