New Zealand has a short history in terms of human settlement – but according to Professor James Belich, that makes it all the more interesting and worthy of study. In conversation with David Musgrove, James answers listener questions on the history of New Zealand, in the latest instalment of our Everything you want to know series.

The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

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