About this episode

This episode discusses remarkable yet little-known events that have shaped Pacific lives and legacies in the third season of Untold Pacific History.

Back with three remarkable yet little-known events that have shaped Pacific lives and legacies, Untold Pacific History returns for season 3. Spanning Samoans displayed in a German zoo, teenagers who survived 15 months on a deserted island, and a Tokelauan island sold for a bottle of gin, this season will explore these extraordinary stories in Pacific history. These stories reveal how Pacific people have navigated isolation, colonial authority, and extraordinary adversity. Follow and listen to the new season of Untold Pacific History on the RNZ website or your favourite podcast app, or watch the video version of the documentary series on the RNZ website or on Youtube . Produced by Tikilounge Productions and made with the support of NZ On Air Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• Pacific history
• colonial authority
• isolation
• adversity
• remarkable events

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