Untold Pacific History

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About the show

Latest episodes

• Savages on Show

  September 21, 2026 · 46 min

  The story of how groups of Samoans were taken to Germany at the turn of the century to be exhibited alongside the animals. The descendants of these families, Samoan historians and a museologist in Germany give their views on this little…

• The Story of Olohega

  September 14, 2026 · 39 min

  The island sold for a bottle of gin, the iconic music of Te Vaka, and the lost ancestors of a New Zealand territory in the Pacific, all intertwine in the extraordinary story of Olohega Island. Won by an American whaler during a contentious…

• The Castaways of Ata

  September 7, 2026 · 46 min

  This is the remarkable true story of six boys who ran away from their strict boarding school in Tonga in 1965, taking a boat for what they thought would be a short adventure. A violent storm damaged their vessel, leaving them adrift at sea…

• Untold Pacific History Season 3 | Trailer

  August 31, 2026 · 1 min

  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…

• Papa Tom Davis, From the Seas to the Stars (Rarotonga)

  April 23, 2024 · 35 min

  Papa Tom, an extraordinary Cook Islander who smashed new frontiers in space and the ocean in a life that spanned many fields of work. Watch the video version of the episode here. Papa Tom's quest for truth, history, and culture has taken…

• I’Iga Pisa, Samoa’s Unsung Hero

  April 16, 2024 · 49 min

  The life story of I'iga Pisa, an independence activist who sailed hundreds of kilometers in a small canoe to escape exile from Samoa. *This story was updated on 9/5/2024 to clarify details regarding I'iga Pisa's life. Watch the video…

• The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue

  April 9, 2024 · 32 min

  This is the little known story of The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue: 150 men plucked from their island paradise and sent 17,000 kms away to the cold frontlines of France during World War I. The Niuean soldiers never made it to the frontline…

• Untold Pacific History Season 2 | Trailer

  April 3, 2024 · 1 min

  Told in three separate stories, season two of Untold Pacific History shines a light on key events in the Niue, Samoa and Rarotonga that have been little told in Aotearoa. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details