The Forest at the Bottom of the World
Rebuilding New Zealand’s prehistoric landscape.
Sound effects I use for my videos: https://bit.ly/2WI2aJ7
Contact Me: hello@aidinrobbins.com
Further Reading:
The Natural History of Southern New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/34b7kzu2
Neville Peat and Brian Patrick – Wild Fiordland: https://tinyurl.com/3bcr73sw
Eric Pawson & Tom Brooking – Making a New Land: Environmental Histories of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/ye3d776f
Dominick A. DellaSala – Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: https://tinyurl.com/3xe9r2x3
Te Ara – Gondwana: https://tinyurl.com/4cxzdh2n
Te Ara – European Discovery of NZ: https://tinyurl.com/yc8baeaf
Cook’s Journal: https://archive.org/details/cihm_14800/page/n5/mode/2up
Britannica – James Cook: https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Cook
Wellcome Collection – Acclimatisation Societies: https://tinyurl.com/2f5xavea
Te Ara – Acclimatisastion Societies: https://tinyurl.com/n7dtam8z
Atlas Obscura – Richard Henry: https://tinyurl.com/2s374c6p
Te Ara – Richard Henry: https://tinyurl.com/5kpmhr4f
DOC – Kakapo: https://tinyurl.com/2ck73b4e
CNN – Intro Article: https://geni.us/stoat
Photos:
Mammoth cave painting:
https://geni.us/mammoth
Chauvet cave paintings: https://tinyurl.com/ybyxxzxm
Museum of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/4uc6f93h
National Library of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/4vka5jsc
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https://tinyurl.com/4awtcmmj
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Archives New Zealand: https://bit.ly/4kKP5b8
Auckland Libraries: https://tinyurl.com/mu2fjksj
Wellcome Collection: https://tinyurl.com/4xc9eexc
https://tinyurl.com/3h5un9bu
University of Otago – Richard Henry: https://tinyurl.com/43py6bcv
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/item/92520121/
https://www.loc.gov/item/2004707870/
Te Ara – Kakapo: https://tinyurl.com/3u6xzf2u
Illustrations:
John Gerrard Keulemans – A History of the Birds of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/y273vx3f
Arthur William Baden Powell – Native Animals of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/2894vr44
John Megahan: https://geni.us/haasts
Yellow eyed penguin: https://tinyurl.com/5ywj8mec
JR Norman & FC Fraser – Giant Fishes, Whales, and Dolphins
New Zealand Grayling: https://bit.ly/4iKdKL9
Polynesian Rat: https://tinyurl.com/3vcn98ev
National Library: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22338186
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22768034
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22859055
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23220924
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22748258
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22766877
https://digitalnz.org/records/35288127
William Potts: https://tinyurl.com/ynphv62m
Museum of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/yckuu7ew
Acclimatisation Society: https://tinyurl.com/y7rwx7kk
Richard Owen – Memoirs on the Extinct Wingless Birds of New Zealand: https://tinyurl.com/4r2w3u6h
Kennett Watkins – Waikato River: https://bit.ly/4kJo9bJ
Charles Blomfield: https://bit.ly/4kKhQoi
Alfred Sharpe: https://bit.ly/4iJHaZM
Eugène von Guérard: https://bit.ly/4hM9t9f
Abel Tasman: https://tinyurl.com/yc8ehr8b
British Library: https://imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/617/
Maps/Graphics:
Gondwana breakup: https://tinyurl.com/2p8drz2z
Polynesia and Australia: https://bit.ly/4iOHHtE
New Zealand vintage map: https://tinyurl.com/55pdnnvp
Grassland conversion: https://tinyurl.com/yeymukzv
Maori land loss: https://tinyurl.com/h6vjsaz6
https://tinyurl.com/3fzer338
Tasman’s map: https://tinyurl.com/3na3fzje
Cook’s maps: https://tinyurl.com/bddwt35k
World map w/ Cook’s voyages: https://tinyurl.com/ytu76ap7
World map: https://bit.ly/4iIBGOX
Fiordland map: https://tinyurl.com/y6nfj658
Archival Documents:
Nieuw Zeeland: https://bit.ly/4iu48oa
Treaty of Waitangi: https://geni.us/treaty
https://geni.us/treaty2
https://geni.us/treaty3
Otago Acclimatisation Society: https://tinyurl.com/y3xe8t3k
Tongariro Park: https://tinyurl.com/2rjeafxz
Takahe: https://tinyurl.com/49nt8m4h
Save Manapouri: https://geni.us/manapouri
Environmental posters: https://tinyurl.com/t5nsh5hb
https://tinyurl.com/mm45kz5t
https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22822181
https://tinyurl.com/24kb6ahs
0:00 – Intro
2:06 – Zealandia
7:14 – Aotearoa
10:36 – New Zealand
20:11 – Islands
23:56 – Change
25:35 – Rebuilding
30:04 – The Last Refuge
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33 Comments
amazing storytelling and filmaking !!
God Bless Richard Henry-
–and the rare birds he saved—a museum of evolved species (praise god)!This video is so beautiful omg
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Itβs sad a republican will never watch a video like this.
I love forests
Fantastic work as usual. Had me locked in with the stunning visuals. π―
Shedding true tears as I listen to the part where they found a cockapoo in the 70's. This channel has been a huge part of my decision to pursue conservation as a career and I couldn't be more grateful
Amazing video!!!
its too early for these tears
Hello TΓΌrkiye, greetings my friend, the content you make is really informative, I hope you put such video dubbing and everyone can access this information.
You should visit Chilean Patagonia, starting with the Valdivian forests. I think they represent a very unique ecosystem, that would greatly benefit from your cinematography
Agian and agian? π
This really moved me. Thank you for creating this.
Well done British Empire for totally trashing a paradise again and swindling and cheating the MaΕri peoples out of their land. New Zealand was stolen through treachery and then raped through greed and incompetence.
After all those fires, I'd say there's a good chance of seeing Big Soot….
I need directions to these exact locations in New Zealand. I wanna explore these trails.
Extremely well done video. I would love to see you visit Hawaii and make a video on it's forests as well.
What a work of art. Thank you for teaching us the history of colonialism in New Zealand.
Beautiful!
Dude you just earned a sub, please make more videos like this ππ
Beautiful work thank you sir
Always a banger. I've honestly never been dissapointed with both the quality and content of this channel, after watching this, I've come to the realisation that New Zealand is truly a place I'd love to live in, the weather, the beauty and the water as well as the flora and fauna.
thank you for doing this topic justice, i hope you can come visit again soon!! – another kiwi ecologist
Your production quality is on par with TV studios and everything about this video did New Zealand justice.
Wow, stunning video. Your cinematography is beautiful and captivating as well.
Watching your videos feel like I am taking a trip I probably won't ever have the chance to experience in real life. You are so good at this! Thank you! βοΈ
It's human nature to come to virgin land and bring their own stuff, language, and beliefs.
And then claim it is their land and they are indigenous.
None of us are indigenous to this planet. We are temporary guests.
Insects, plants, bacteria, animals, birds and minerals – this is their land.
TΔnΔ koe, Aidin. πΏ
Whatβs wrong with too many bunnies? 19:44 why would they introduce that stout ? πππ
Just found your channel and itβs great. And sorry for what we have done all the best and good luck from a lad in the UK
I really want to thank you for this fantastic video. I can see the effort you put into this video. Amazing job.
Greetings from Italy!