Alison Parr
The Kiwi troops who took part in D-Day
Popular culture tends to portray D-Day as an American event - but around 10,000 New Zealanders played a part in the landings 75 years ago today that changed the course of World War II. Audio
Alison Parr - Remembering Christchurch
Oral historian Alison Parr has given voice to the people of Christchurch five years on from the devastating earthquake that shattered their city in her recently released 'Remembering Christchurch… Audio
Alison Parr - Memories of J Force
Alison Parr talks to Chris about her interviews with soldiers, airmen, nurses and members of the NZ Women's Auxiliary Corps about life in the enemy territory between 1946 and 1948 - and how wartime… Audio
Try Something New - Oral History
Lynn talks to oral historians Clare Hall and Alison Parr and to Joyce Harrison who has had her oral history recorded by Alison. Audio
Urgent need for dam safety monitoring, review finds
A report on dam safety has identified an urgent need for a monitoring regime to ensure big schemes don't put lives at risk. Audio
Alison Parr
Oral historian Alison Parr with the stories of those who stayed home during World War II - from farmers to conscientious objectors to the women struggling with rationing and fears for their loved… Audio