Jack Perkins

Auckland has some three thousand kilometres of coastline but it seems Aucklanders know little about the coastline's impact on the health of the Hauraki Gulf. Thirty nine Auckland teenagers recently… Audio

Railway workers cottages dating from 1928 line Tarikaka St in the Wellington suburb of Ngaio. Susan Atkins lived there for 18 years from the mid-1980s. Susan and her son Arnaru recall the tightly knit… Audio

The 1918 flu killed Kerryn Palmer's great grandparents. Tragedies like this weren't unusual, over 8, 600 died in New Zealand from the virus. Kerryn decided to find out more about the pandemic… Audio

On 23 July 1954, the Government appointed a special committee to enquire into moral delinquency following a series of court cases in the Hutt Valley which revealed 'a shocking degree of immoral… Audio

Retired Rotorua mid-wife Katie Williams has spent the last few years, ticking off her Bucket List: get a tattoo, go skydiving, build my own coffin. The casket is now tucked away at her house… Audio

David Burdan talks about the 'Gollans Valley War'. Audio

Our guide, Jack Perkins, takes us to the Paekakariki Station Museum to look through some of the relics and memorabilia of those US marines who found themselves living on our shores. Audio

A look back at the so called 'Friendly Invasion' - the arrival of American troops in Wellington during World War Two. Audio

Ena Ryan remembers how news of casualties began to filter through. Audio

Wellington woman, Ena Ryan tells Jack Perkins how she decided to go dancing with the recruits of the Second Echlon during World War Two. Audio

A Jack Perkins series on recollections of wartime in Wellington. Audio

In the early 1940's the Marlborough sounds were a key focus of New Zealand's homefront war as over 150 men were trained to act as the first line of defence in the event of an enemy landing. Audio

Keeping watch on the Sounds - more stories from wartime in Wellington. Audio

Jack Perkins talks to Joan Lober about her wartime nursing experiences. Audio

Jack Perkins continues his conversation with Joan Lober about her nursing experiences during World War Two and those of her brother who was flying in Bomber Command. Audio

Joan Lober's reminiscences of nursing during World War Two. Audio

Nurse Margaret McNabb talks to Jack Perkins about her recollections of indentifying and working with young women who were the 'comfort girls' of American servicemen who were stationed in New Zealand… Audio

America became our natural allies in the fight back against Japan. Audio

Nairn St's Colonial Cottage, built in 1858 by William Wallis, is only a stone's throw from the central city, yet the cottage, along with its herbal garden and its heritage chickens, retain the flavour… Audio