New Zealand Wars
'Just give it back': Peace hikoi against Waitara Lands Bill
About 200 people have taken part in a peace hikoi in north Taranaki, asking for land confiscated in the 1800s to be returned to local hapū. Audio
NZ Wars day: From street petition to government goal
One of the students who helped drive a petition calling for a national commemoration day for the NZ Wars is elated the government is backing the call.
Govt backs national day to mark NZ Wars
A national day to commemorate the battles of the New Zealand Wars 150 years ago has been approved by the government. Audio
Govt confirms national day of remembrance for NZ wars
The government has agreed to establish a commemoration day for the New Zealand Wars after a long campaign by Maori. Audio
Rangiriri battles sites to be returned to Waikato-Tainui
Sites at the centre of epic 19th century battles are being returned to Waikato-Tainui today. Audio
NZ Wars commemorations discussed
The New Zealand Wars wars shaped our nation and need to be remembered, an Iwi leader says.
Descendants of Te Kooti make first visit to Chathams
Descendants of some of the hundreds of Maori exiled with the prophet Te Kooti to the Chathams 150 years ago will visit the islands for the first time today. Audio
The New Zealand Wars - Jacinta Ruru
Jacinta Ruru is a Professor of Law at the University of Otago and Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, New Zealand's Maori Centre of Research Excellence. Today she's looking at the New Zealand… Audio
Taking NZ history into schools
An Auckland researcher is determined to get her teaching guide to Māori and Pākehā history into New Zealand classrooms, despite receiving no government funding. Audio
Tamsin Hanly - Taking NZ History into Schools
Tamsin Hanly is a former primary school teacher who is so passionate about the need to teach New Zealand history in our schools that she mortgaged her house to fund a six volume curriculum covering… Audio
Kai-A-Miro: Mihingarangi Forbes
'Eating the berry' with Mihingarangi Forbes from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi team; from the proverb 'Ko te Manu kai Ana I te Miro nona te Ao' (the Bird that eats the Berry owns the World)… Audio
March to add fire to bids for day for land wars
Campaigners for a holiday to mark the New Zealand wars hope a national hikoi through major battlefields will add momentum to their cause. Audio
Ron Crosby: kupapa
Blenheim author and former court lawyer, whose interest in exploring the bush and back country areas of New Zealand led to an interest in writing on New Zealand history. His new book is Kupapa: the… Audio, Gallery
Conflict History - Leah Bell and Waimarama Anderson
Two Otorohanga College students who started the petition for government recognition of the New Zealand Wars and a public holiday with which to commemorate them. Audio
Patrick Nicholas
Patrick Nicholas talks about the history of the Battle of Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) – the reasons that lead to the battle and the strategy taken up by its leaders that lead to the defeat of the British… Audio
Gate Pa history now visible in Tauranga
Maori whose ancestors fought at Gate Pa a hundred-and-50 years ago say that history's no longer hidden. Audio
Call for greater recognition of land war battles
A plea has gone out to give the New Zealand land wars the official recognition that's given to wars fought overseas. Audio
Part 4 - My History, Right Or Wrong
A weakness most monuments share is a tendency to fix one view of history, often a view not everyone shares. The Moutoa Monument in Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui, is a perfect example. Erected by grateful… Audio
Book Review - Battlefields of the New Zealand Wars
Marcus Harvey reviews Battlefields of the New Zealand Wars by David Green. Published by Penguin. Audio
The diary of William Henry Churton
William Henry Churton was a young Auckland Volunteer soldier during the New Zealand Wars in 1863. For 19 months, he kept a diary of his experiences as a soldier, witnessing some of the violence that… Audio