Auction
Collecting correspondence and detecting Dickens
Des Schollum, the owner of The House of Books in Lower Hutt boasts one of the country's largest collections of private letters and is a leading expert on signature forgery. Recently he was… Audio
Nobel Prize winning auction expert Paul Milgrom
Stanford University Professor and Auctionomics co-founder Paul Milgrom has just been awarded a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences alongside his former academic supervisor Professor Robert Wilson. You… Audio
Handsome $100k Angus bull a thrill for new Gisborne owners
Penny Hoogerbrug of Kaharau Angus Stud describes the nerve-wracking moments before she and her partners became the proud new owners of "Lot 8", paying more than $100,000 and setting a record for the… Audio
Feilding comes alive
Feilding lost its usual Friday bustle during the Covid-19 lockdown with the historic stockyards closed and the farmers' market shuttered. But it came to life again last week when the lockdown lifted… Audio, Gallery
Lennon's glasses sold at auction
John Lennon's glasses have sold at auction. If you could, what famous item would you bid for? A pair of round sunglasses once owned by John Lennon just sold at auction for $275,000 NZD. Audio
Kurt Cobain's Unplugged cardigan set to fetch $200,000
For the second time in four years, the iconic green cardigan worn by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana's MTV Unplugged concert will head to the auction block later this month, with the pre-auction minimum… Video, Audio
Wild horses go under the hammer in Hanmer
A wild horse sale near Hamner Springs attracted of crowd of about 400. Audio, Gallery
Newly-discovered Goldie fetches $384,000 at auction
A newly discovered painting by the renowned New Zealand artist Charles F Goldie has sold for almost four hundred thousand dollars. The portrait of Kapi Kapi, an Arawa Chieftainess, was painted in 1918… Audio
Talking Bull at Te Mania
Over a hundred two-year-old bulls went under the hammer at the 50th Te Mania Aberdeen Angus bull sale at Conway Flat. All but one sold and prices were buoyant. While the auction was going on, locals… Audio, Gallery
In the bull pen
The Te Mania Angus Stud at Conway Flat in North Canterbury has been in the Wilding family for four generations. Their goal is to breed with cutting-edge genetics while farming sustainability. Audio
A Karaka of a Sale
One of the biggest events on the New Zealand thoroughbred industry's annual calendar is on this week. The Karaka Sales attract buyers from all around the world. Audio
Collectibles: Maori and New Zealand historical artefacts
We take a look at Maori and New Zealand historical artefacts and a taste for collecting Oriental pieces. Also, what are the current trends in collecting? All this thanks to something of an antique… Audio, Gallery
First class price reached for Titanic menu
A menu from the last dinner served to first-class passengers aboard the doomed Titanic before it sank in 1912 has fetched nearly $US120,000.
Ute for sale after 1.2 million kilometres with one owner
It's travelled 1.2 million kilometres and somehow it's still in good nick. A Toyota Hilux ute with the hefty odometer count has surfaced for sale on Turners car auctions' website, after a lifetime… Audio
Getting a fair cut
It's a sore point with many visual artists - that they don't get a cut at each time one of their works is sold. Nothing is likely to happen legally any time soon to change that. But a new art business… Audio