History

Cool time capsules throughout history. Audio

Hong Kong has been under Chinese rule since 1997, as part of the "one country - two systems" agreement worked out when Britain handed its former colony back to China.  Audio, Gallery

Kriv Stenders has made a movie about the Australian and New Zealand soldiers of D Company who had to battle against the odds for four hours in torrential rain. The film is Danger Close: The Battle of… Audio

This Sunday is the anniversary of the battle of Long Tan in the American Vietnamese War. It was a huge battle for all sides of the war and ANZAC troops were heavily involved.  Audio

Many parents consider whether sending their child to a private school is 'worth it'. The origin of our private schools is surprising and their history is more a story of independence rather than… Audio, Gallery

Today's biography is about one of our great entertainers and the first musician to have a number one hit in Te Reo, it's Prince Tui Teka.  Audio

Sixty-six years ago this week, a triumphant Sir Edmund Hillary returned to New Zealand after successfully climbing Mt Everest in May.  Audio, Gallery

Producer and director Steven O'Meagher's spent a lot of time on the road to interview 99 people across 20 countries for his new series, The Story of Rugby.  Audio, Gallery

Artist Michel Tuffery has been part of efforts to broaden and refocus narratives around Captain Cook's arrival in Aotearoa 250 years ago, including giving proper credit to his Tahitian navigator and… Audio, Gallery

Some historians are concerned New Zealand's public libraries and museums are being priced out of buying national treasures by private investors snapping up items from the country's early history. Video, Audio

Melbourne based writer Simon Barnard's new book James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang - and other impolite terms as used by the convicts of the British Colonies of Australia reproduces… Audio

Our in-house historian Robert Kelly this week delves into our country's rich train history and the time when the main trunk line ran the full length of New Zealand. Audio

Better education about Blackbirding in Solomon Islands could help to heal pain the practice caused that's still felt today, an academic says. Audio

Joanne Drayton is in to chat about how a young woman from Christchurch managed to become one of the original Four Queens of Crime. Audio, Gallery

The ancient remains of a giant parrot have been found in a fossil-rich area of Central Otago. The "truly gigantic parrot" dubbed Squawkzilla by the scientists who found it, was estimated to be up to a… Audio

Evidence of what's called a "truly gigantic parrot" has been found by scientists from Australia and New Zealand among 19-million-year-old fossils. The world's largest parrot - dubbed Squawkzilla -… Video, Audio