History

Vincent O'Malley is a founding partner of HistoryWorks, a group of historians specialising in Treaty of Waitangi research. His latest work is The New Zealand Wars/ Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa, about the… Audio

National MP Alfred Ngaro is considering setting up a Christian Party which could potentially act as a support party for National at the next election.  Audio

Today we are breaking new ground with our Biography subject. It's the first non-human to be featured. It's the greatest racehorse New Zealand has produced. Or should that be Australia?  Audio

In our visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to take us back to 1948 and an interview with one very remarkable man.  Audio, Gallery

A rare painting of Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific has been bought by Te Papa.

The painting by William Hodges entitled 'Waterfall in Dusky Bay with Māori Canoe' has been held in a private… Audio

For just over a century, Corporal Willie Snelgrove has been buried at a Porirua cemetery, north of Wellington, after dying of Spanish flu in December 1918.

But his grave has never had a headstone, so… Audio

A family in Wellington have just discovered they've got a long-lost relative who served in Gallipoli but who has been lying in an unmarked grave in Porirua. Corporal Willie Snelgrove died of Spanish… Audio

Why an Australian resource firm is fighting to mine fossils to produce animal feed. Audio

The Pike River mine will finally be re-entered tomorrow but the event is so low key that the public wasn't told until the news leaked out this afternoon. Video, Audio

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says he found out yesterday that the Pike River mine re-entry would go ahead tomorrow - but isn't surprised it will be a low-key event for families only. Video, Audio

A spokesperson for some of the Pike River families, Sonya Rockhouse, has confirmed that a re-entry attempt will be made tomorrow, but it will be a private event with no media. Video, Audio

The first 101 issues of NZ music and culture magazine Rip It Up have been digitised by the National Library of New Zealand and can now be found and searched online.  Audio

Recently it was announced that the hotly-debated statue of Captain James Cook atop Titirangi Hill in Gisborne is to be moved to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move coincides with the equally… Audio

Almost 50 years ago, in July 1969, the US astronauts Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went to the Moon on Apollo 11 and then all safely came back to Earth again. A new BBC series called… Audio

In our NZ Biography slot today, we're looking at Jean Batten who's considered as New Zealand's greatest aviator. She was celebrated around the world for her heroic solo flights during the 1930s.  Audio

Kiwi physicists and an American-born archaeologist have been working to create a lamp that mimics the flickering torch light used by ancient artists thousands of years ago.  Audio, Gallery

In today's visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston takes us back to the heyday of the milkie. Audio, Gallery

The government is defending the commemorations for Captain Cook's arrival to New Zealand 250 years ago.

Some Māori are calling for a boycott of Tuia Encounters 250, saying they're divisive… Audio