History
Kurī arrived with humans in Aotearoa and impacted biodiversity
When the first humans arrived in Aotearoa, they brought with them a few animal friends: the kiore and the now extinct kurī. Researchers have looked at how that impacted on the biodiversity. Audio
Using chemistry to uncover the past
Chemical isotope analysis is a powerful technique - Dr. Charlotte King explains to Claire how she uses it to reconstruct past lives of forgotten people from the Otago gold rush. Audio
Using chemistry to uncover the past
Chemical isotope analysis is a powerful technique - Dr. Charlotte King explains to Claire how she uses it to reconstruct past lives of forgotten people from the Otago gold rush.
AudioOur Changing World - Using chemistry to reconstruct past lives
Dr. Charlotte King explains her work using chemical isotopes to reconstruct past lives of forgotten people from the time of the Otago gold rush. Audio
Te Taunga - a hub at Auckland Museum
Auckland's diversity found a new space in the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum this year. Kadambari chats to the people involved in making this a dynamic, community-driven space. Audio
Te Taunga - a hub at Auckland Museum
Auckland's diversity found a new space in the Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum this year. Kadambari chats to the people involved in making this a dynamic, community-driven space.
AudioSea the past: Otago Museum to host prehistoric beasts
New exhibitions at the museum will feature real fossils that are millions of years old and life-sized fossil casts up to 13 metres long. Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
Today historian Dr Grant Morris in Taranaki for a history tour of one of Aoteroa's most iconic regions. There is much more to Taranaki's history beyond the mountain and the farms. Today's he'll be… Audio
100 years of radio memory
Today we speak to Claire Shirtcliffe about her radio memories which are from her days working as an announcer. She shares her recollections about working in radio from the 1950s onwards. Audio
Bevan Wright's family hopeful they will see him again
More than 13 years after the mysterious disappearance of a Manawatū shearer his family still hope they'll find out what happened to him.
Bevan Wright was dropped off near his house after work in… Audio
New young adult novel based on Kiwi maritime tragedy
It sounds like every teen or tween's worst nightmare: mum and dad drag you off to an uninhabited island for the summer with no wifi or Netflix. And it's the premise of Elizabeth Pulford's new book, a… Audio
The Battlecruiser New Zealand: A Gift to Empire
HMS New Zealand was arguably the most famous ship to serve this country, even if that was under Royal Navy colours. We speak to historian Matthew Wright about the new 'biography' he has written about… Audio
'Very grateful and very amazed': Family overjoyed after couple gives back treasured heirloom
A doll's house built in secret by World War II pilots has been returned after it was mistakenly given away.
Doll's house made by WWII pilot mistakenly given away
An Auckland mum is appealing to the public to help locate a doll's house which her husband mistakenly gave away - because it's a family heirloom made in secret during the war by RAF pilots.
Jennifer Higgie: the astonishing re-emergence of Hilma af Klint
When Swedish artist and mystic Hilma af Klint died in 1944, she left behind more than 1300 works, only seen by a handful of people. The discovery of her paintings decades later has turned art history… Audio, Gallery
100 Years of Radio with Wendy McArthur
We go back to the early 1940s with Wendy McArthur, who can remember hearing updates on WW2 each night with her family. Audio
Survivors detail damaged lives as Dilworth ex-chaplain jailed
Warning: Story includes details that may be distressing to some listeners.
Broken marriages, drug addiction, jail time and torment.
Survivors have detailed the impact of sexual assault on them, as… Audio
NZ Screen History: Compass
For NZ Screen history today we're throwing back to one of New Zealand's first current affairs programmes, Compass! Audio
100 Years of Radio with Nancy Croad
To mark 100 years on radio, listeners have been sharing their special memories with us. Jesse speaks with Nancy Croad about what she remembers. Audio
