History

Fossils up to three and a half million years old have been discovered while digging a tunnel to move Auckland's waste water.

Now Auckland Museum has partnered with Watercare to collect, identify… Video, Audio

Since the Covid crisis began in February 2020, the New Zealand Government has engaged in massive borrowing to fund its Covid response. But this is not the first time NZ has taken on large government… Audio

186 years ago today, on 28th October 1835, thirty-four northern chiefs signed He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni, the Declaration of the Independence.

Commemorations are underway in… Audio

Thursday is Te Pūtake o Te Riri, He Rā Maumahara, the national day of commemoration for the New Zealand wars. 

The New Zealand wars were a series of battles in the mid-19th century between iwi Māori… Audio

More than a century after the huia was hunted to extinction, Dannevirke museum is hunting for the return of its own prized specimen of the bird.

A man convicted of the theft of the huia said in a… Audio

It's been 50 years since Don McLean wrote and recorded his seminal folk-rock anthem, American Pie. McLean says he wanted to write a big song that would tie everything together on his second album --… Audio

The bones of a dinosaur named "Big John" have sold for nearly 11 million New Zealand dollars at an auction house in Paris.

Somebody is now the owner of the fossilised remains of the largest and most… Audio

Brooke Howard-Smith and Laurie Clark talk to Jesse about the show's impact during its decade on air.  Audio

This year marks 60 years since the building of the Berlin Wall, appearing practically overnight on the 12th -13th of August 1961. It separated families, friends, lovers and even parents from their… Audio

The Equal Pay Act turns 49 today. Yet, Maori, Pacific people, women and those with disabilities continue to be underpaid.

Mind the Gap is a year-long campaign starting today to make some significant… Audio

Squid Game has shattered Netflix records and swamped Tik Tok with numerous challenges - and one of those has got millions of people on the internet on a sugar rush.

One of the most stressful tests… Audio

Colin Powell, the former US Secretary of State and the first black American to become the highest-ranking military officer in the US Armed Forces, has died.

He was 84 and died of complications from… Audio

Descended from both the French and early English settlers in Akaroa, Linda Sunderland is the Chairperson of the Comte de Paris Descendants Group, a member of the Akaroa Cemeteries Group and owner of… Audio

In the midst of the pandemic, Larnach Castle's 150th celebration faced an unusual quandary - not enough brains.

It's hosting a formal banquet to mark the milestone based on the menu its namesake -… Video, Audio

Historian Dr Grant Morris has just returned from a research trip to the Chatham Islands and joins Jesse for a chat. Audio

We revisit the glory days of local beauty pageant Miss New Zealand. It was a must-watch television event complete with musical acts and million dollar lottery draws, and the winners were as famous as… Audio

Mark Amery heads to Gore, Foxton and Whanganui to consider how visionary individuals in some of our smaller but rich historical centres are bringing art and heritage together to maintain their towns'… Audio