History
Research suggests AFL pioneer took part in massacres of Indigenous
Research discovery suggests Aussie Rules and cricket pioneer Tom Wills participated in massacres of Indigenous people.
Call for Prince William to apologise over beatings for speaking te reo
Māori who were beaten for speaking te reo at school deserve an official apology from the Crown, a former Labour government minister says.
What's behind ABBA's incredible staying power?
It has been more than 40 years since their last single, but ABBA are back in the charts with two new songs -- I Still Have Faith in You and Don't Shut Me Down. ABBA's diehard fans certainly still have… Audio
Kate Lebo - The Book of Difficult Fruit
The history and uses - benign and sinister - for 26 prickly, stinky, tricky, troublesome fruit are told in a new book by American essayist and poet Kate Lebo. The Book of Difficult Fruit is the title… Audio
Commentator on Black Caps' Pakistan game
The Black Caps play their first match in Pakistan for 18 years tonight.
Security concerns mean the New Zealand men's cricket team haven't toured Pakistan since 2003.
Veteran cricket commentator… Audio
Schoolkids' penguin fossil find an entirely new species
A 30-million-year-old penguin fossil has been identified as a completely new species, 15 years after it was discovered by school kids.
Massey University researchers say the bird, while closely… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
The current NZ Covid lockdown has been traced back to New South Wales. The current Victoria outbreak is also linked to NSW. NSW has given up on elimination and is aiming to "open up" when vaccination… Audio
Nightline: the late-night news show that broke the mould
Jesse looks back at 'off the wall' news bulletin show TV3's Nightline, by chatting to former presenter Bill Ralston and newsreader Joanna Paul who were in the hot seat when the craziness began in the… Audio
Inside the Controversial North Beach Zoo
Not much is known of the suburban zoo that was once situated in Christchurch's North Beach. But those who visited recall eyeing up a mysterious crocodile in a small glass enclosure. In this episode of… Audio
Moa bones stolen from Southland museum
Police in Southland are calling for information on moa bones taken from a flood damaged campsite near Milford Sound.
China's oldest currency discovered
Anthropologist Bill Maurer explains the significant of the recent discovery of the oldest known Chinese metal currency unearthed at the site of a foundary in the ancient city of Guanzhuang which was… Audio
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: From surviving to thriving
The number of people speaking te reo Māori has grown by tens of thousands in the past decade, with attention now turning to how to maintain the growth.
A guide to online resources for kids
Being stuck at home with children isn't always easy. Here's our comprehensive guide to online resources for children. Video
In pictures: Biden leads nation's tributes as US honours 9/11 victims
President Joe Biden has commemorated the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the US with visits to each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001.
9/11 anniversary: Biden calls for unity as US remembers attacks
US President Joe Biden has urged unity as his country remembers the victims of the 2001 11 September attacks.
9/11 survivor recalls attack: 'I looked up and it was a thing of nightmares'
"The image of my office, my life; a giant pile of dust and horror. I still see that ... when I'm awake, when I'm asleep," 9/11 survivor Wendy Lanski recalls the attack 20 years on. Audio
9/11 Survivor: "They kept saying, 'don't look up'"
It's the terror attack that changed the course of America and the world. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3000 people from 78 countries were killed on September the 11th… Audio
Driving civilisation : Tom Standage - A Brief History of Motion
Deputy editor of The Economist Tom Standage's new book is A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next. It is in fact, five and a half thousand years of the history of… Audio
Springbok tour research: how does history interpret?
Sunday marks the fortieth anniversary of the notorious 'flour-bomb' incident at Eden Park, when violence erupted outside the ground where the third and deciding rugby test between the All Blacks and… Video, Audio
Politics professor reflects on 9/11 impact
It has been 20 years since the 9/11 attack.
University of Otago politics professor spoke to Corin Dann to reflect on the fallout from 9/11 and the legacy of the 20-year war on terror. Audio
