History

This week in 1976 the first McDonald's store opened, in Porirua north of Wellington. Audio

Bryan pops into Wellington institution S&M's as Scotty and Mal get ready to shake their final cocktails and hand over the reins of the bar. Audio

Today historian Dr Grant Morris talked about the history of New Zealand's honours system.  Audio

This week for NZ Screen History we're taking a look at a cultural juggernaut from the mid 1970s, The Governor. It was the first ever series to take over $1million to make - a staggering amount of… Audio

Baroque Voices director Pepe Becker talks with Cynthia Morahan about a special mid-winter concert combining 14th century music with a 19th century art form. Audio

Turtles are the fascination of author Louise Pryke, lecturer and honorary research associate at the University of Sydney's Department of Classics and Ancient History. Among the most endangered groups… Audio

There are fears the wreck of the HMS Buffalo off Whitianga will disintegrate after some planks washed up in last months storms. Audio, Gallery

Best selling author Malcolm Gladwell's latest book is called, "The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, A Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War. It looks at one of the most deadly strikes of the… Audio

Richard Nunns - the world's foremost expert on the musical instruments of Te Ao Māori, taonga pūoro - has died at 76. He was central to the revival of these traditional instruments. I spoke to… Audio

This is a story of indigenous land rights gone awry, a makutu from an aggrieved family and the failed business ventures of an infamous 'haunted hotel' in Rarotonga. Video, Audio

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. On June the 4th in 1989, the People's Liberation Army opened fire on unarmed student protesters. It was the most… Audio

A group representing 22 families of Pike River victims wants the recovery project to continue, despite the government saying it's become too expensive and difficult. A month ago - another families… Audio

The National Library which digitises newspapers, magazines and all sorts of other things so anyone can access them is partnering with Christchurch newspaper The Press. Emerson Vandy explains the… Audio

This episode examines the fatal consequences of New Zealand’s rule in Samoa, and the key events that led to the rise of Samoa's ‘Mau’ resistance movement.

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Murray Edmond joins us to talk about his book Time to Make a Song and Dance: Cultural Revolt in Auckland in the 1960s. The 1960s was a period of radical conflict, when the desire for a new, socially… Audio

Phil Barker seeks out, measures and records some of New Zealand's largest and oldest trees. His favourite is Matai. Phil found New Zealand's largest Matai yet, near Lake Kaniere, east of Hokitika… Audio