History
Crown obtains site of historic warehouse needed for sports stadium
The Crown has acquired the land under the 116-year-old Ng Building, the last remaining piece of land needed for Christchurch's new covered stadium.
Biden expected to formally recognise Armenian killings as genocide
US President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognise the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as an act of genocide, sources say.
Our First Foreign War
We're joined by author Nigel Robsonn who, his new book, Our First Foreign War, looks at the social impacts of the often overlooked South African war, particularly on NZ's blossoming national identity… Audio
Some royal fans disappointed to miss Philip memorial service
There was disappointment for some dedicated royal fans today - three self-proclaimed nanas turned up to Prince Philip's memorial service, hoping to slip into the pews.
RNZ reporter Harry Lock spoke… Audio
Prince Philip remembered at memorial service in Wellington
Prince Philip has been remembered at a State Memorial service in Wellington this afternoon.
Prime Ministers past and present, the Governor-General and the British High Commissioner were among those… Video, Audio
Governor: the story of Sir George Grey - Part 1
Sir George Grey led Aotearoa into some of the worst conflicts of the New Zealand Wars. But at the beginning of his career many saw him as a defender of indigenous rights - including some Māori! So… Audio
Why an apology is needed over the 70's Dawn Raids
The Dawn Raids of the 1970s carry a shameful legacy to this day - and those who haven't forgotten, want an apology. Audio
Why an apology is needed over the 70's Dawn Raids
The Dawn Raids of the 1970s carry a shameful legacy to this day - and those who haven't forgotten, want an apology.
AudioLife through the seasons on a high country Kiwi station
A High Country Life is a memoir of life through the different seasons on Otematata Station, a high country sheep and beef station in North Otago. The author Philippa Cameron joins the show to discuss… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
Today historian Dr Grant Morris talks about the history of strange NZ sports team names. Have you ever wondered why some of New Zealand's sports team have very strange names and where those names have… Audio
NZ astronomer remembers first manned space flight
Tuesday marks exactly sixty years since Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin flew Vostok 1 on a lap of the globe, in what was the first manned space flight.
The successful orbit took just under two hours… Audio
Research identifies cultural threads in goldfield early settlers
New research suggests some assumptions about the cultural make-up of early settler New Zealand are inaccurate.
Discovery of well-preserved city shaping as 'Egyptian Pompeii', archaeologist says
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt's best-known monuments.
Early gold mine settlers a melting pot of cultures
Otago University researchers have been analysing skeletal remains on the Goldfields of Otago with some surprising results. Audio
Mike Mika makes history as Pasifika district court judge outside Auckland
The New Zealand city of Lower Hutt has become the first location outside Auckland to employ a Pasifika resident district court judge.
The selection of a Samoan New Zealander is being hailed as a… Audio
NZ Screen History: A Dog's Show
Every Sunday at 6pm from 1977 huge numbers of New Zealanders would be glued to the television to watch A Dog's Show. Jesse talks to presenter John Gordon. Audio
Finding out why a song about George Wilder was banned
On his quest to research for another Black Sheep podcast, RNZ's William Ray came across the story of how a song about George Wilder was banned on public radio. He talks to Jesse about his… Audio
'Sacred and significant': blessing ceremony as moa bones moved to museum
When moa bones were found 3m deep in the earth during a road construction project, it was heralded as a discovery of great significance.
Moa bones found under roadworks a significant discovery
When moa bones were found three metres deep in the earth during a road construction project, it was heralded as a discovery of great significance.
At a pre-dawn ceremony, those bones were uplifted… Video, Audio
