History

Today marks two years since 51 people were killed in the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch. Last year's official anniversary service was cancelled, and just days later the country went into level… Audio

It's the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party this year and celebrations are well underway in China. Audio

Are you old enough to remember walking through the red saloon-style doors of Cobb & Co? New Zealand was a 'hospitality desert' when the restaurant chain launched back in 1973. Hawke's Bay social… Audio

Margaret Mills has just published her first novel at the age of 91, based on the life of Kitty Kirk. Kitty was born in Ireland in 1855 and shipped with her mother to the Protestant settlement of… Audio

A 79-year-old puzzle has been solved after the remains of a New Zealand World War II airman were confirmed at a wreckage site in Germany.

Southland man, sergeant Henry Pullar, was the rear gunner in… Audio

A collection of tens of thousands of photographs by Kiwi photographer and photojournalist Olaf Petersen is one of five new additions to the New Zealand Memory of the World Register. Most of Olaf's… Audio, Gallery

Women activists were protesting against all forms of oppression in 1984 when Auckland university lecturer and playwright Mervyn Thompson was kidnapped, beaten and chained to a tree by six women who… Audio

Ep 6 The East. Strangers come together to save others in one of the worst hit areas in the city. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory. Video, Audio

Three protesters' tents are still in place this morning on the site of the proposed Erebus memorial in Parnell.

Community leader Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish says the site is culturally significant… Audio

West Coast couple Colin and Sheryn champion local artists and craftspeople with their Blackball business, Kereru Crafts. Audio, Gallery

Forensic science is now baked into the way we solve crimes, and the way we think about crimes being solved. This century there have been thirty four seasons of CSI alone, and the process of crime… Audio

Commodore of the Classic Boat Club of Southland Brian Railton is on a quest to restore a century old fishing boat to its former glory. Brian found the twenty seven foot vessel in Dunedin in a fairly… Audio

Ep 5 The Journeys. Through liquefaction, over rubble and around broken buildings, survivors escape the city while others journey in to search for loved ones. Video, Audio

Ep 4 The CTV Building and Latimer Square. Inside and outside the worst disaster site. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory. Video, Audio

Emory Douglas is an American graphic artist and member of the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s. As a 'revolutionary artist' and the Minister of Culture for the BPP… Audio

Some very huge planes will be spotted over Wairarapa this weekend. Wings Over Wairarapa will be held over three days in Masterton, starting on Friday.

Plans are in motion for a whopping US airforce… Audio

After more than 180 years resting in the shallows of Whitianga harbour, The HMS Buffalo shipwreck is about to brought to life again.

Using photographs, a 3D picture will be created to understand… Audio

One man struggles to free others trapped in Cashel Mall; a policeman risks his life to rescue a woman trapped in the Cathedral Tower; a junior reporter survives the near collapse of her building to… Video, Audio