History
Camping hacks from Dwights Outdoors
Forty years ago, David Dwight's dad set up a company in Upper Hutt north of Wellington called Dwight's Canvas. They sold big canvas tents and Kiwis loved them. Now they're called Dwights Outdoors and… Audio
How the Stoics can help today
Stocism is a school of philosophy that came about in ancient Greece. But thousands of years later - it can still be used to help us manage disappointment, and misfortune. William Irvine is a… Audio
Could the Ancient Greeks really not see blue?
Blue seems to be all around us, we see it in the sky and we see it in the ocean - but the word blue was missing from our lexicon until relatively recently. Professor Jules Davidoff has been… Audio
At the Museum: Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery
Over the summer we're featuring some of the quirkier museums around the country, and we start the series with the Dunedin Museum of Natural Mystery. Audio
The history of NZ department stores
We are in the midst of Christmas shopping. Much of this shopping will take place in suburban shopping malls but some of us will still be shopping in traditional department stores. Today historian… Audio
The Season Of Yule
Eleanor Tremeer is usually ou sci-fi geek - but tonight she's geeking out on midwinter and solstice traditions from throughout the world. Audio
2020: Year in Review
The Panellists share what issues - aside from Covid-19 - have been front and centre for them this year. Audio
OK Boomer! New Zealand in the Swinging Sixties
It was the time of pixie cuts, miniskirts, Beatles fanaticism, marching bands and men on the moon. The Swinging Sixties turned 60 this year - and Ian Chapman has marked it with a book jam-packed with… Audio
Edible chocolate more than 120 years old discovered
One of the oldest boxes of chocolate has been discovered in Australia.
At 120 years past its expiry date, the Cadbury bar is remarkably in almost edible condition.
The six chocolate fingers… Audio
2020: The lessons we've learned
The year's been dominated by Covid-19 - the lockdowns, the elbow bumps, our bubbles, the home office, hand santiser - genome sequencing, and the QR code.Now that we're nearly at the end of it, we… Audio
Why 'Māoriland' fell out of fashion
Victoria University professor Jane Stafford has studied the history of its usage in early New Zealand literature. Audio
Vincent Ward: filming in Ukraine
Vigil, The Navigator, Map of the Human Heart, What Dreams May Come, River Queen, Rain of the Children - New Zealander Vincent Ward has a diverse and impressive directing résumé. He's also an… Audio
Photographer Bruce Connew: NZ's colonial memorials
Acclaimed war photographer Bruce Connew has turned his lens on to our country's colonial memorials to document "a vocabulary of colonisation". His exhibition A Vocabulary at Te Uru Gallery in… Audio, Gallery
Kate Sheppard House opens doors as public museum
Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, speaks to Jesse about her hopes for the museum. Audio
Salter scales taken in 1950s from Discovery Hut in Antarctic now returned
The return of a historic set of scales souvenired from an English explorer's base hut more than 60 years ago is being celebrated by Antarctic Heritage Trust.
Wanted: Tractor drivers for 'Wheels at Wanaka'
A newly-formed club is looking for tractor drivers ahead of the 'Wheels at Wanaka' event next year. Audio
Stuff in 2020: 'We are really holding ourselves to account'
Mediawatch: Stuff boss Sinead Boucher says she had no shortage of potential backers for the media company, but they rapidly lost interest when they learned they would not have any editorial control.
Unearthing the untold stories of prominent women in history
'The Mystery of Mrs. Christie' tackles the historical puzzle of Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance. Marie Benedict joins the show to discuss the book and what drives her to tell the… Audio
Māoriland: New Zealand's forgotten name
Analysis - Everybody once knew that Māoriland meant New Zealand, thanks to years of dodgy debate and bad poetry, but the name has faded over the decades, writes William Ray.
New Muslim women's history project
The Panel speaks to Latifa Daud, researcher and writer for Our Hijrah Project. Audio
