History

The Crown is "reality hijacked as propaganda," argues Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins. Audio

A commemorative service has been held at Parliament to mark 10 years since the Pike River Mine tragedy. Audio

Jim Mora speaks to Rebecca Macfie, who wrote the book 'Tragedy at Pike River Mine'. Audio

We're winding the clock back today to what was probably New Zealand's first ever celebrity trial, one of the most sensational crimes in 19th century New Zealand.  Audio

Rebuilding the iconic Mount Cook Road was both a challenge and a privilege. Find out more in this episode of Eyewitness. Audio

Researchers have already uncovered unmarked graves at the 150-year-old Drybread Cemetery in rural Central Otago.

Archaeologists will spend a month excavating parts of the historic cemetery, but… Audio

Sarah Johnston shares some of her favourite pieces of archived audio from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision with us. Audio

A week from now, the country's MPs will be sworn into Parliament, but some are less than thrilled about pledging allegiance to the Queen.

They want the oath to acknowledge te Tiriti o Waitangi, but… Audio

A woman who lost her father in the Mt Erebus crash is happy there will finally be a memorial to remember those who lost their lives.

The Waitemata Local Board has given landowner consent for a… Audio

It's been a bitter wrangle that's gone on for years but after a heated public hearing yesterday national memorial for the Mount Erebus crash will be built in Dove-Myer Robinson Park in Parnell.

It… Audio

Beloved author Witi Ihimaera joins Jesse to talk about his new book in which he retells traditional stories for the 21st century. It's called Navigating the Stars: Māori creation myths. Audio

An archaeology project to find and exhume unmarked graves at a Central Otago cemetery begins today.

The delicate University of Otago task at the 150-year-old Drybread Cemetery, near Omakau, will take… Audio

Dr Grant Morris considers how middle age has been defined over time in New Zealand. Audio

At least 600,000 people have been exposed to dangerous and deadly toxins as a result of US miltary contamination around the western Pacific. The figure's been compiled by investigative author Jon… Audio

Forty years ago the Māori language was on the brink of dying out. Only 5% of Māori spoke it fluently. A massive push to save it was underway and at the heart of that movement was a little school at… Audio

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Sarah Johnston takes a listen to the culture of West Coast whitebaiting back in the 1960s. Audio, Gallery

Renowned royal family expert and editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine Ingrid Seward chronicles the fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip. Ingrid Seward has written more than… Audio

Des Schollum, the owner of The House of Books in Lower Hutt boasts one of the country's largest collections of private letters and is a leading expert on signature forgery. Recently he was… Audio

Journalist Kermit Pattison has spent 10 years investigating and writing, 'Fossil Men', about the discovery of the 4.4 million-year-old bones of Ardi, thought to be the oldest known skeleton of a human… Audio