History
Carillon bells pose 'significant risk' in earthquake, report confirms
Bells that weigh up to 12 tonnes inside the Carillon tower at the National War Memorial in Wellington are at risk of falling on people.
Trade in Moa bones to be banned
The sale of Moa bones on on-line sites like Trade Me and elsewhere is set to be outlawed. Audio
Nga Taonga Sound Archives - Kiwifruit booms and busts
Kiwifruit have come a long way since their days as a niche exotic fruit known as the Chinese gooseberry. Audio, Gallery
Te Papa appoints first Pasifika head of Pacific/NZ cultures
New Zealand's national museum has appointed a new head of Pacific and New Zealand cultures and histories. Significantly for Te Papa, it is the first time a person of Pacific heritage has held the… Audio
Finding Canterbury University's Historical Objects.
Ahead of their 150th Anniversary, Canterbury university is launching a survey of its historical objects! Teece Museum and Logie Collection Curator, Terri Elder, who will lead the survey joins us. Audio
Coronation Street expert, Simon Morris
RNZ's Simon Morris has an encyclopedic knowledge of Coronation Street. He's watched it from the start, and tells us why it has been so successful for so long, and answers listener questions. Audio
The Service: Episode Three
This true spy story has topped the podcast charts for the past few weeks… how New Zealand spies worked with MI6 to break into the Czechoslovakian embassy in Wellington back in 1986 and the Cold War… Audio
University of Canterbury launches historic artefact survey
A new survey of historic artefacts is likely to unearth previously undiscovered treasures at New Zealand's second oldest university, a curator says.
Roger Michel: Waka versus Anglo-Saxon longboat
The Institute for Digital Archaeology aims to use modern technology to preserve and in some cases rebuild ancient objects so more people can enjoy them. Roger Michel is the founder and Executive… Audio, Gallery
Dr Alexy Karenowska: the smell of history
Dr Alexy Karenowska wants people to be able to sniff history. She's a magnetician at the University of Oxford, a physicist and engineer who is also the Director of Technology of the Institute of… Audio, Gallery
Vincent Gaffney: Stonehenge's hidden landscapes
An extraordinary prehistoric landscape secret has been revealed in the UK. New research published in the journal Internet Archaeology outlines the discovery and mapping of a giant circle of buried… Audio, Gallery
Waikato farmer desperate to keep tug-of-war alive
Country Life: A farmer is building a museum on his farm to preserve memorabilia from New Zealand's oldest introduced sport - tug-of-war. Audio
History with Grant Morris: Who was John Hamilton?
Historian Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the current "Hamilton" debate, and delves into John Hamilton's past. Audio
Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
Today's Crime NZ looks back on the bombing of the Greenpeace ship, the Rainbow Warrior, in July 1985. Audio
Do public toilets deserve heritage status?
Toilets are very important to Alison Breese, but perhaps not for the reason you might think. She speaks to Jesse about her efforts to get a Dunedin public toilet heritage status. Audio, Gallery
Scandal and self isolation with the ghost of Edith Wharton
Physical distancing, pandemic politics and a looming financial crash. It sounds contemporary, but it is also the world that novelist and poet Edith Wharton found herself in writing and living through… Audio
Cindy Sims reflects on The Beatles 1964 concert
RNZ listener Cindy Sims recalls her 14 yr old self screaming in Row G at The Beatles Auckland concert in 1964. Audio
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Wellington Railway Station
Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision looks back to when Wellington's grand railway station opened in 1937, then the biggest building in New Zealand.
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Weaving the feathers of North Island brown kiwi
Jenny Gillam and Raewyn Ormsby-Rihari are preserving the skills of generations using North Island brown kiwi feathers for weaving. The work of the wāhine of Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā, carrying out the… Audio, Gallery
Merchant, Miner, Mandarin: extraordinary story of Choie Sew Hoy
Choie Sew Hoy was a visionary merchant, Chinese leader and gold dredger in Dunedin and Otago in the late 1800s. Kathryn talks with his great-great grand-daughter Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew and her historian… Audio
