History

Many commentators have made comparisons between NZ's current economic dilemma and the Great Depression of 1929-1935. But NZ has actually experienced two major depressions. The first, the 'Long… Audio

He walked 100 laps of his garden, raised more than £29 million for the UK health system, and now British War Veteran Captain Tom Moore has received more than 100,000 birthday cards to mark his 100th… Video, Audio

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's Sarah Johnston plays us recordings about our love affair with all things fried and salty. Audio, Gallery

On April 27 1918, Lieutenant J. Trevor Thomas of the Wellington Regiment was captured by the German army in France. He kept a diary of his experience at war. His grand-daughter, Anna Thomas talks to… Audio, Gallery

Listen to the Coastwatchers – Operation Pacific podcast about the untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators. Audio

The decorated war correspondent Christina Lamb (Farewell Kabul, I Am Malala) has written a harrowing history of what war does to women. Our Bodies, Their Battlefield is her attempt to tell the true… Audio

Meet the team behind Coastwatchers – Operation Pacific.

Angela Wanhalla and Professor Lachy Paterson from the University of Otago are studying the often overlooked history of the impact of the Second World War on Maori society at home in New Zealand. With… Audio, Gallery

For the first time since 1915, there will not be any public gatherings tomorrow to mark Anzac Day. But we are being asked as a nation, during this lockdown, to mark Anzac Day by standing at dawn in… Audio

Despite all ANZAC day services being cancelled due to Covid 19, New Zealanders across the country are coming up with new ways to remember the lives of soldiers who died fighting for New Zealand.

A… Video, Audio

Jude Dobson has two new documentaries that will screen for the first time on Anzac Day tomorrow. Audio

To mark what would have been New Zealand crime writer and theatre director Dame Ngaio Marsh's 125th birthday, we speak to biographer Bruce Harding. Audio

Modern-day citizen scientists are following in the footsteps of a well-known Wellington naturalist, collecting moths to document a century of change. Audio

It's one of the most high-profile cold cases in New Zealand. Audio

We hear recordings about the medical personnel who have served in war zones, from Gallipoli to Vietnam. Audio, Gallery

Associate Professor Bryan Roper from Otago University's Politics Department joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at the life and work of Italian Marxist philosopher and communist… Audio

The untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators as a video documentary and accompanying podcast. Video, Audio