History
The first Kiwi flight of a Concorde
Back in 1986, close to 50,000 Aucklanders jostled for the opportunity to have their eardrums blown out by a British Airways Concorde. The supersonic jet made a special trip to Auckland while circling… Video, Audio
Y2K: 20 years on
It's 20 years since there was widespread panic that the Y2K bug might obliterate the world as we know it. Audio
New Year Honours: Bob Norling
Bob Norling has been awarded the Queen's Service Medal for services to railway heritage and the community. Audio
New Year Honours: Dame Anna Crighton
Dr Anna Crighton has been a fierce campaigner for the preservation of historic buildings in Aotearoa for most of her professional career, and today her services have been recognised with a damehood.
…Newly face-lifted Big Ben will ring in New Year in London
The UK's Big Ben bell will ring at midnight on New Year's Eve, marking the start of a year for the first time since its new face was revealed from under scaffolding earlier this year.
Dr Jonathan West - The History of Lakes
Environmental historian Dr Jonathan West, who's received a $12,000 New Zealand History Trust Fund Award talks to Lynn Freeman about how lakes can tell the story of what's happened in their catchment.
…The history of the suit
Professor Christopher Breward is a man who likes a good suit. He has one designed by Alexander McQueen which was crafted for him by Savile Row tailors. Audio, Gallery
Dunedin's heartache on display in special exhibition
Objects telling stories of Dunedin heartache are being exhibited at Otago Museum as part of the Museum of Broken Relationships exhibition. Audio
The worst opinion pieces of the decade
Media commentator Hayden Donnell has written a "worst of" list, encapsulating some of the worst opinion pieces of the decade for a column on The Spinoff. Audio
Call for councils to mark NZ Declaration of Independence
Councils are being called on to respect the New Zealand Declaration of Independence by not holding meetings on 28 October.
The Rest Is History: Christmas
It's time for our weekly look into the week's news in the past with the Rest is History! This week our history geek Robert Kelly has come over all festive. It's Christmas! But where does it come from?
…'I delayed the Millennium by five or six minutes' - Murray Kingi
At the turn of the millennium 15,000 people gathered at the top of a mountain to dance. And then, it rained. A lot. Produced by Kirsten Johnstone Audio
NZ Biography: Peter Mahon
Peter Mahon the judge became perhaps the most well-known in New Zealand history for his report into the Erebus crash is today's subject for our biography with Victoria University Historian Grant… Audio
Historic moa numbers uncovered
Up to 2.5 million moa may have once roamed the country, according to new research.
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Christmases Past
With a week to go until Christmas 2019, it's time now to take a listen to some Christmases past. Audio, Gallery
Lennon's glasses sold at auction
John Lennon's glasses have sold at auction. If you could, what famous item would you bid for? A pair of round sunglasses once owned by John Lennon just sold at auction for $275,000 NZD. Audio
Tuia 250 flotilla reaches final stop in Hawke's Bay
A flotilla's 10-week voyage retracing the first encounters between Māori and Pākehā came to a close today. Audio
Paddy Richardson's new novel is set on Matiu Somes Island
Wellington's Matiu Somes Island was an internment camp for enemy aliens during both the First and Second World Wars. It's the setting for a new novel by Dunedin author Paddy Richardson. Audio
Tuia 250's lasting legacy
Tuia 250 - which finishes today on the Mahia Peninsula - has had its moments of controversy over the last few months, but committee co-chair Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr is confident it will be remembered for… Audio
History through the Piano: The Centre Cannot Hold
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Audio
