History

It's time to dive into the week's news, in the past for The Rest is History. This week our resident historian Robert Kelly is looking for a winning ticket in the first ever Golden Kiwi Lottery on this… Audio

Otago university professor Barbara Brookes discusses the life of the founder of our modern day Plunket Society, Frederick Truby King. Audio

Millions of dollars worth of New Zealand fruit and grapes were at risk of rotting on the branches due to a worker shortage. Until a bunch of growers took a risk. Produced by Eva Corlett. Audio

British Library curator and author Phil Hatfield has used his knowledge of the treasury of historic maps and illustrations of the world's greatest ocean to put together a wonderful book: Pacific - An… Audio, Gallery

Last Saturday marked the 35th anniversary of one of New Zealand's worst riots. Audio, Gallery

A collection of 254 tapes spanning the career of Flying Nun musician Chris Knox is set to be preserved by the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. Video, Audio

A community museum in the Waikato needs help putting names to faces. More than 300 photographs depiciting life in 1950's Huntly have been donated to the Waikato Coalfields museum after being… Audio

The police officer who arrested Jules Mikus for the murder of Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack in 2002, says he "despised" the "cold and calculating" killer and won't be mourning his passing.

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Part classic detective work, part loving restoration...  Akaroa Museum's  Daniel Smith went in search of an historic work by Banks Peninsula farmer and carver John Menzies.  Audio, Gallery

Italy-based Jennifer Mallinson began to wonder what happened to the 14,000 New Zealand soldiers who arrived in Italy in 1944 and spent 20 months fighting in Italy's mountainous areas. Her book From… Audio

Can art be viewed in isolation from the life of the artist who produced it? It's a question increasingly troubling galleries and cultural institutions. Audio

In today's biography Joanne Drayton joins Jesse to talk about artists Frances Hodgkins.  Audio

Once upon a time, a TV show changed the way people around the world saw New Zealand, ushered in a new way for fans to get together and made a permanent impact on one fan's life. Produced by Justin… Audio

The Hollywood blockbuster Ford v Ferrari is "based on a true story" about the 1966 Le Mans 24 hour race - which was won by two Kiwis. But our sporting heroes have been scrubbed out of this version.  Audio

A huge collection of all things New Zealand is about to go under the hammer at Webb's auction house in Auckland.  Audio, Gallery