History
Apology lifts a lifelong weight for Erebus victim's daughter
The daughter of a flight engineer killed in the Erebus crash says the apology today has lifted a weight she's been shouldering since she was a school girl - worrying her dad may have done something to… Video, Audio
Ardern apologises 'wholeheartedly' to Erebus victims' families
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised "wholeheartedly" to the families of the 257 people lost in the Erebus disaster for the first time, in a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the… Video, Audio
Rewi Alley - the most famous New Zealander in Chinese history
We're looking back at the life and legacy of Rewi Alley, a New Zealander who went to China in 1927 to have a look at the revolution going on, and spent the next 60 years there. Audio
Families mark 40 years since Erebus disaster
Families of those killed in New Zealand's greatest peace-time disaster will meet the Prime Minister and Governor General in Auckland today.
A private ceremony is being held at Government House to… Audio
Forty years on, remembering the Erebus disaster
It was 40 years ago today 257 people left on an Air New Zealand sightseeing flight to Antarctica.
The plane never came home, instead crashing into Mt Erebus and killing everyone on board.
The… Audio
"A policeman yelled at me to stay in our quarters"
The 1972 Munich Olympics was meant to be a festival of sport. But that's not how it turned out. Produced by Sonia Sly. Audio
"She was an adventurer": families remember victims of Erebus disaster 40 years on
On this day in 1979, Air New Zealand aircraft Flight TE901 left Mangere airport in Auckland, for an 11-hour return flight to Antarctica. What was supposed to have been a memorable sightseeing trip for… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 28 November 2019
On today's podcast: a new art exhibition is being launched tonight providing an intimate look at what it means to be 18 and a woman in New Zealand. It's 40 years since the Mt. Erebus disaster, our… Audio
Eve of Erebus 40th Anniversary
40th Anniversary of the Erebus tragedy tomorrow, memorials to be held. Audio
Pākehā New Zealanders confront their heritage in new doco
Land of the Long White Cloud is an upcoming seven-part documentary, telling the stories of Pākehā New Zealanders who are confronting the country's colonial past and present. Video, Audio
40 years on: How RNZ reported on the Erebus Disaster
Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of New Zealand's worst peace-time disaster - the crash of Air New Zealand Flight TE901 on Mt Erebus in Antarctica in 1979, with the loss of 257 lives Audio, Gallery
Unravelling a national disaster
Two years ago Stuff journalist Michael Wright started thinking about marking the 40th anniversary of the Erebus tragedy. The result is the six-part podcast White Silence, exploring the extraordinary… Audio
Unravelling a national disaster
Two years ago Stuff journalist Michael Wright started thinking about marking the 40th anniversary of the Erebus tragedy. The result is the six-part podcast White Silence, exploring the extraordinary…
AudioTuia 250: Cook's Endeavour replica leaves Marlborough
The flotilla of historic vessels on a commemorative voyage of coastal New Zealand has left Marlborough on the final leg of its three-month journey.
Trailer: Introducing Land of the Long White Cloud - Watch Now on RNZ.co.nz
A documentary series that tells the stories of white New Zealanders who are confronting our colonial past and present, 250 years after Cook’s arrival. Video
Haare Williams - Words of a Kaumatua
Kathryn talks with kaumatua Haare Williams about a lifetime of telling Maori stories. He is a poet and artist, has written for film and television, a former broadcaster, the Dean of Maori Education… Audio
No bull: how a 16th-century Pope complicated the life of a Māori child every time she started in a new school
Dayle Takitimu and Glenis Philip-Barbara discuss colonisation and doctrine of discovery. Alex Perrottet is in the chair. Audio
UK metal detectorists who hid Saxon haul jailed for nearly 20 years
Two British metal detectorists who failed to declare a large hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure worth around £3 million ($NZ6.01m) have been jailed for a total of nearly 20 years.
Protest: Tautohetohe
Nuclear Free. Ihumatao. Universal Suffrage...through history New Zealanders have been staunch about standing up for what they believe in. In Protest: Tautohetohe (Te Papa Press) curators Stephanie… Audio, Gallery
Queen Victoria statue vandalised in Treaty protest
A respected Māori elder has deplored the brazen graffiti of a 115-year-old statue of Queen Victoria in Dunedin.