History
Looking back at the wellbeing era
Political scientist Natalia Albert joins Emile Donovan to revisit what New Zealand's 'wellbeing era' of governance got right, and got wrong. Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris: How many lawyers is too many?
New Zealand has one of the highest number of lawyers per capita in the world. But it certainly wasn't always the case. Today our resident professor, Dr Grant Morris explores how and why we have so… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Grant Elliot aka the Hairy Javelin
The enduring image of Grant Elliott hitting a six to send New Zealand into their first ever One Day Cricket World Cup Final in 2015 - brought many New Zealanders to tears. Also making headlines in the… Audio
‘Lost’ Frances Hodgkins painting valued at $112,000
The unsigned artwork was verified during an episode of the BBC television programme Fake or Fortune by our very own Mary Kisler. She joins Emile Donovan Audio
Alan Niven, the NZ born manager of Guns n Roses
Kiwi born Alan Niven helped shape one of the most explosive, chaotic, and mythic rises in rock history as the manager of Guns n Roses from 1986 through 1991. Audio
'Songs from the Shaky Isles: A History of Popular Music in NZ"
Gareth Shute's new book 'Songs from the shaky isles: A short history of popular music in New Zealand' was released yesterday. Audio
Find out what's behind our obsession with black clothing
Last Friday on the show, Jesse was discussing New Zealand fashion trends with Fashion Quarterly's Editor in Chief and unsurprisingly our national love affair with the colour black came up. One of our… Audio
Costa Botes: Remembering Forgotten Silver
Nineties mockmentary Forgotten Silver is having a short run as part of the NZIFF. Audio
'The government tried to get rid of us': How New Zealand nearly lost Māori Wardens
In the 1970s Māori Wardens were described as 'a form of apartheid' and efforts were made to eliminate them for good.
JAWS 50 years on
It was the first ever blockbuster, capturing an entire generation, becoming a cultural phenomenon and turning 50 this year! Audio
Jack Fairweather - The Prosecutor
The Prosecutor is the remarkable true story of Fritz Bauer, a gay German Jew who survived the Nazis and sought to hold his countrymen to account. Audio
Peru gas workers find 1000-year-old mummy
The mummy of a boy aged between 10 and 15 was found 1.2 metres underneath a street north of Lima.
Highlighting one of Aotearoa's most significant heritage sites
Hidden among the bustle of modern day of Tauranga lies one of Aotearoa's most significant heritage sites, The Elms Te Papa Tauranga The site has borne witness to more than 600 years of our… Audio
Gut punch: Ministry restructure sparks outrage
As one of our smallest ministries is shredded to save taxpayer dollars, critics say it feels like cultural vandalism
Axe falls on history
When one of our smallest ministries is shredded in the name of saving taxpayer dollars, critics say it feels like cultural vandalism Audio
Historians at sea
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is disestablishing four of its five senior historian roles. Historian and former editor for Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Jock Phillips joins Nights to… Audio
'It'll be the talk of the town' - Tākaka home proposed for ancient waka
It's been 13 years since the 700-year-old Anaweka waka was found on Golden Bay's west coast by a family on a picnic.
Thousands of Māori, Moriori items may be in overseas museums and universities
One museum alone holds over 2500 Māori taonga.
Most of ministry's history jobs soon to be history
Manatū Taonga is going ahead with cutting the jobs of most of its historians.
