History

The 60s, 70s and 80s were rowdy decades. Kiwis were getting out in the streets and raising their voices about the rights of Māori, women and LGBT people, nuclear energy, the environment. Plus the most… Audio

Studying history CAN be very enjoyable and informative. It can also be very boring - and this is one of the big challenges when you're developing a new history curriculum Audio

Unity is at the core of a performance marking Kristallnacht in Wellington this week. Audio

After the war came a new quest for security and identity. With it came new political debates and alliances. Maori and Pasifika moved to the cities. The way we viewed ourselves as a nation was… Audio

Griff Rhys-Jones has been in New Zealand filming his new series, Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip, which premieres next Sunday. Along with seeing the sights, he's on a quest to find out what it means to… Audio

Across a 30 year writing career, Scottish historian, broadcaster and critic William Dalrymple has been preoccupied with the history and culture of India. It's the country he now calls home for half… Audio

In the lead up to He Rā Maumahara - the New Zealand Wars Day of Remembrance - Auckland Museum ran a poetry competition to reflect on what the wars mean today. Audio

The little known history of the abductions of Tokelauans and their sale into slavery in the world's last slave market in Peru is the subject of a new art installation that was launched this week in… Audio

Seventy-five years ago today, 703 Polish children traded in Persia for Pahiatua as the first refugees to New Zealand.

The mostly orphaned children arrived by boat from what's now Iran to their new… Audio

A second world war swept the globe, dragging New Zealand once more onto the battlefield, this time in the Pacific as well as Europe. In the likes of Crete, Greece and North Africa and on Pacific… Audio

In the late 1800's, Tokelau's population plummeted to 85 people, because of slavery. This little known history is the subject of a new art installation which will travel to next year's Festival of… Audio

On all Hallow's Eve, ghost stories abound, including the haunting that lies behind the tradition of motorists beeping their horns as they drive through the Mount Victoria Tunnel in Wellington… Audio

In honour of Diwali, Sarah Johnston has been listening to how ties between New Zealand and India have been recorded on the airwaves - and saved in the archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio, Gallery

Geographer Chris McDowall and designer Tim Denee's book We Are Here is a large hardback atlas that is much more than a collection of maps, charts, graphs and diagrams. It is a reflection of New… Audio, Gallery

With World War I and the flu epidemic past, the good times rolled through the 1920s. Then came the bust of the Great Depression, prompting widespread poverty - that was worse for some - and the rise… Audio

Tears have been shed, hymns sung and hopes for the future expressed at the second day of Te Pūtake o Te Riri - the New Zealand Wars commemorations in Taranaki.

Activities started early with a dawn… Video, Audio

RNZ Kurahautū Māori Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins the panel to talk about another significant commemoration over the past weekend. Audio