History

Sir Bob Harvey's book Sea Edge is the culmination of years of research into the history and photo archives of Auckland's majestic Waitematā Harbour.  Audio, Gallery

With the fourth season of Malcolm Gladwell's popular show 'Revisionist History' (Pushkin Industries) starting this week, we share two past episodes. 'Divide and Conquer' tells the story of how a… Audio

Historian Robert Kelly begins this new weekly spot on Lately With Karyn Hay. Tonight Robert remembers the Wairau Incident in 1843 - one of the most pivotal events in early post-contact New Zealand… Audio

Events are being held throughout the country to mark the Māori New Year, with just a few days to go before the Matariki Constellation rises in our skies. Reporter Joanna MacKenzie went out on a waka… Video, Audio

Have you ever wondered which popular sport has the longest history in NZ? Today we'll have a look at our top sports and see which one arrived here first. Audio

One of the authors of Hit & Run, the book that criticised an NZSAS raid in Afghanistan, has retracted one of the key claims.

Jon Stephenson says he now believes armed insurgents were in a village… Audio

When a routine search warrant goes suddenly wrong, an ordinary man becomes a hero. Produced by Anneke Smith. Audio

It's the TV show everyone is talking about: the series "Chernobyl" which tells the story of the horrific 1986 Soviet nuclear accident. Sarah Johnston takes us back to 1986 and how we heard about the… Video, Audio, Gallery

The McIsaac sisters, Ann and Peggy, travelled from Stratford and Auckland respectively today to be reunited with their childhood home - and the wall-to-wall posters they put up as kids. Video, Audio

In 1975, at the height of the Vietnam War, a very unusual mercy mission was launched. Dubbed 'Operation Babylift', it was designed to take hundreds of Vietnamese babies and children away from the… Audio, Gallery

Ninety years ago the small township of Murchison, in the southern Tasman District, was torn apart by a Magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

It struck at 10:17am and left 17 people dead.

Each year the town has… Audio

Frank Sargeson is remembered not only for his writing but also for the other writers he mentored, including Janet Frame. One of the most colourful members of his circle in the 1940s was refugee… Audio

Feeding an army during wartime's always been a huge logistical challenge. And those challenges were magnified for the Indian army in the Second World War. From an Indian podcast called 'The… Audio

Almudena Carracedo is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker. Born and raised in Madrid, she has built her career as an artist and filmmaker in the US. Her debut film Made in L.A, a feature-length… Audio

Auckland trade unionist, communist and outspoken Robert Muldoon opponent Bill Andersen (1924 - 2005) is remembered in a new biography by Dr Cybèle Locke. Andersen was at the heart of the 1951… Audio

A Stanford University study has found that students find it difficult to navigate a sea of disinformation, and the majority can't distinguish between fake and real news. Lead author, Sam Wineburg is a… Audio

Last week marked the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II, known as the D-Day landings or the invasion of Normandy. Audio, Gallery