History

New Zealand's oldest university, Otago, is celebrating its 150th birthday. In today's visit to the sound archives we will visit some moments from Otago's 150 years with Sarah Johnston of Nga Taonga… Audio, Gallery

The plans to mark the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's arrival here have revived old wounds in the north where a boycott has been called for.

But in the south it's a different story. Local… Audio

The first known dog to serve New Zealand in war will be honoured at a ceremony at the National Army Museum in Waiouru today.

Caeser, a bulldog, will be posthumously awarded the Blue Cross medal for… Audio

A posthumous medal will be awarded today to this country's first known dog to serve in war. Ceaser, a bulldog, will be awarded the Blue Cross medal for service and bravery during the First World War… Audio

Vincent O'Malley is a founding partner of HistoryWorks, a group of historians specialising in Treaty of Waitangi research. His latest work is The New Zealand Wars/ Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa, about the… Audio

National MP Alfred Ngaro is considering setting up a Christian Party which could potentially act as a support party for National at the next election.  Audio

Today we are breaking new ground with our Biography subject. It's the first non-human to be featured. It's the greatest racehorse New Zealand has produced. Or should that be Australia?  Audio

In our visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to take us back to 1948 and an interview with one very remarkable man.  Audio, Gallery

A rare painting of Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific has been bought by Te Papa.

The painting by William Hodges entitled 'Waterfall in Dusky Bay with Māori Canoe' has been held in a private… Audio

For just over a century, Corporal Willie Snelgrove has been buried at a Porirua cemetery, north of Wellington, after dying of Spanish flu in December 1918.

But his grave has never had a headstone, so… Audio

A family in Wellington have just discovered they've got a long-lost relative who served in Gallipoli but who has been lying in an unmarked grave in Porirua. Corporal Willie Snelgrove died of Spanish… Audio

Why an Australian resource firm is fighting to mine fossils to produce animal feed. Audio

The Pike River mine will finally be re-entered tomorrow but the event is so low key that the public wasn't told until the news leaked out this afternoon. Video, Audio

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says he found out yesterday that the Pike River mine re-entry would go ahead tomorrow - but isn't surprised it will be a low-key event for families only. Video, Audio

A spokesperson for some of the Pike River families, Sonya Rockhouse, has confirmed that a re-entry attempt will be made tomorrow, but it will be a private event with no media. Video, Audio

The first 101 issues of NZ music and culture magazine Rip It Up have been digitised by the National Library of New Zealand and can now be found and searched online.  Audio

Recently it was announced that the hotly-debated statue of Captain James Cook atop Titirangi Hill in Gisborne is to be moved to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move coincides with the equally… Audio