History
Little Tiny: small things that changed the course of history
The ABC series 'Little Tiny' tells short stories about small things that have shaped world history, including one very special cartoon rabbit (who isn't called Bugs!). Audio
Professor Tim Flannery - Europe's strange backstory
Author, scientist, explorer and conservationist, Professor Tim Flannery has turned his attention to Europe in his latest book, Europe: A Natural History. It's a story of huge animals, shifting… Audio
Unity Books review - Ko Taranaki Te Maunga by Rachel Buchanan
Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Ko Taranaki Te Maunga by Rachel Buchanan, which is published by Bridget Williams Books Texts. "In 1881, 1500 colonial troops violently invaded the village of… Audio
Riverhead quarry attacker’s first victim speaks out
It can now be revealed that Colin Jack Mitchell, who carried out the violent Riverhead quarry attack, was convicted of rape when he was just 15-years-old. Our court reporter Edward Gay spoke today… Audio
History: Grant Morris
The fight over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation as a US Supreme Court justice was bitter and divisive - the latest in a long line of controversial judicial appointments there. But what about in New… Audio
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Happy birthday, Katherine Mansfield!
Writer Katherine Mansfield – one of Wellington's favourite daughters – was born 130 years ago this Sunday, and the capital is throwing her a birthday party. This weekend's birthday party – held at… Audio, Gallery
The little-known early All Black, artist, sailor and entrepreneur
The first scoring All Black in history, Tom Ryan was also a prize-winning artist and sailor, married the daughter of a Ngāpuhi leader and spearheaded the tourism and troutfishing industries for Lake… Audio
Inside Wellington's mysterious, hidden tunnels
Wellingtonians will soon have a rare opportunity to explore a little-known hide-out, nestled underneath the city's Botanic gardens. An underground bunker, built to protect the capital during the… Video, Audio
Man denies historic rape, assault charges
Four women, including a mother and daughter, say they were raped by the same man, as far back as the 1970s. The man, who is now in his 70s and has name suppression, denies the charges. The trial… Audio
Tuia: 250. Re-framing first contact
Next year marks the anniversary of the arrival of the first face to face meeting between tangata whenua and European sailors. The Te Ha Sestercennial Trust is preparing for a year of commemoration… Audio
Ruth Busch - Bronx-born campaigner for better family law
Ruth Busch was born in 1944 in the Bronx, New York, to Holocaust survivors. Training as a lawyer with an interest in civil rights, she moved to New Zealand in 1982 and shortly thereafter taught the… Audio
The Sound of Breaking Glass
Kirsten Warner's new novel The Sound of Breaking Glass launched last month. Audio
Patriarchy is the Black Sheep
Black Sheep will be returning on October 29th! In the meantime RNZ producer Sonia Sly is slipping into your feed with the latest episode of her excellent podcast Beyond Kate Audio
At home with the 'cave men'
Palaeolithic archaeologist Dr Matt Pope says the caricature of crude and unintelligent prehistoric 'cave men' couldn't be more wrong. Dr Pope's research instead points to our early ancestors living in… Audio
Ngāti Rānana, the London Māori club, celebrates 60 years
For homesick Māori in the UK, they are whanau when you're 12,000 kilometres from home. For Kiwis of all backgrounds, they are the face of New Zealand in Britain, Europe and beyond. Audio, Gallery
Plea for police to be removed from Pike inquiry
There is a plea tonight for the investigation in to whether a conveyer belt caused the second explosion at the Pike River mine to be taken away from the police. Audio
"The Experience of a Lifetime"
Why is a Soviet ship lying on the bottom of the Marlborough Sounds? Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
The history of theme parks in NZ
Disneyland, Movie World, Universal Studios…Rainbow's End. Our regular historian, Grant Morris of Victoria University looks at New Zealand's rather limited history of theme parks and place it in… Audio
Frankenstein continues to fascinate, 200 years on
It's been 200 years since Mary Shelley's magnum opus was published - and its influence extends to the realms of medical history and bioethics Audio
Max Hastings: the "last word" on Vietnam
Military historian and eminent journalist Max Hastings' VIETNAM An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975 explores the war, and the people it affected, from a variety of perspectives. One reviewer has called it "the… Audio
