History

The 'trade fair' and 'agricultural show' are no longer major events on most New Zealander's social calendars but these events have played an important role in our historical development.  Audio

It's New Zealand Music Month and in our visit to the sound archives today with Sarah Johnston of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision we'll hear from some of Kiwi artists reflecting on their first international… Video, Audio, Gallery

They began in 1968 as the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards, and are now the Ockhams. We look back on the past 50 years with author, Paula Morris. Audio

Bruce Hopkins does not love the mud in Southland. Audio

Fans of music memorabilia are talking about "The Record Collectors and Music Memorabilia Auction" on at 2pm Sunday in Dunedin, run by Haywards Auction House. The Chills manager and Dunedin music… Audio

Dr Simon Chaplin is director of culture and society at London's Wellcome Trust, the world's second largest non-governmental funder of medical research, and co-founder of the Human Genome Project… Audio

Portland Island is a tiny speck of land opposite the Mahia Peninsula with a rich history. An exhibition at the Wairoa Museum celebrates the island's history. Jenny Roper explains why the island is so… Audio, Gallery

Victoria University of Wellington is looking to shorten its name to University of Wellington, but some argue this is a chance to better incorporate te reo into the name. Victoria does currently have a… Audio

A team of experts will give an update today on the feasability of re-entering the Pike River Mine to recover the remains of the 29 miners killed there in November 2010. Thirty-one specialists have… Audio

William Strutt's painted depiction of the New Zealand Wars may be almost 160 years old but, amid recent claims of racism and propaganda, it's making headlines in 2018. Audio

The former GC star paddles around Aotearoa exploring waka culture past and present in the TVNZ series Waka Man. Audio

Bruce Hopkins is still hoping he'll meet Shania Twain. It's not looking likely. Audio

Pākehā settlers in Taranaki knew John Bryce as "Honest John" but Taranaki Māori called him "Bryce Kōhuru" - Bryce the Murderer. In this episode of Black Sheep William Ray investigates the life of the… Audio

A row is brewing in Russell over plans that some fear will commercialise the town's historic wharf. The wharf's in line for a million-dollar makeover from the government's Provincial Growth Fund. But… Audio

British philosopher AC Grayling investigates the “least worst” system of government – and the current alternatives – in a lecture at the 2018 NZ Festival Writers and Readers. Audio

Curator Ben James is working on the exhibition called Burning Up Years: Aotearoa Music History at the Wellington Museum. Audio, Gallery

The producers of the new Dame Anne Salmond hosted Maori TV series Artefact were offered unprecedented access to collections and taonga here and overseas. Audio