History
A Bit of a Dogleg
Bruce Hopkins faces yet another setback. This one might be a bit more serious. Audio
The snowballing power of fanhood
Without her fans, holographic pop star Hatsune Miku would literally be nothing. It's now the same story for organisations, says Zoe Fraade-Blanar. Audio
The Mount Felix Tapestry: Kiwi soldiers in Walton-on-Thames
During the First World War, a small Surrey community was home to a hospital exclusively staffed by Kiwis and treating Kiwi soldiers. The Mount Felix tapestry commemorates the ANZAC hospital… Audio
Black Death spread by humans, not rats - study
Rats were not to blame for the spread of plague during the Black Death, according to a new study.
Exhibition depicting first post-Treaty armed conflict
Nelson artist Sally Burton recreates the 1843 fatal confrontation between Ngāti Toa and early Nelson settlers in Wairau where 26 people died. Audio
A Bit of a Jigsaw Puzzle
Bruce Hopkins fills in some of the missing pieces of Te Araroa jigsaw puzzle. Audio
Digital blackface, and the death of memes
Chicago-based Lauren Michele Jackson is a writer and PhD candidate focused on the intersections of race, gender, music and technology. Her articles have appeared in The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Complex… Audio
NZ punk pioneer Buster Stiggs, remembered by Simon Grigg
Buster Stiggs, a pioneer of the NZ punk and post-punk scenes died this week. He was a member of Auckland bands The Suburban Reptiles and The Swingers. His friend, and sometime manager Simon Grigg… Video, Audio
Vandalising statue 'doesn't help the cause'
A memorial to colonial troops and "Friendly Maoris" from the New Zealand Wars has been vandalised in central Auckland overnight as part of a political protest.
'Giant' burrowing bat fossil discovered in Otago
The bat which is three times the size of an average bat today was found in sediment near St Bathans - Dr Paul Scofield talks to Summer Report about the discovery. Audio
Rare parchment may tell us more about the Wars of the Roses
British historians are on their way to Christchurch to look at a rare piece of parchment which may tell us more about the Wars of the Roses. Audio
Another World
4th generation Stewart Islander Bruce Hopkins chats to 3rd generation Islander Colleen Hopkins - his mum. Audio
New light on Native American origins
An 11,000-year-old skeleton of two children, unearthed in Alaska, is yet another part of the story of where Native Americans come form.
The baby girl's bones have helped clear a few things up thanks… Audio
Teeth tell story of older lives in the Middle Ages
An Australian archaeologist may have debunked the myth that people in the Middle Ages did not live much past 40 by studying their teeth.
The 1000 Yard Stare
Bruce Hopkins takes time out from walking Te Araroa to catch up with RNZ producer Justin Gregory. Audio
Yosuke Kitazawa - Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973
Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 is a compilation put together by archival music specialists Light In The Attic Records. For the keen crate digger, groups with names like… Audio
Best features of 2017: the historians
Specialists in Greek mythology, sneakers, fake news, sugar and the working Kiwi women of WWII.
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Bruce Hopkins beds down in a DOC Hut - in someone's backyard! Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Audio
Dianne Buchan - Sun, Sea and Sustenance
Dianne Buchan spent her working life as a social and environmental impact assessor and researcher on projects and programmes throughout New Zealand and the Pacific. She is retired, though still serves… Audio
Alastair McClymont - The forgotten Holocaust in Lithuania
Dr Alastair McClymont is a former Wellingtonian who now resides in Calgary, Canada. He specializes in applied geophysics for environmental, engineering, water supply, and archaeological projects. He… Audio
