History

Canadian photographer Chris Herwig's books, Soviet Bus Stops 1 & 2, reveal the stunning and unexpected architecture of the bus stops peppering the Soviet landscape from Latvia to Russia. A snap… Audio, Gallery

A recent essay in the New Republic magazine "The Rise of the Thought Leader: How the super rich have funded a new class of intellectual" claims people tend to favour the 'thought leader" over the… Audio

Continuing on the theme of the New Zealand wars, Richard speaks to well-known journalist, author and social commentator Gordon McLauchlan, whose latest book, A Short History of New Zealand Wars, has… Audio

To commemorate the New Zealand Wars, and timed in with the New Zealand Government's first ever National Day of Commemoration (October 28), RNZ, in association with Great Southern TV and NZOA, has… Audio

A cantata written to mark the 50th anniversary of a mining disaster in Wales, is about to have its New Zealand premiere.  Sir Karl Jenkins wrote Cantata Memoria - For the Children of Aberfan, to… Audio

Voting for New Zealand's Bird of the Year is open at present - with the winner being announced next Tuesday. In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision Sarah Johnston is going… Audio, Gallery

Construction company Fletcher is rejecting claims its housing development on Ihumatao will destroy sacred Maori land. Yesterday Pania Newton from Save Our Unique Landscape told Morning Report she… Audio

Florenz Maxwell is a Bermudian author and activist who was part of the underground group that successfully ended segregation through a series of theatre boycotts in 1959. She's just published a young… Audio

Today's expert is religious historian Peter Lineham who's book Sunday Best has just been released looking at the role the church has played in New Zealand. Audio

Whenua, whakapapa, whanau. Bruce Hopkins walks Te Araroa to take his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. Produced by Bruce Hopkins and Justin Gregory. Audio

Today marks the beginning of the third New Zealand Chinese Language Week. So it’s a good time to get a primer on some of the basics. Language teacher Chunxiao Lu has been helping RNZ presenters up… Audio

In the 1860s Richard Burgess and his outlaw gang roved the West Coast, robbing and murdering dozens of people. Black Sheep investigates his life story and what drove him to a life of crime. Audio

Networks and hierarchies have together shaped society and we need to balance out the tension between them, historian Niall Ferguson says in his new book. Audio

The trailblazing musician who paved the way for performers such as Jenny Morris will also receive this year's Legacy Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November. Audio, Gallery

Massey University historian Adam Claasen has written an extraordinary book telling the previously untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen. While much has been written about our Kiwi soldiers at… Audio, Gallery

The former proprietor of the NZ Herald, Michael Horton, collaborated with history professor Russell Stone from the University of Auckland, to tell the story of Sir John Logan Campbell, in Sir John's… Audio, Gallery