History
Black Monday
The 1980s will be remembered for big hair, shoulder pads and the biggest destruction of wealth investors had ever seen. It's 30 years since the 1987 share market crash but the legacy of Black Monday… Audio
NZ's growing appetite for duelling leaders
Opinion - New Zealanders don't vote for a president, but are increasingly favouring pitting one leader against another, writes David Cohen. Video
Call for Ōtāhuhu colonial leader memorial to go
An Auckland man wants to begin a conversation about removing the memorial to Marmaduke Nixon, who led attacks on Waikato Māori. Video
Eyewitness: Black Monday
It's 30 years since the 1987 share market crash, but its legacy lingers even today, writes Nadine Higgins. Audio
Sound Archives: New Zealand and Tonga
Today, in our weekly visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision with Sarah Johnston, we look at how radio has linked New Zealand and the kingdom of Tonga over the years. Audio
Festival of Architecture to get underway
The inaugural Festival of Architecture gets underway tomorrow. It's on until September 17 and involves a number of events mainly around the country. Audio
50 things that made the modern economy
What do mutual funds, the gramophone, birth control and barbed wire have in common? They are all innovations that have had a huge impact on the economy. Audio
The Kiwi Pacific Records Story
For thirty years Tony Vercoe ran Kiwi-Pacific Records until his retirement in 1989. When he began there was almost no interest in New Zealand music, but he saw the potential and helped develop the… Audio
Precious prayer book dusted off for NZ Wars commemorations
As preparations are made for the country's first official commemoration of the NZ wars; a number of precious taonga or treasures, including a Maori prayer book, dating back to 1883, are being dusted… Audio
'I can't deal with it anymore': Cantabrians protest against insurance company delays
Christchurch woman Jo Petrie, whose St Martins home was damaged in both the September 2010 and February 2011 quakes, lead a protest over delays to settling Cantabrian's quake claims. Video, Audio
Reward offered after five rare Campbell Island ewes slaughtered
The ewes were descendants of a group of sheep taken to be farmed on the uninhabited subantarctic island, 700km south of Bluff. Only 30 remain. Video, Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 9: The wider world beckons as childhood ends
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
Epidemic: the story of Robert Logan
Can you imagine if 20 per cent of the people you know suddenly died? How would you feel if the people in charge blocked doctors from helping them? For Samoans in 1918 this wasn't a hypothetical… Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 8: From sentimental slush to double-entrendres, music provided an escape from small-town life
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
The murder that stunned Hamilton
25 years ago the murder of visiting English tourist Margery Hopegood in Hamilton, stunned the city and the country. She'd only been back in the country of her birth for just four days. The murder was… Audio, Gallery
Audio taonga comes to light 80 years on
The oldest recorded Māori language broadcast - dating back to 1938 at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia - is one of the prize recordings in the first of four online exhibitions by Ngā Taonga Sound &… Audio
Ian Shirley - Public policy pioneer
Ian Shirley is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, founder and member of the Policy Observatory and a former Pro Vice Chancellor at the Auckland University of Technology. Professor Shirley was New… Audio
20th Anniversary of Princess Diana's death
20 years ago, Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris. Our panellists remember what they were doing when they heard the news. Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 7: Was 1950s cuisine colourless, bland and unhealthy? Or fresh, local, seasonal and hospitable?
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Audio
'Ladies and Gentlemen' in New Zealand's history
The phrase 'ladies and gentlemen' is still common in NZ whether introducing a function or putting up signs on restrooms. So how did it begin? Audio
