History

Dame Jane Goodall is the world-renowned conservationist and primatologist in the 1960s she made history with through her groundbreaking study on the chimpanzees of the Gombe, in Tanzania. Video, Audio

Benjamin Ziemann is back to on the show to talk about Niemöller. He visited New Zealand in 1949. He was a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent… Audio

A call from the South Auckland community for more workshops on learning traditional Samoan dances, especially when nowadays the practices of Samoan dance is not considered 'traditional'. Audio

Dunedin's Larnarch Castle was effectively stripped of its furniture about a hundred years ago. But one of its hand crafted bookcases is about to be returned - albeit smaller than when it left… Audio, Gallery

In April 1938 Agnes Moncrieff, New Zealand YWCA foreign secretary to the YWCA of China, wrote to her mother - "You do not travel in China at the full moon if you can help. There are always air raids."… Audio

The 'quiz' is a long-standing part of NZ life. here have always been quizzes in our culture but not necessarily in a particularly structured way. We can see evidence of widespread, organised quizzes… Audio

From cow's urine to beetle's blood, the ingredients that have been used to make pigments across history are equal parts weird and wonderful. Video, Audio

In 1961, the 'Pill' went on sale in New Zealand and women's lives were changed forever. The first truly reliable contraceptive, the Pill meant being able to control your fertility was now a matter of… Audio

On June 21st 1930, the All Blacks met a touring British side for their first test at Carisbrook in Dunedin. It was shocking weather with driving snow, but still a crowd of 28,000 people turned out. Video, Audio, Gallery

Tristan Donovan is talking to us about the history of monopoly and board games, it started off as educational, and for years it's been tearing families apart over who owes who what, who won, and… Audio

Only one Catholic Pope has ever made the trip all the way from Rome to New Zealand. In 1986 His Holiness Pope John Paul II spent three days here and the local church prepared for his visit in a… Audio

Mystery is surrounding the discovery of a 118-year-old painting, found in Antarctica amongst old tin cans and penguin poo. Video, Audio

The HMNZS Endeavour, built in 1988 and our Navy's only tanker, is being decommissioned. Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming was on board for its last long-term deployment. Video, Audio

A public spat has developed over the state and future of an iconic macrocarpa hedge in Waikanae. Its owners say they've tried their best to placate elderly neighbours, but the mayor has made it… Video, Audio

Just over half of Cantabrians want Christchurch's quake-damaged cathedral to be restored, according to a survey commissioned by the Anglican Church. Audio

A 118 year old painting by one of Captain Scott's Antarctic exploration team has been uncovered in an historic hut at Cape Adare. Audio, Gallery