History
The Sampler Summit: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is not just one of the biggest-selling albums in history; it might also be the most culturally significant. To mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ classic…
AudioMan out to prove Māori not original settlers under investigation
An amateur historian is under investigation for taking human remains in a bid to prove his theory that Māori were not the original settlers.
Māori and Moriori ancestors 'finally at rest'
The remains of dozens of Māori and Moriori, taken overseas more than 100 years ago, have returned to Aotearoa. Audio
59 Māori and Moriori ancestral remains returned from Europe
The man behind the return of 59 ancestral remains says there are more tipuna in private hands overseas than in New Zealand institutions. Audio
The healing waters of Awahou
The children knew about Pekehaua, the taniwha of the Awahou river, many years later they share their stories of growing up at the Pa, living off the land and river, and the genesis of Kapahaka. Audio
The Butcher Shop: Wine
Terroir, appellation and geographical indicators are held up as the way for us to market high-quality wine. But is this true, and what could its downsides be? And how can our wine industry thrive? Audio
Bid to save historic Marlborough church
A Christchurch landscape architect is spearheading a fund-raising campaign to save a quake-damaged stone church near the Marlborough coastline.
Clean-up of Christchurch's 'dirty 30' building list
A Christchurch city councillor admits some buildings have been mistakenly added to a hit list of derelict central city properties and they need to be taken off. Video
Mt Everest's Hillary Step 'still there' - Peter Hillary
Peter Hillary says there's no evidence the Hillary Step has gone. He's just returned from Nepal, and says the question of whether the step was destroyed in a 2015 earthquake is not a geological… Audio
WW2 bomber squadron pilot denied plaque
A Nelson-based World War 2 pilot who cheated death many times on wartime raids over Europe, has now been cheated out of a government-subsidised plaque for the headstone he says he'll eventually need… Audio
Sound Archives: Radio Ads from the swinging 60's
Today in our visit to the sound archives Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & vision plyas us some radio ads from the 'swinging 60s'. Audio
The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu
Kathryn Ryan talks to Charlie English whose new book, The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu, tells the story of the librarians who saved hundreds of thousands of priceless manuscripts from Al Qaeda in 2013.
…Blocking the Moongate - Wellington's Chinese Garden
Description: The first Chinese ornamental garden in NZ took shape in Wellington as far back as 1869. Almost two centuries later and after a 20 year battle, the Wellington Chinese Garden Society… Audio, Gallery
Blocking the Moongate - Wellington's Chinese Garden
Description: The first Chinese ornamental garden in NZ took shape in Wellington as far back as 1869. Almost two centuries later and after a 20 year battle, the Wellington Chinese Garden Society…
AudioHelping the blind 'see' art
The Museums Aotearoa Conference starts today in Palmerston North. And the theme of this year's event is accessibility. Bruce Roberts has been guiding tours for visually impaired people for more than… Audio
Hillary Step 'collapse' on Mt Everest changes climb
Some climbers are reporting the Hillary Step on Mount Everest has collapsed. Mark Woodward, who has scaled Mt Everest nine times, says it's still unclear exactly how this might have happened. Audio
Fake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history… Audio
Fake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history…
AudioNew home for NZ's most important documents opens
The Treaty of Waitangi, the Declaration of Independence and the Women's Suffrage Petition can now be seen on public display in Wellington. Video
Treaty of Waitangi on public display
The Treaty of Waitangi, the Declaration of Independence and the Women's Suffrage Petition will now permanently be on display at He Tohu - an exhibition inside Wellington's National Library. Video, Audio
