History
The Commander - Helen Clark
In part five of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Helen Clark about her three terms in power as she sought to draw a line under Rogernomics, unleash new social reforms and rethink New Zealand's… Video, Audio
Tracing the history of punitive passages
Clare Anderson is the investigator of a research project on convict transportation and penal colonies, based at the University of Leicester. She'll be joining us to talk about sending people away to… Audio
The History of Social Conservatism in NZ
A lot of NZ's historical writing has focused on social liberalism and been written from a socially liberal perspective. Social conservatism has often been treated as a negative aspect of our society… Audio
Gurinder Chadha: The Partition of India
Gurinder Chadha made her mark in cinema with Bend it like Beckham. Her latest film tells the epic story of the partition of India. Audio
Sound Archives: 80's Kiwi Sports Anthems
They're known as 'stadium anthems' - or 'jock jams' in the US - music tracks which are pumped out at sporting events to get the crowd hyped. They also feature heavily in the soundtrack to television… Audio
Treasure hunt that began in deep space
A docu-series about a quest for sunken treasure that began in space nearly 50 years ago and is now continuing on the seafloor hits New Zealand TV screens this week. Audio, Gallery
Have we squandered our paradise?
It was once a wealthy, relatively equal country, but New Zealand is now paying the price for a misguided attempt to fix it with trickledown economics, according to an Auckland author. Audio
New Zealand's oldest person approaches 110th birthday
New Zealand's oldest person, Madeline Anderson, will turn 110 on Thursday. She talks to John Campbell from her home in Upper Hutt. Audio
Paul Brennan: Bring Our Birds Home
Aviation enthusiast Paul Brennan has launched a campaign to track down planes that flew in New Zealand between 1959 and 1981. He has identified planes of "cultural significance" - the Lockheed Electra… Audio
George Saunders - Lincoln in the Bardo
Considered one of America's foremost contemporary writers, George Saunders has just published his first novel Lincoln in the Bardo to critical acclaim. Audio
Piet Chielens - In Flanders Fields
Piet Chielens is director of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, Belgium. His team at the musuem are currently working on commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.
…The Challenger - Jenny Shipley
In part four, Guyon Espiner talks to Dame Jenny Shipley about being the first woman on the 9th Floor, plus coups and coalitions, welfare reform and Winston Peters. And, above all, her commitment to… Video, Audio
When NZ aviation went national
Seventy years ago, New Zealand’s various small airlines were amalgamated and nationalised into the National Airways Corporation (NAC). Audio
Hitler's 'political midwife'
Benjamin Ziemann on the life of Karl Mayr - head of the intelligence and propaganda department in the Bavarian Reichswehr group command. He is referred to as the man who introduced Hitler to politics.
…Saving ancient religious manuscripts from destruction
ISIS has an unlikely nemesis who is trying to cut off the massive amounts of money the terrorist group makes from looting and selling antiquities. Benedictine Monk, Father Columba Stewart has spent… Audio, Gallery
New Zealand's invisible women scientists
Women scientists in New Zealand have been shut out of our history, a cultural historian says. Audio
Anzac Day 2017 National Commemoration Service
From the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in central Wellington presented by Philippa Tolley. Audio
Ron Mark - Repatriating the fallen
There has been some news recently about 33 New Zealanders who died in the Malayan, Korea, and Vietnam wars. After a long campaign, members of the fallen soldier's families will finally have their… Audio, Gallery
Kingi Taurua - The Cold War
Between the late 1950s and early 1970s New Zealanders fought in Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam. These wars were part of the Cold War, a long drawn out conflict between Western nations and Communist… Audio, Gallery
Dr Monty Soutar - The Maori Battalion
The 28th Battalion of the Second World War, better known as the Maori Battalion, had a formidable reputation as one of the finest fighting forces but it came at a great cost: of the 3600 soldiers, 660… Audio
