History
The Ninth Floor Ep 2 - Moore
Mike Moore was Prime Minister for just 59 days, given the job of trying to prop up an ailing government and save some marginal seats at the 1990 election. Yet, somehow, three years later he almost… Audio
The Trader - Mike Moore: Prime Minister 1990
In part two of The 9th Floor, Guyon Espiner talks to Mike Moore about his short stint as Prime Minister in 1990, followed by his miraculous near-comeback in 1993. Video, Audio, Gallery
Time capsule find hailed as 'significant'
A capsule buried in Wellington for more than half a century might be returned to its resting place, after its secrets were revealed today. Video
Time capsule's secrets revealed
A capsule buried near Parliament for more than half a century has been cut open, revealing a newspaper, photos and a handful of coins. Audio
Sound Archives: the start of radio advertising in NZ
Eighty years ago if you had tuned in to the radio in New Zealand you would have been hearing something pretty new - advertising on the radio. It began in 1936 when the government-owned Commercial… Audio
Maggie Barry: Opening time capsule 'took some doing'
A mysterious time capsule discovered during construction work on Bowen Campus has been opened today. Audio, Gallery
Spicer: 'Hitler didn't even sink to chemical weapons'
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been criticised after declaring that Adolf Hitler didn't use chemical weapons during World War II.
Western leaders talk tough on Syria before G7 meeting
Western leaders have been talking tough on Syria and its key ally Russia ahead of today's G7 meeting in Italy. We talk to London based political correspondent and Middle East affairs commentator Adel… Audio
Leap of Faith, Jenny Pattrick's latest historical novel.
Historical novelist Jenny Pattrick is fascinated by the workers - often men - who built New Zealand. Her earlier novels described the lives of the Denniston Miners. Her latest book Leap of Faith… Audio
Remembering those old TV and radio ads
This month marks 56 years since the first television commercial was screened in New Zealand. To celebrate that event - if "celebrate" is the right word! - Nga Taonga Sound & Vision has selected… Audio
Maurice Clark: preserving Wellington's historical buildings
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Since the November earthquake, most of the news about Wellington buildings has been about damaged ones coming down. But developer and engineer Maurice Clark is determined to save… Audio, Gallery
Megan Wraight and Stuart Dun - Pukeahu Park
The Pukeahu National War Memorial Park design took out the top prize at the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects awards this week with the judges describing it as weaving culture and history… Audio
The 9th Floor: Sir Geoffrey Palmer
In a new series, Guyon Espiner talks to five former NZ prime ministers, starting today with Sir Geoffrey Palmer. Audio
Walter Scheidel - Violence as the great leveler
Walter Scheidel is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Classics and History, and a Kennedy-Grossman Fellow in Human Biology at Stanford University. The author or editor of sixteen… Audio
Frederik Stjernfelt - Seven myths about Martin Luther
Visiting Danish academic Professor Frederik Stjernfelt was enjoying a peaceful Erskine Fellowship at the University of Canterbury until last week, when his new book hit shelves in his home country and… Audio
The Reformer - Geoffrey Palmer: Prime Minister 1989-90
In The 9th Floor, a landmark new series for RNZ, Guyon Espiner talks to five former NZ Prime Ministers, starting with reforming lawmaker Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who became our 33rd PM in 1989. Video, Audio
The history of cross-party support in NZ
There has been a lot of talk recently about cross-party cooperation in NZ politics. However, the reality is that this approach, in relation to major parties working together, is the exception rather… Audio
Caroline Brothers: Argentina's disappeared
Kathryn Ryan talks with Australian born journalist, writer and historian Caroline Brothers, whose second novel, The Memory Stones, is a saga set in Argentina during the military regime of the late 70s… Audio
Sound Archives: Paul Robeson's visit to New Zealand
On Monday, we talked to Melbourne writer Jeff Sparrow about his book No Way But This: In Search of Paul Robeson. This brought a lot of feedback from you and memories of the singer and civil rights… Audio, Gallery
Revera House to be demolished - too expensive to repair
The Wellington building Revera House, which was damaged in the November earthquake, is to come down. Mark Crosswell, the General Manager of the Gunson Property Group says the ten storey building which… Audio
