History
Teen Pan Alley - part 4
Simon Morris presents part four of the Brill Building story Leader of the Pack. Audio
Teen Pan Alley - part 3
Simon Morris presents part three of the Brill Building story: Up on the Roof. Audio
Teen Pan Alley - Part 2
Simon Morris presents part two of the Brill Building story: "Who put the bomp?" Audio
Teen Pan Alley - part 1
Simon Morris presents part one of the Brill Building story: "Teenagers in Love". Audio
Mysteries at the New Zealand Cricket Museum
At the New Zealand Cricket Museum, there are boxes of items with question marks hanging over them. We're asking if you can help answer one of them. Audio, Gallery
War correspondent legend Clare Hollingworth dies aged 105
British journalist Clare Hollingworth broke the news German troops were poised to invade Poland at the start of World War II.
New exhibition casts light on an old story
An exhibition that traces the journey of Ngati Rarua, Te Ati-awa and allied tribes from the North Island to Tasman Bay in the 1830s, has just opened in Motueka. Audio
Word Christchurch 2016: Nadia Hashimi
Nadia Hashimi's novels highlight the plight of Afghan women under the Taliban, creating vivid, involving characters who win readers' empathy and understanding. When the Moon is Low follows a refugee… Audio
NZ WWII hero has died
John Gregson dived overboard to save his badly injured shipmate when their merchant ship was torpedoed.
Saving Te Reo Maori
According to the Maori Language Act - te reo Maori is one of the official languages of New Zealand, it is important to the identity of the country and should be protected as a taonga under article two… Audio
The stories of Papers Past
It's almost daunting - so far there are almost 5 million pages of New Zealand historical documents to be explored, online and for free, on the National Library's Papers Past website.
There are… Audio
X-Features - James Pinker
Musician James Pinker is on The Weekend to note a band he hasn't been in for thirty plus years. He was the drummer for seminal Auckland post-punk band The Features, who have had their music collected… Audio
Latin Lolitas
One of the most notable fashion movements to come out of Japan is an uber feminine take on 19th century clothing called the Lolita style. The main version of Lolita is often very light colours like… Audio, Gallery
2016: Tame Iti on mana, authority, and a life devoted to activism
In the 2016 Reeves lecture, Maori activist and artist Tame Iti discusses the concept of mana and how it can be seen as a way of challenging authority. Audio
The women ‘computers’ who measured the stars
Dava Sobel tells Kim Hill about the ‘Harvard Computers’, the women who helped usher in modern astrophysics. Audio
A tribute to those musicians we lost this year
It has been the year of famous deaths. We lost people would have been famous in any generation, they weren't just a succession of minor actors from 1970s soaps. Most notable perhaps were David Bowie… Audio
Bye Bye Bar Bodega
A Wellington institution closes its doors for the last time tonight. Kirsten Johnstone looks back at the history of well-loved music venue Bodega. Video, Audio
The history of Christmas Dinner
Kathryn Ryan talks to Katie Cooper, a historian at Te Papa who's an expert in the social history of food in New Zealand with a particular interest in rural areas during the colonial period. She's just… Audio
Nights' Culture - Electronic Music
For a break from Christmas music we have Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo. playing music by Octave One, Carl Craig, Underground Resistance , and Drexciya. a group of Detroit DJs and producers who followed… Audio
St James Theatre needs $10m in public funding, owner says
Supporters of Auckland's troubled historic theatre are calling on the government to fund the final stages of its restoration. Audio
