History
Sound Archives: Christmas 1942
Today in our weekly visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, we are going back to Christmas 1942, with Sarah Johnston. Audio, Gallery
Six decades of NZ's cities in photos
Thousands of just-released historical aerial images show how cities around the country have changed.
Remembering NZ's worst naval tragedy
The sinking of the HMS Neptune 75 years ago, in which 150 New Zealanders lost their lives, is being commemorated in Wellington. Audio
C'Mon - 50th Anniversary
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic TV program C'mon. Produced by Kevan Moore from 1966 - 1969 - C'mon set the bench mark for New Zealand based pop culture shows. Video, Audio, Gallery
Big Ben to fall silent for repairs - but what about the bongs?
The Elizabeth Tower - or Big Ben to you and me - is now closed to the public. It's to undergo a huge facelift, and from January will be scaffolded for about three years - the longest conservation work… Audio
Quaker flower delivery tradition under threat
The Quakers have delivered around four-hundred posies of flowers to Mt Eden Prison at Christmas since the First World War. But the prisons tightened security is putting the tradition under threat… Audio
From Zero: Where Are We?
Everyone seems to agree that our drug laws are no longer fit for purpose. So what are we doing about it? Audio
Deborah Challinor's new novel The Cloud Leopard's Daughter
With 15 novels to her name, Hamilton's Deborah Challinor is a prolific and successful historical fiction writer - here and overseas. Her popular series include The Convict Girls, Children of War and… Audio
Remembering Featherston Military Training Camp
More than 60,000 men went through Featherston Military Training Camp in World War One, and a plan to remember them is gathering momentum. The group behind the project believe it will highlight just… Audio
Hilary Hunt - The master milliner
Author Hilary Hunt talks to Wallace about Lindsay Kennett, a master milliner who created hats for some of New Zealand's best dressed and most fashionable women. Audio
Anne Frank may have been discovered by chance - study
World-famous wartime diarist Anne Frank may have been discovered by chance and not because her hiding place was betrayed, a new theory suggests.
The ancient size-10 footprints that could rewrite history
Chris Smith on the amazing discovery of some size-10 footprints in Tanzania. No big deal? Well, these prints date back 3.6 million years and could fundamentally change our thinking about human… Audio, Gallery
Nick Bollinger on his memoir 'Goneville'
Nick Bollinger is a writer, musician, record producer and host of RNZ’s The Sampler. His new memoir Goneville is both a coming of age story and an insiders take on the 1970s New Zealand music scene. Audio, Gallery
The history of the office Christmas party
Today our historian Grant Morris of Victoria University looks at the history of office Christmas parties in New Zealand. When did we start having them, what were the old ones like and how have they… Audio
Sound Archives: NZ's greatest naval disaster
This weekend will see commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of New Zealand's greatest naval disaster - the loss of 150 men serving on board the HMS Neptune when it was sunk by mines in the… Audio, Gallery
From Zero - Partying Hard
Politicians and police agree that drug-checking at music festivals is probably a good idea. So why is it still illegal? Audio
Clive Fugill on Māori carving tools
Clive Fugill, Master Carver at the NZ Maori Arts & Crafts Institute in Rotorua, learned his craft in the late '60s. His new book examines the creation and evolution of implements like the toki (adze)… Audio, Gallery
Going South - Dead Moon in NZ 1992
Influential Portland trio Dead Moon turned down shows with Nirvana in favour of a twenty-date tour of New Zealand in 1992. They made lifelong fans but also cleared out pubs along the way - John Baker… Video, Audio
Five jobs go as Ngā Taonga closes Auckland, Christchurch offices
Staff at the country's audio and video archive have been told jobs will be lost in a restructure that is to go ahead in March.
Astronaut John Glenn Dies aged 95
John Herschel Glenn wasn't the first man in space, he wasn't even the first American but he did orbit the earth three times in February 1962 as one of the first seven Mercury Astronauts of NASA. In… Audio
