History

Columbia University Historian, Richard W Bulliet has written the book, The Wheel, which traces the history of the invention that changed the world. He begins in 4-thousand BC when wheels were first… Audio, Gallery

that moment when one must apply their skills as a fluvial geomorphologist in determining a centuries-old border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua - with Prof. Colin Thorne, Chair of Physical… Audio

Today on the show, David Downs will be looking at his favourite lesser-known NZ inventions. How a tobacco company kept the world fit; why Ernest Rutherford is the SECOND most famous person from the… Audio

The first-of-its-kind, the online Australian Living Peace Museum, and the stories of peace that it holds - with Emeritus Prof. Michael Hamel-Green of Victoria University Melbourne, convenor of the… Audio

A major project currently underway at the New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound - or Nga Taonga Sound and Vision - is digitising and describing nearly 1,000 acetate disc sound recordings… Audio

University of Otago political historian A.Prof Brian Roper deconstructs public policies from around the globe... The politics of Senator Bernie Sanders, America's longest-serving independent… Audio

They were bigger in Japan than anywhere else. But for their third album, the record company chose New Zealand and Australia as launch territories. The concert was also first to tour here, ythree in… Audio

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and military strategy. He was senior advisor to General David Petraeus in 2007 and 2008, when he helped to design… Audio

More than a thousand people gathered today in Christchurch's Botanic Gardens for a memorial service to remember everything Christchurch has been through since the devastating quake five years ago. Audio

Today was also important for those who helped rescue survivors. Richard worked as a volunteer in the days after the quake. Audio

Liz and Keith have a more positive story. They weren't in Christchurch for the February quake and their damaged home has since been rebuilt. Audio

A familiar sight in Christchurch over the past 40 years is the pointy hat and black gown of the Wizard. Audio

It wasn't just lives that were lost on February 22, 2011. Communities were lost too. Audio

Among the most enduring memories of the quake, is Alec Cvetanov walking atop the rubble of the CTV building in the hours after its collapse. Audio

Checkpoint invited Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee on the programme this evening but he declined. Audio

The Governor General Sir Jerry Mataparae was among the speakers at today's service along with mayor Lianne Dalziel. Audio

Karen Dodd was forced to leave her employment after the quake. Audio

Anita's husband, Andrew, worked at CTV, in the CTV building, one of 115 people who lost their lives in a structure a Royal Commission later described as so deficient it should never have been built. Audio

Summer Olliver was working as an administrator for the Perpetual Trust on the first floor of the PGC Building when the quake hit. Audio