History

A selection of some of the best Country Life stories from 2015. In this episode: Golden Reflections, Ponds of Gold and Woosters of Orira Audio, Gallery

The evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo... how electronic music became the club staples that we still appreciate today… Audio

Who can forget the story about Mick fanning the Australian surfer who survived a shark attack during in a competition in South Africa's Jeffreys Bay. Audio

Back now to some of our memorable stories. In July a Kiwi ute with enough miles on the clock to have travelled to the moon and back three times, found a new home ... in Christchurch. Audio

It's a special Christmas this year for St Peter's Cathedral in Hamilton as it is in the midst of its 100th anniversary celebrations. Audio

A woman who fell in love with vintage aircraft in New Zealand is making her way across southeast Asia in an open cockpit bi-plane, recreating an historic flight from England to Australia. Audio

Sarah Johnston has been delving into the archives at Nga Taonga Sound & Vision to bring us some sounds of Christmas Past. Audio

After a career in broadcasting that started over 50 years ago, our very own Jim Sullivan, the founding host of Sounds Historical, will be retiring to Central Otago at the end of the year Audio

It's been a Wellington landmark for more than a century but in a few weeks Kirkcaldie & Stains will shut up shop for good. Audio

William Meldrum talks about a no-man's-land strategy that in his view was an important reason for the success of the 'retirement'. Sgt Walter Cobb describes the departure from Gallipoli and the 'Heath… Audio

Voices of Gallipoli by Maurice Shadbolt adapted for radio by Antony Groser. One hundred years ago today the last NZ soldier was evacuated from Gallipoli. This drama adapted from a book with the same… Audio

Previously Standing Room Only interviewed a filmmaker and historian who were just about to start their 200-kilometre walk along the Great South Road, from the edge of the King Country to Central… Video, Audio

There's no escaping the fact that Christmas is now just days away, so Irene Gardiner has been rummaging through NZ on Screen's Christmas Collection on our behalf. Audio

Emma Smith talks with Soul Jazz Records founder Stuart Baker about Jamaican music pioneer, Sir Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's formative recordings, collected for the first time in the new Soul Jazz… Audio

Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing the restoration of 19th century paintings and frames. Audio

Founder of the solar energy company Solarcentury, and international charity organisation SolarAid, chair of the not-for-profit financial think tank Carbon Tracker, and climate and energy activist and… Audio

the significance of trains and the rail network to the history of New Zealand - with Neill Atkinson, chief historian at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and author of Trainland: How Railways Made… Audio

Farewells are never easy, but after 152 years in business it's time for Kirkcaldie and Stains to say goodbye. It's a store that has maintained many of its traditions, including the reintroduction of a… Audio