History
Last 28th Māori Battalion A vet dies
The last veteran of the 28th Māori Battalion's A company, Charlie Petera, has died at his home in Ngataki in the Far North, aged 92.
New hominid fossil find in Indonesia
An international team behind the discovery of the hobbit species in Indonesia have now found what they believe to be the ancestors of the diminuative hominin - after finding skull fragments dated at… Audio, Gallery
History through the Violin - Mozart
As we listen to pieces of violin music, composed between the early 1700s and the early 1900s, we recognize changing forms and styles. But we seldom relate these changes to the wider changes happening… Audio
Heritage building in Chch's Art Centre to reopen
After being largely shut off to the public since the earthquakes, Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre is set to reopen its Great Hall to the public tonight. Video, Audio
Sound Archives on Ali's visit to Auckland in 1979
With the passing of Muhammad Ali in the weekend, you have probably seen archival footage of his fights and legendary interviews all over the media, but you might not have heard anything yet about the… Audio
Nights' Pundit - Economics
What are the Government's options to ease the housing crisis? Independent economics scholar Brian Easton weighs in. Audio
The history of afternoon tea: Dr. Annie Gray
Food historian Dr. Annie Gray talks about the history of the now global tradition and how it has evolved from the Georgian and Victorian eras. She also describes some of the dubious-tasting wartime… Audio
NZ On Screen – Big political personalities
As the American political circus trundles on, we decided it would be a good time to look back at some of the great characters of New Zealand politics over the years - with NZ On Screen Content… Audio
Lilburn and Broadcasting
Perhaps more than any other New Zealand composer, Douglas Lilburn's career in music was influenced and supported by broadcasting. But this was mutually beneficial, and broadcasting too gained much… Audio
You have a bad [hair] day
Two thousand years of hair styles are encapsulated in a new exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery, from bad hair days to eccentric styles, sideburns to split ends. Bad Hair Day includes more than 60… Audio, Gallery
Richard Ovenden: digital preservation
Kim Hill talks to Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and president of the Digital Preservation Coalition. Audio
Brannavan Gnanalingam: spies, travel, and the law
Kim Hill talks to a Wellington lawyer and writer, whose fourth novel is A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse. Audio
Anna Reed: prostitution and sexuality
Kim Hill talks to the regional co-ordinator for the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective in Christchurch, who retired this week after 28 years. Audio
Art Crimes with Arthur Tompkins: La Bella Principessa
Kim Hill talks to the editor of Art Crime and its Prevention: A Handbook, and District Court Judge, about La Bella Principessa, purportedly by Leonardo da Vinci. Audio
Philip Armstrong: sheep
Kim Hill talks to the Head of the Department of English at the University of Canterbury, and co-director of New Zealand Centre for Human-Animal Studies about his new book, Sheep. Audio
Van Badham: privilege in Australia
Kim Hill talks the Australian theatre-maker, novelist, social commentator, and columnist for Guardian Australia, who has written widely about privilege and politics. Audio
Dacher Keltner: power and corruption
Kim Hill talks to the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center and professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, whose new book is The Power Paradox: How We Gain and… Audio
Tutankhamun's dagger made from meteoric iron
Researchers have discovered the dagger entombed alongside the mummy of the Egyptian pharoah Tutankhamun was made of iron from outer space. Audio
History with Jacinta Ruru
Jacinta is the Co-Director of Nga Pae o te Marama tanga NZ's Maori Centre of Research Excellence and Professor of Law, University of Otago. Today she's discussing the origins of Origins of New… Audio
DNA study of Ancient Phoenican finds European Ancestry
A study of the remains of an ancient Phoenican man could change what we know about human migration. Otago University Professor of Biological Anthropology, Lisa Matisoo-Smith lead a DNA study on the… Audio
