History
History through the Violin - JS Bach
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
NZ Samoans celebrate independence
Samoans around New Zealand celebrated 54 years of independence today with song, dance and festivities. Video, Audio
Gems from the Sound Archives, with Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision is here today for our weekly dip into the sound archives - and today, we have two recordings by young men. Two broadcast recordings which both relate to… Audio
Work on expressway uncovers Kapiti history
More than 200 new archaeological sites have been uncovered as part of the new expressway being built on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington. Video
The Myth and Magic of Woodstock
Janis Joplin's agent took her to a place in up-state New York to try and get her off heroin. Jimi Hendrix followed Bob Dylan there for the chance to meet his idol. There's more to Woodstock than a… Audio
Ancient Texts in the Otago Museum
Assyriologist Prof Wayne Horowitz on the significance of 3500 year old cuneiform texts in the Otago Museum. He's the leader of the Cuneiform in Australia and New Zealand (CANZ) project, which aims to… Audio
The Last of the Nazi Hunters
Nazi war criminals who fled Germany at the end of World War II are dying of old age and so are the men and women who hunted them across the generations. Former Newsweek foreign correspondent Andrew… Audio
HMS New Zealand piupiu visits UK
The Royal Navy museum in Britain is displaying the "lucky" Māori piupiu worn by the captain of HMS New Zealand during the Battle of Jutland 100 years ago. Audio
Royal textiles shattered by time
How important is clothing as a reference to time and place, and what can garments tell us about the people who wore them and the society in which they lived? The Otago Museum houses millions of… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi
Kim Hill and Kate De Goldi discuss two chapter books: Bird by Crystal Chan, and Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief by Catherine Jinks. Audio
Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs
Kim Hill talks to London-based New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard who is receiving her first survey show in her home country, Jealous Saboteurs, at City Gallery Wellington. Audio
Rich Cohen on The Rolling Stones
Kim Hill talks to Rich Cohen, co-creator and screenwriter of the HBO television series Vinyl, who for the past 15 years has travelled with, reported on, and become friends with the Rolling Stones. He… Audio
Richie Poulton: 40 years of Dunedin health and development
Kim Hill talks to the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born in that city in 1972 and 1973. A four-part… Audio
Kip Thorne: interstellar activity
Kim Hill talks to the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, and co-founder of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. He is in… Audio
NZ will take part in Battle of Jutland commemorations
New Zealand will take part in commemorations in the United Kingdom next week to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Audio
Nights' Culture - Electronic Music
Poms grab the flame - 1989-1991 - The evolution of music made with devices powered by electricity and/or computers, with Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo. Audio
Masterpieces with Dunedin Astronomer, Ian Griffin
Astronomer Dr Ian Griffin is the Director of Otago Museum in Dunedin. He is the former CEO of Science Oxford and the former head of public outreach at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute. He… Video, Audio, Gallery
Digitally restored documentary delights Ngati Whatua o Orakei
Thirty eight years ago police and armed forces evicted protesters who were occupying Takaparawhau or Bastion Point on Auckland's waterfront. Audio
The history of beards and moustaches in NZ
Bearded hipsters are an everyday sight in cities like Wellington. Male facial hair has made a comeback in recent years, including Movember. But beards and moustaches are nothing new for this nation… Audio, Gallery
Rewi Alley art collection goes online
New Zealander Rewi Alley's extraordinary story of connection to China's communist leadership helped establish the most extensive collection of Chinese art in New Zealand. The writer, activist and… Audio
