History

Colin Peacock interviews a leading Welsh trails consultant and advocate for sustainable land management who is visiting New Zealand to help develop a master plan for Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park. Audio

Colin Peacock interviews Arthur Tompkins, member of Interpol's DNA Monitoring Expert Group with a special interest in crimes involving artistic masterpieces, about the theft and recovery of Leonardo… Audio

Colin Peacock interviews American documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, whose first film in six years, Where To Invade Next, looks at social welfare programmes across Europe, Scandinavia and the Middle… Audio

Colin Peacock interviews the Director of the Violence Reduction Unit, a national centre of expertise on violence based in Glasgow. The VRU was established in 2005 to take a public health approach to… Audio

It was a David and Goliath battle: New Zealand versus Australia in the final of the men's hockey at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. New Zealanders were enthralled by runners John Walker and Dick Quax at… Audio, Gallery

New excavations in Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores suggest that the diminutive early human Homo floresiensis (nicknamed the 'Hobbit') disappeared much earlier than previously… Audio, Gallery

New information, revealed in the book Spies Against Armageddon, shows Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny lived out his post war days working for Israel's top spy agency Mossad. One of the co-author's of… Audio

Victoria University legal history lecturer Grant Morris discusses the orgins of New Zealand's free education system. Audio

there's no such thing as a free lunch - with independent scholar Brian Easton... low interest rates and world secular stagnation... Audio

You can't make this stuff up: a family that rules a vast empire for 300 years by using torture against their enemies. A family that throws wild parties including dwarfs jumping out of pies. The House… Audio

Rome-based American food writer Katie Parla writes for Bon Apetit and the New York Times. She has just published a book called Tasting Rome: Fresh Flavours and Forgotten Recipes from an Ancient City.

In 1928 the first english speaking team competed in the Tour de France. The Ravat Wonder team was made up of cyclists from New Zealand and Australia. Wellington man, David Coventry happened upon their… Audio

New Zealand's First World War history texts about Gallipoli will have to be rewritten - we now know that there were twice as many soldiers there than we believed. It reminds us that despite all the… Audio

Charlotte Badger is believed to be the first Pakeha woman ever to have lived in New Zealand. Researcher Jennifer Ashton is trying to piece her story together, but with very little to go on do obscure… Audio

Voters may tend to trust journalists about politics and politicians more than expensive ad campaigns that run in the lead up to elections. But are we well served by our media these days, or are they… Audio

The 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising celebrates the courage and ideals that characterised the events and people of 1916. Historian Diarmaid Ferriter reflects on the history and national identity… Audio

Dame Patsy Reddy will take over from Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae as Governor General in August. With 5 months left to run on his tenure Sir Jerry Mataparae shares some highlights of his time… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand's legendary aviatrix Jean Batten remains something of a mystery despite her many well-documented achievements in the air. She made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand… Audio, Gallery