History

In the late 1800's, Tokelau's population plummeted to 85 people, because of slavery. This little known history is the subject of a new art installation which will travel to next year's Festival of… Audio

On all Hallow's Eve, ghost stories abound, including the haunting that lies behind the tradition of motorists beeping their horns as they drive through the Mount Victoria Tunnel in Wellington… Audio

He's not a hero, but he's not a villain either; Captain James Cook is complicated man who is often seen as one or the other. The real story is somewhere in between says Australian author and… Audio

In honour of Diwali, Sarah Johnston has been listening to how ties between New Zealand and India have been recorded on the airwaves - and saved in the archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio, Gallery

Geographer Chris McDowall and designer Tim Denee's book We Are Here is a large hardback atlas that is much more than a collection of maps, charts, graphs and diagrams. It is a reflection of New… Audio, Gallery

With World War I and the flu epidemic past, the good times rolled through the 1920s. Then came the bust of the Great Depression, prompting widespread poverty - that was worse for some - and the rise…

Tears have been shed, hymns sung and hopes for the future expressed at the second day of Te Pūtake o Te Riri - the New Zealand Wars commemorations in Taranaki.

Activities started early with a dawn… Video, Audio

RNZ Kurahautū Māori Shannon Haunui-Thompson joins the panel to talk about another significant commemoration over the past weekend. Audio

A dawn service has been held this morning at the pa on the outskirts of Waitara where the first shots of the New Zealand wars were fired in 1860. The ceremony kicked off the second day of Te Putake o… Audio

A dawn service is underway at the pā on the outskirts of Waitara where the first shots of the New Zealand wars were fired in 1860.

The ceremony kicks off the second day of the commemorations of the… Audio

A series of three features about the NZEF during WWI created by Christchurch writer, Robyn Anderson, and drawing on personal war diaries of two soldiers, William Anderson and Eric Ryburn. Gallery

New Zealand Land Wars commemorations are getting underway with Te Putake o te Riri, He Ra Maumahara in Waitara to commemorate the wars that took place in Taranaki. RNZ is releasing a documentary this… Audio

Today is Labour Day, but what does that mean in 2019 and where have the name and the holiday come from? Cybèle Locke is a senior lecturer in history at Victoria University with a focus on Labour… Audio

Author Graeme Lay says it's misleading for people to accuse Captain James Cook as being an imperialist and a destroyer of cultures, when he was largely revered by Maori in New Zealand.  Audio

It’s the war that claimed more New Zealand lives than any other. It’s also the event that’s often claimed as a ‘foundational moment” where we “became a nation”. But is that really true? In this…

British Airways operated its final commercial Concorde flight on October 24, 2003, from New York's JFK International Airport to London Heathrow. Audio