History
NZ Sporting History: Barbara Kendall
Our guest for NZ Sporting History today is a trailblazer, role model and advocate for athletes both at the start and end of their careers, Barbara Kendall. Audio
Is it safe or will it go? Fate of Hamilton theatre hangs in the balance
Community groups in Hamilton are on tenter-hooks awaiting a decision from the Hamilton City Council on the future of the Founders Theatre.
Season 2 Ep 2: Māori: The First 500 Years
The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of Māori culture as something carved in stone. Video
Season 2 Ep 1: Rabbits & other Pests
No-one knows for sure who first introduced rabbits to New Zealand, because no-one wanted to take the blame for what became one of New Zealand's biggest environmental and economic disasters. We start… Video
'Extraordinary place': Iwi fearful of fire damage to Waituna Wetland
The head of Te Rūnaka o Awarua says the Southland wetlands are extremely significant with tīpuna buried nearby.
Auckland to host New Zealand's first T rex
A visitor from 66 million years ago - the first Tyrannosaurus rex to be displayed in Aotearoa - will be on show at Tāmaki Paenga Hira this month.
Tā Tipene O’Regan: a life spent building a bicultural nation
Renowned Maori leader Tā Tipene O'Regan (Ngāi Tahu) was named 2022 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year at a digital ceremony this week. This year marks the 25th anniversary since Tā Tipene successfully… Video, Audio
Nosferatu: a cinematic history
What do we know about vampires and where does that lore come from? This year marks the centenary of a very special piece of Hollywood history. Professor of Film and Popular Culture at AUT Lorna… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
The finalised version of the Ministry of Education's compulsory NZ history curriculum is now available. Historian Dr Grant Morris ahs previously spoken about what could and should be in the… Audio
School looks at its history in bid to move on from 'outdated' block names
A Taranaki school's decision to test opinion on changing the names of its classroom blocks has caused a stir.
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre secures funding for upgrade
The popular Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Blenheim has just secured part of the funding needed for a planned 5 million dollar expansion. The centre's chief executive, Jane Orphan talks to Jesse. Audio
Manukau Urban Māori Authority founder Dame June Jackson dies
Prominent Māori leader Dame June Jackson has died at the age of 83.
She was a pioneer and activist who served as founder and chief executive of the Manukau Urban Māori Authority.
Current chair of… Audio
NZ hip hop history
Our cultural correspondent Brad Warrington continues our journey though Hip Hop in Aotearoa. Tonight he's looking at the music of the mid 00s and some big release from Christchurch in the first decade… Audio
'Open heart surgery': Roof removal a breakthrough on $154m cathedral restoration
Christ Church Cathedral restorers hope construction workers can venture inside the building by Christmas.
Iwi seeks input into NZ history curriculum
A central North Island iwi leader says hapū want their own authentic stories taught in the Aotearoa New Zealand histories curriculum.
Blue Smoke: Twist Fever
The New Zealand Truth immediately saw it as a scandal. "Beware of the Twist" they declared, when the swiveling dance first arrived in Auckland. The Twist had more grace than rock'n'roll, the paper… Audio
Centuries of Ngai Tahu history in 50 stories
Rugby legends, muttonbirders, marae stalwarts, lawyers, wahine toa and many more feature in Tangata Ngai Tahu, Volume Two. The book brings together the stories of some 50 people spanning the past 200… Audio
How the Holocaust had its roots in eastern European pogroms
The eyes of the world may be on Ukraine right now, but Dr Jeffrey Veidlinger has focused on a largely forgotten period of history that once captured international attention there too. At the end of… Audio
Māori Party slams ACT Party's proposed referendum on co-governance
The ACT party is calling for a referendum on co-governance.
It says the country is abandoning liberal democracy and replacing it with an "ethno state" where there are two types of people: Tangata… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Dame Valerie Adams
For today's sporting history segment we're charting the career of shot put legend Dame Valerie Adams. Sports journalist and broadcaster Phil Gifford, who helped Dame Valerie write her 2012… Audio