History

ACC is 50 years old this week, and while some say it's time to celebrate, others are calling for change.

Reporter Lauren Crimp takes a look at its history. Audio

Told in three separate stories, season two of Untold Pacific History shines a light on key events in the Niue, Samoa and Rarotonga that have been little told in Aotearoa. Audio

A 300-year-old parchment was found down the back of a couch in the 1940s. It then sat folded up in Eketahuna for years, until recently.  Audio

Let's go back again to the 160th anniversary of the battle of Ōrākau, where dignitiries have gathered to remember the most famous of the New Zealand Wars.

The battle in 1864, which took place east of… Audio

The last of the so-called ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special… Audio

The last of the so-called ‘lunatic asylums’ closed only 20 years ago. They were founded on ideas of paternalism and social progress and survived on the basis they offered safety. In this special… Audio

A search is underway for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Flock House, a flagship agricultural school in New Zealand was set up 100… Audio

We talk to someone who was on the scene in the immediate aftermath of the explosion 40 years ago. Audio

Today Dr Grant Morris talks to Jesse about the destruction of major settlements in New Zealand history. He's just returned from a trip to Christchurch where he saw a lot of what has been built since… Audio

Tongan linguist heads to Oxford uni to decolonise language. Audio

The famous and world-leading Dunedin Study is gearing up for it's next phase. From April it's going to launch its assessments of 52-year-olds. Professor Moana Theodore talks to Jesse. Audio

Dr Robert Bartholomew is the co-author of the 2020 book Havana Syndrome and speaks to Emile Donovan. Audio

This Sunday marks 80 years since one of the most daring and remarkable stories of the Second World War. The Airforce Museum's David King joins Emile Donovan to tell the story of the Kiwis of the Great… Audio

One of Aotearoa's iconic historic buildings is costing taxpayers more than two million dollars a year while it sits empty and in disrepair. The famous Tongariro Chateau, at the base of Mount Ruapehu… Audio

For today's NZ Sporting history we speak to one of Aotearoa's rowing greats, Emma Twigg. She's one of our most successful women's rowers claiming gold in Tokyo 2020 for the single scull event. Audio

This weekend the Western Bay Museum in Katikati is launching a new exhibition paying homage to the Bay of Plenty's food production. Paula Gaelic has spent the last six months scouring her region to… Audio

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's illustrious career has been recognised by parliament with heartfelt speeches, waiata and even a couple of job offers.

The opera singer celebrated her 80th birthday this month.

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