History
Help wanted for Waitara Rail project
If you have capable hands and a budding interest in trains, the Waitara Railway Preservation Society needs you. The society's secretary and treasurer Derek Baker speaks to Jesse. Audio
Work on Oriental Bay Rotunda stalled
Work has stalled on a multi-million-dollar restoration of Wellington's historic Oriental Bay Rotunda because no tenant is willing to take it on.
The council-owned landmark has stood sadly empty for… Audio
New Zealand photo archive up for auction
An online auction of historic photographs is taking place, with the aim of returning them to New Zealand hands. Australian media company Fairfax sent 1.4 million images from its photographic archive… Audio, Gallery
Fairfax archive saga: Tracking down the missing pictures
It is one of the great debacles of NZ history-keeping - an irreplaceable physical collection of more than a million photos almost ended up in a rubbish dump. But some have been even harder to track…
Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies
Thousands have marked Australia's national day with "Invasion Day" rallies in support of the country's Indigenous community, with many opposed to celebrating the historic arrival of the British in…
'Complete and utter travesty' as developers eye up historic homes
Heritage advocates say they are seeing the most significant threat to homes and other buildings in decades.
50 years on from New Zealanders' first glimpse of colour television
A veteran television producer has described the arrival of colour television as one of the biggest broadcasting breakthroughs of the time. Audio
Christchurch tram painstakingly restored to its former glory
Tram 24 was used as a Sunday School and even a haybarn after it was taken off the tracks in 1954. With 12 years of hard work, a group have brought it back to life. Audio
I Was There When: Muldoon called the snap election
Emile Donovan speaks to a TVNZ cameraman who was there on June 14 1984 when the prime minister drunkenly held a press conference to call a snap election. Audio
Colonial statues vandalised ahead of contentious Australia Day holiday
A statue of James Cook was cut at the ankles and a statue of Queen Victoria daubed in paint.
Asante Gold: UK to loan back Ghana's looted 'crown jewels'
Treasures taken 150 years ago will go back, the BBC can reveal, in a possible model for other disputes.
NZ Sporting History: Erin Baker
Erin Baker is an incredible triathlete, from the beginning of competing she was winning events, sometimes just a week apart. For today's sporting history we speak to Erin about her incredible… Audio
Reliving the gold rush of days gone by in Aotearoa
The New Zealand gold rush kicked off in 1861 after gold was found near the Tuapeka River in Otago. Now a Clutha museum is bringing that history back to life. Tuapeka Goldfields Museum & Visitor… Audio
Christchurch Commonwealth games in 1974 first colour TV broadcast in NZ
Thursday marks 50 years since Dick Tayler galloped to 10,000 metre glory at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
The Christchurch games, dubbed "the friendly games" marked the second time New Zealand hosted… Audio
Made in NZ: NZ Sock Co
For Made in NZ today we're going down to Ashburton, where a company has been manufacturing socks for well over 120 years. The New Zealand Sock Company was established in 1901. Audio
'Insipid' threat to heritage in Dunedin
A proposed development has become a focal point for heritage advocates who say the city's history is being torn down and replaced by "insipid glass and steel".
Memories from Tangiwai disaster still vivid 70 years on - rescuer
An Ohakune man attending the memorial service of the Tangiwai rail disaster says he is still touched by the events seventy years on.
Sunday History Hit with Thomas Rillstone
Thomas Rillstone, host of the award winning History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast, joins Susana Lei'ataua on The Weekend for the final instalment in our three-part Sunday History Hits series. Across… Audio
The story of Treasure Island Caravan Park
The same families have been visiting Treasure Island Caravan Park in Patua, Northland, for decades. During that time the little kids that zoomed around the camp ground have grown up to become big kids… Audio
Tangiwai disaster 70th anniversary
On Christmas Eve 1953, 151 passengers lost their lives when a train travelling between Wellington and Auckland derailed into a river in Tangiwai. It is still New Zealand's worst rail disaster.
This… Audio
