History
A royal pain for the House of Windsor
With Fergie, Harry and Andrew in the headlines again, The Detail speaks to an insider about whether they can weather yet another storm. Audio
The Chalet in Arthur's Pass is up for sale
Bayleys' agent and auctioneer Ben Deans talks about why the opportunity would not suit the faint of heart. Audio
Celebrating 60 years of Porirua!
It officially became a city on October 2nd, 1965, when its population hit 20,000. Today, it's home to more than 60,000 people. Mayor Anita Baker joins Nights to celebrate her city. Audio
NZ Sporting History with Lorraine Moller
Marathon runner Lorraine Moller will forever be in the history books, not just for her amazing talent, but because she was competing when women's sport was going through massive, and rapid change… Audio
Man fined after attempting to steal historic artefacts from mine
The West Coast mine closed in 1967 and since then, many artefacts have been stolen.
How a network of women judges rescued their Afghan counterparts
The incredible story of how a global network of female judges stepped in to help their Afghan counterparts flee Kabul when the Taliban returned to power. Audio
Debut novel draws inspiration from a Kiwi colonial adventuress
Vanessa Croft's compelling debut novel draws inspiration from a little-known Kiwi colonial adventuress. Audio
Trump orders release of Earhart files
Aviator Amelia Earhart went missing while on a pioneering round-the-world flight.
New discovery in Egypt may lead to Cleopatra's tomb
The discovery was made at a sunken port off the coast of Egypt.
A life on the land
Farmer Ian Buckingham was born at Lansdown Farm at Hook near Waimate 85 years ago and he's never left. Audio
Skull found in China challenges evolutionary timeline
The researchers' wider analysis, based on the reconstruction and more than 100 other skull fossils, has sketched a radically different picture of human evolution.
'Forged his mana': Bastion Point protester honoured at final council meeting
Pakihana Grant Hawke was arrested and imprisoned during the 506-day occupation, the city's deputy mayor says.
Decision nears on charges for ex-FBI director
US prosecutors are preparing to ask a grand jury to indict James Comey on perjury charges, but have just days to make a final decision, sources say.
80th anniversary of RNZAF worst air crash
On this day 80 years ago the RNZAF suffered its worst aircrash ever, director of the Air Force Museum Brett Marshall told us the story Audio
How an Art Deco sculptor inspired a Kiwi's debut novel
A Kiwi writer's obsession with all things Art Deco led her to pen a book set in the turbulent inter-war period in France. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 September 2025
In today's episode, senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight, we've been talking about the decline in people learning to drive manual cars, but in… Audio
Vintage toy car collection sells to make family nearly $100,000
The auction of hundreds of toy vehicles attracted bids from across the globe. Audio
Do hospitals have to be ugly? The history of our health design
They are some of the largest and most prominent buildings in our cities and towns. Places we are all are likely to spend significant time, as family and patients, weak or upset,. So why are hospitals… Audio
Rare stamp with upside-down picture of Lake Taupō breaks NZ record
A New Zealand postage stamp has sold for $260,000 - the most ever paid for one.
Victoria Kelly: Requiem for a symphony
Award-winning composer Victoria Kelly's latest requiem commissioned by the NZSO is an interpretation of a thirteenth-century liturgy in a modern context. Audio
