History

A bible belonging to the first ordained Presbyterian minister to volunteer for active service as a soldier during the First World War is going on sale in Nelson. CEO of the Nelson Environment Centre… Audio

The NZ Wars series goes back to the first shots fired... to Wairau in June 1843. The fourth chapter of this landmark podcast is out February 3. Audio

The last episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history  Thomas looks at the story of New Zealand's First Cheese Factory. Audio

Thomas Rillstone looks at the story of Te Rauparaha the man behind the famous Ka Mate haka Audio

Our last Summer Times museum stop is the Horowhenua town of Foxton where a very unique centre links Maori, Dutch and pioneering history together. Incoroporating the landmark Dutch windmill, Te Awahou… Audio

Mountains, whales, and a dramatic coastline - we're in Kaikoura today for our museum stop. Housed in the landmark craypot building Kaikoura Museum https://kaikoura-museum.co.nz/ highlights the area's… Audio

At a time when few New Zealanders seemed to be singing about themselves, The Front Lawn turned the Hutt Valley and Takapuna Beach into musical landmarks. A forerunner of Flight of the Conchords, they… Audio

Using his stage name Tha Feelstyle, Samoan-born rapper Kas Futialo made his groundbreaking album, Break It To Pieces, mixing Pasifika beats with hip-hop, funk and no shortage of catchy hooks. Some of… Audio

Our museum stop today is in Buller in the heart of coal country. The Coaltown museum tracks the challenging history and development of coal mining and export on the coast. It includes the Q wagon… Audio

We remember the year 2000 when the White Ferns won the Cricinfo Women's World Cup. Audio

Join us for the fourth episode in a six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history. Today's episode is about William Malone, whose moral and physical… Audio

This year, mummified human remains and a sarcophagus are being repatriated to Egypt - sent by an Irish university, which was gifted them about a century ago. The objects - which date between 100AD and… Audio

This is the third episode of our six part series looking at some lesser known events and personalities in New Zealand's history.

Today Thomas Rillstone looks at Bob Semple, the man behind what is… Audio

New Zealanders ingenuity and number 8 wire mentality extends to local inventors and entrepreneurs, who have come up with some innovative gadgets to aid and inspire music makers in their creative… Audio

We continue our summer science series with an episode from RNZ's The Aotearoa History Show. In the first episode of season two, the show burrows into the story of rabbits and other pests introduced to… Audio