History
US hands backs looted artefacts from late smuggler's collection
The US will return 30 looted antiquities to Cambodia, including bronze and stone statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities carved more than 1000 years ago.
Music feature: Baroque music
For today's music feature we're travelling back in time to the 17th Century. What were people listening to at the time William Shakespeare was publishing his historic works and people were still being… Audio
Dunedin Cemetery Tours
Gregor Campbell is an Historian and Taphophile who runs cemetery tours in Dunedin. He tells Karyn he's intrigued with what's written on the head stones. Audio
Message in a bottle found in Christchurch war memorial
A team tasked with deconstructing a Christchurch war memorial so it can be moved to a new site has uncovered an unexpected time capsule. Audio
Extreme drought: Dried-up Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb
An unexploded World War II bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought.
Vanessa Braganza: decoding messages left by Catherine of Aragon
Self-described "book detective" and literary scholar at Harvard University, Vanessa Braganza has recently uncovered what she believes to be a long-overlooked example of defiance by the first wife of… Audio, Gallery
Barbie's 'inspiring women' series: the strange evolution of an iconic doll
Despite many advances for women, the persistence and reinvention of heroic iconography for women continues to value image over substance, writes history professor Katie Pickles.
Toy and Transport museum in Wānaka receives retired Holden police car
The police fleet of Holden vehicles is being retired with many of the cars being auctioned off due to the brand fast becoming a collectors item.. One of those museums is The National Toy and Transport… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
The history of national 'bounce backs' in NZ. NZ has been through a tough few years but are we on the verge of a 'bounce back'? Today we will look at national 'bounce backs' throughout our history and… Audio
NZ Sporting History
Today for our NZ Sporting History segment, we are talking to the human who might know more about cold swimming than anyone else in the world. Lynne Cox has broken records globally. Audio
PM stresses unique nature of New Zealand-Samoa friendship
Jacinda Ardern has acknowledged New Zealand's unique relationship with Samoa, as the two countries celebrated the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship.
100 year-old WWII veteran says luck has got him so far
A World War 2 Veteran says sheer luck has made him a centenarian. Ken Orman served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War and still has the piece of shrapnel that could have… Video, Audio
Ulumate - revitalizing a Fijian tradition
Daren Kamali's hair over a period of 25 years has now been woven into a traditional Ulumate, to be preserved for many years to come.Voices talks to the artist about the revitalizing of this ancient… Audio
Ulumate - revitalizing a Fijian tradition
Daren Kamali's hair over a period of 25 years has now been woven into a traditional Ulumate, to be preserved for many years to come.Voices talks to the artist about the revitalizing of this ancient…
AudioJames Belich: how the Black Death led to the rise of Europe
The latest book by historian James Belich, The World The Plague Made, explores how the Black Death of the 14th century not only halved populations but also helped bring about Europe's rise. Audio
Dov Forman: teen shares great-grandmother’s Holocaust survival story
In early 2021, during the Covid lockdowns, teenager Dov Forman started posting videos to social media with his great-grandmother Lily Ebert, a Holocaust survivor. Audio
Plans underway for New Zealand Land Wars cultural centre in Tauranga
A "nationally significant" cultural centre that will tell the story of the New Zealand land wars in Tauranga is one step closer.
NZ Sporting History: Tall Blacks 2002 FIBA world cup
Today on NZ Sport History we're reflecting on a milestone achievement in the world of basketball. In 2002, the Tall Blacks flew to Indianapolis to compete in the FIBA World Championship. Player Ed… Audio
'Right thing to do': Co-ownership of land 'elegant solution' - commissioner
A "significant step" has been taken to right a historic "betrayal" that occurred with an agreement for council and mana whenua to co-own land in the Tauranga CBD.
Memoir of an anthropologist
The name Higham is highly distinguished in the field of archaeology. Last year we interviewed Oxford University's Professor Tom Higham, originally from Dunedin, on his book How Science is Revealing a… Audio
