Museums
Medical equipment museum
Medical equipment dating back more than 120 years has been discovered in a roof cavity of the Whangarei St John ambulance rooms. In those days first aid kits included everything from baking soda to… Audio
Museum visit - Coaltown
Joining us from Westport's 'Coaltown' museum is Chris Hartigan who began working at the museum when he was at high school, 13 years ago. Audio
Museum visit - Wanaka
Jason Rhodes from the National Transport and Toy Museum in Wanaka. Audio
Museum visit - Matakohe
Betty Nellie is the director of The Kauri Museum at Matakohe in Northland. Audio
Dargaville Museum
Raewyn Sills briefs us on this unique establishment in Harding Park overlooking the town. There are all sorts of special exhibits including the Masts of the Rainbow Warrior and one of the biggest… Audio
Museum visit: New Zealand Rugby Museum
Stephen Berg has been with this museum in Palmerston North for five years. Audio
Museum visit: Okains Bay Museum
Murray Sacker is the curator of the Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum. Audio
Museum visit: Great Barrier Island Museum
David Watson at the 'Milk Honey and Grain' museum on Great Barrier Island. Themes include dairying, gum digging, logging, timber milling, mining, bee-keeping, shipwrecks, long drops and whaling. Audio
Museum visit: New Zealand Beer Can Museum
Barry Steiner is a bit of an expert on the subject of beer as he owns and runs the beer museum in the Galatea valley. Audio
Museum visit: Clapham Clocks Museum, Whangerei
The museum of a thousand clocks, the perfect place to go if you want to set your watch. Audio
Museum visit: Basin Reserve Cricket Museum
The New Zealand Cricket Museum at the Basin Reserve in Wellington with curator, Jamie Bell. Audio
Northern Buller Museum
Located in Granity on the site where several coke ovens were built early 1900's, the Northern Buller Museum reflects the diversity of the people and the history of the Northern Buller area. With… Audio
livesofthefirstworldwar.org
Luke Smith of the Imperial War Museum in London is looking for New Zealand stories in a massive digital project to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. Audio
Yeast museum
Kyria Boundy-Mills is the curator of one of the world's biggest collections of wild yeast at The University of California, Davis. Audio
Maori and Moriori remains returned to NZ
Te Papa Tongarewa's Kaihautu, Michelle Hippolite, speaks about the return of Maori and Moriori remains from Australia which were gifted to museums in Sydney and Perth between 1899 and 1932. Audio
Flashback Tales and Treasures of Taranaki
Curator and author Andrew Moffat reveals some of the hidden treasures from New Plymouth's Puke Ariki museum in his book 'Flashback Tales and Treasures of Taranaki'. Audio
Auckland Story for 14 March 2012 - Polish Museum
The survival stories of many Polish orphans brought to New Zealand after World War Two are depicted in a new exhibition of paintings at Auckland's Polish Museum. Audio