War
Immaculate war grave cemeteries result of hard work
The rows of gleaming white headstones that commemorate the First World War dead are in the care of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Our reporter Andrew Mcrae visited the workshops where he was… Audio
Salvation through Music
Scottish conductor Paul MacAlindin has written a book about creating a National Youth Orchestra in Iraq, in 2007 right after the end of the war. Upbeat describes his journey pulling together a diverse… Audio
Trump beats Hitler in Oxford psychopathic traits study
A study from Oxford University claims Donald Trump has more psychopathic traits than Adolf Hitler, but Hillary Clinton is not far behind. Audio
Terence Davies: quiet passion and sunset song
Kim Hill talks to Terence Davies, acclaimed screenwriter and film director, who is a guest at the 2016 New Zealand International Film Festival, presenting screenings of his two latest films, Sunset… Audio
Norm Hewitt: the violence stops here
Kim Hill talks to Norm Hewitt, former All Black, and a kahukura for E Tu Whanau, a Maori kaupapa that focuses on strengthening whanau to bring about change that stops violence. He takes responsibility… Audio
Soldiers turned entrepreneurs
VetImpact is a non-profit helping American war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan to start businesses in the countries they once fought in. Nine to Noon speaks to it's founder, Nick Kesler, and a… Audio
Top brass warns NATO on course for war with Russia
General Sir Richard Shirreff is a high ranking retired British military General. He warns that nuclear war with Russia could happen within a year, if NATO doesn't beef up its defence presence in the… Audio
Children's Books with Kate De Goldi: three Newbery winners
Kim Hill talks to Kate De Goldi about children's books Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson, Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson, and The War That Saved My Life by… Audio
Drugs and warfare
From Vikings high on mushrooms to soldiers on speed in Vietnam... Historian Lukasz Kamienski traces the relationship between drugs and war. Audio
Freddy Declerck: helping Passchendaele pilgrims
Charlotte Graham interviews an expert on the New Zealand Division's involvement on the battlefields of Flanders, who was Chairman of the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, President of the… Audio
Paul Muldoon: Ireland, America and poetry
One of the world's leading poets and poetry editor of The New Yorker, who has published over thirty collections, and is coming to the Auckland Writers Festival in May. Audio
Vets tell Tribunal damage of war continues
Harrowing accounts of the lasting impact of war are emerging this week at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Northland. Audio
"Boat People" - a Vietnamese family remembers
More than three million people were killed during the Vietnam War. The Chung family arrived in Wellington as part of the first wave of former refugees, known then as 'the boat people' from Vietnam. Audio, Gallery
"Boat People" - a Vietnamese family remembers
More than three million people were killed during the Vietnam War. The Chung family arrived in Wellington as part of the first wave of former refugees, known then as 'the boat people' from Vietnam.
AudioUK begins Air strikes against I.S in Syria
MPs overwhelmingly backed UK military action against IS - also known as Daesh - in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after a 10-hour Commons debate. Audio
Visions of War
In his latest book, 'Light It Up: The Marine Eye for Battle in the War for Iraq ' historian John Pettegrew takes a look at the crucial role visual culture has played in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars… Audio
Hazel Petrie: slavery and Māori
Author of the first history of Maori war captives: Outcasts of the Gods? the Struggle Over Slavery in Maori New Zealand. Audio, Gallery
Empires, Nation States & Violence
The First World War in Perspective: A First World War centenary Lecture organised by Te Papa and the German Embassy, in which Professor Jörn Leonhard of Freiburg University offers an historian's… Audio
Paul Seawright: photographing conflict
Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at Ulster University, acclaimed internationally for his depictions of political and social conflict, who visited New Zealand to deliver the… Audio, Gallery
