Vietnam War
Kiwi's memoir details close calls as Vietnam War medic
Kiwi Kelvin Davis spent thirteen years in the New Zealand Navy, including as a medic during the Vietnam War and later as a Navy diver. Audio
Nguyen Phan Que Mai: Vietnamese stories behind the war
Vietnamese author Dr Nguy n Phan Qu Mai's Dust Child tackles the difficult subject of Amerasian children, left behind when the American military fled after the Vietnam War. Audio
Our man in Saigon
Today we're revisiting the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. There's a hidden story about New Zealand's diplomatic withdrawal from Saigon as South Vietnam collapsed. Freelance journalist, Pete McKenzie… Audio
Graham Nash: The 'boy' who still wants to know everything
Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash might have recently turned 80, but there appears little chance of the octogenarian slowing down after more than half a century in the professional music… Audio
Love during the Vietnam War
Ronnie, a New Zealand nurse, volunteers to work at a South Vietnamese hospital for a year. She meets Joseph, an American pilot and their war zone romance survives the chaos - for a while. This is the… Audio
3MM: Gary McCormick on riding life's wave
Three Minutes Max, succinct opinions from Kiwis on topics of their choice. Broadcaster, raconteur and surfer Gary McCormick discusses the philosophy of having a less tidy life and learning to ride the… Audio
Broken Arrow: How the U.S. Navy Lost a Nuclear Bomb
Jim Winchester is a Kiwi aviation writer based in London. He's just published a new book which for the first time tells the full story of a one-megaton thermonuclear bomb lost at sea - Broken Arrow -… Audio
Jon Pareles: Tales of a teenage Woodstock survivor
Celebrated New York Times popular music critic Jon Pareles was one of 400,000 people who actually attended Woodstock. He reflects on his experience as a 15-year-old musical devotee. Audio
Operation Babylift: Saving Vietnamese orphans
In 1975, at the height of the Vietnam War, a very unusual mercy mission was launched. Dubbed 'Operation Babylift', it was designed to take hundreds of Vietnamese babies and children away from the… Audio, Gallery
Citations for Vietnam War veterans 'long overdue'
For the first time the Australian Army has formally honoured a New Zealand Army unit for courage, for supporting their operations in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam war veterans honoured in Auckland
Emotions ran high at Government House as 30 veterans were honoured in a ceremony led by Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy. Video, Audio
Agent Orange's ongoing impact in Vietnam
Jason Von Meding has researched the long-lasting health, ecological and economic impacts of Agent Orange to the Vietnamese and others involved in the Vietnam War. Audio
A legacy of war, romance... and rugby
An All Black star leaves behind his fairytale life, including the woman he loves, to do his bit in the Vietnam War. But he's unprepared for what he is about to experience there - from the decimated… Audio
Fifty years after the Vietnam War protests
John Miller took his first protest photographs in 1967 as New Zealanders took to the streets to oppose the Vietnam War. 50 years later, and for the first time, he's revisited those early photographs… Audio
Thousands of litres of Agent Orange sprayed at Guam - US veteran
An Air Force veteran says he sprayed thousands of litres of the toxic chemical, Agent Orange, at a United States airbase on Guam, possibly contributing to several illnesses and deaths.
Govt to look at bringing fallen soldiers home
The government is to investigate whether it should repatriate the bodies of military personnel who died overseas between 1948 and 1970.
Familes of Malaysia fallen beg MPs to bring their men home
Politicians across the divide are now pledging to do all they can to bring home the bodies of the New Zealand soldiers killed in action in Malaysia, more than 50 years on from conflict. That's despite… Audio
'Bring our fallen home': Vietnam veterans
Veterans have used a service marking 50 years since the Battle of Long Tan in Vietnam to call for soldiers buried overseas to be brought home. Audio
Anger over Vietnam's cancellation of war commemoration service
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, and Vietnam has abruptly banned the commemoration service. Audio
Veteran protestor Tim Shadbolt recalls Vietnam War
A student protestor-turned mayor recalls how bitterly divisive the Vietnam war was for New Zealand, as today marks the 50th anniversary of the battle of Long Tan. We speak to Tim Shadbolt. Audio
