Archeology
Dave Veart on Ihumātao: 'the legislation is failing us'
Archaeologist David Veart says the failure of heritage protection legislation has caused the situation at Ihumātao and while we get upset about the destruction of other people's heritage we've managed… Audio, Gallery
Could new legislation save Foulden Maar?
Dunedin's Mayor Dave Cull is calling for the government to consider using legislation to protect the "globally significant" Foulden Maar. The move to further support the Maar's preservation and its… Audio
The retired archaeologist who digs hardy animals
Retired archaeologist Michael Trotter has a real soft spot for rare-breed animals, in particular dun Dexter cattle and Arapawa goats. He has a small herd of each at his rural property at Tuahiwi in… Audio
The retired archaeologist who digs hardy animals
Retired archaeologist Michael Trotter has a real soft spot for rare-breed animals, in particular dun Dexter cattle and Arapawa goats. He has a small herd of each at his rural property at Tuahiwi in…
AudioAhuahu - hundreds of years of human habitation
Off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula is an island that's gradually revealing information about how early Maori lived, including cultivation, and trading in one of the most valuable resources of… Audio
Piecing Together Past Lives
For the past seven years archeologists have been sifting through two and a half tonnes of artefacts uncovered during the excavation of a site in Whanganui. And there's still more to learn. Otago… Audio
Repatriation: a Māori perspective
More work is needed to provide a Māori perspective on the repatriation of Māori remains; says researcher Amber Aranui. Audio, Gallery
'Hobbit' didn't last long
New excavations in Liang Bua cave on the Indonesian island of Flores suggest that the diminutive early human Homo floresiensis (nicknamed the 'Hobbit') disappeared much earlier than previously… Audio, Gallery
Following the Mammoth
Archaeological research by Vladimir Pitulko from the History of Material Culture at the Russian Academy of Sciences shows that marks on bones of a mammoth found in the Arctic in 2012 indicate human… Audio
'Pompeii of the Americas' sheds new light on Mayan civilisation
Dr Payson Sheets is an archeologist from the University of Boulder Colorado, who has been sifting through the buried ruins of a perfectly preserved ancient Mayan village. The village Ceren was… Audio, Gallery
Developing damaged buildings
Dunedin City Council Heritage Planner Glen Hazelton takes Lynn Freeman to meet developers who are both dedicated and crazy enough to take on severely dilapidated old warehouses - we're talking more… Audio, Gallery
Archaeology in Dunedin
Dunedin is a treasure trove for archaeologists. Lynn Freeman recently visited one of the busiest, Hayden Cawte from Heritage Properties. He and his partner Sheryl Cawte have set up shop in an historic… Audio, Gallery
What may be the oldest waka landing sites in Aotearoa
Researchers have discovered some of what may be the oldest landing sites in Aotearoa for waka as captured by Abel Tasman's artist in 1642. They made several trips to sea to find the exact place from… Audio
Builders must pay thousands for wrecking moa hunting site
Two construction companies have been convicted of irreparably damaging an early Maori moa-hunter site while fixing a quake-damaged Christchurch house. Audio
Roadwork archaeology
Archaeologist Mary O'Keeffe has unearthed some surprising clues to our country's pre-colonial history while working on Kapiti's MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway project. Audio
Building on the past - Brigid Gallagher
How to deal with archaeological finds when renovating homes or building on new land. Brigid Gallagher is a Heritage Conservation Specialist whose company is based in Waihi but whose work takes her all… Audio
Retracing the path of the chicken across the Pacific
Archaelogists believe they may have answered how the chicken crossed the Pacific, and it could help form a pattern of human migration. Audio
