History
Anger at RFU keeping historic All Blacks jersey in storeroom for years
A British woman says Rugby Football Union officials have failed to help her retrieve a 1905 All Blacks jersey linked to her family.
PM's Award for Literary Achievement for Non-fiction: Ross Calman
This week historian, te reo Maori translator and author, Ross Calman received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement for Non-fiction. Audio
Saul David: Tunisgrad
The Allied campaign in North Africa was a turning point of World War Two. New Zealand forces including the Maori Battalion were major players. Audio
From the Archives - Sheep on the board
In this story for the long-running programme Spectrum, first broadcast in 1972, Jack Perkins joins a Wairarapa shearing gang, on a farm near Masterton. It starts at the beginning of a day's shearing… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 7 November 2025
The final evaluation for the government's military style boot camps found it was too small to provide any meaningful data, and its implementation was rushed; The teams of Tonga, Samoa and New Zealand… Audio
Apple Maps find sparks new search for Amelia Earhart’s remains
A chance look through Apple Maps has led to a new expedition to find the remains of famed aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan. The photo shows what some think is the wing of her… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Horse trainer Sheila Laxon
It's Melbourne Cup week and we're thrilled to have trainer Sheila Laxon with us. In 2001, Sheila was the first female trainer to win the Melbourne Cup, with a horse named Ethereal. Last year she… Audio
Chch physicist's examination turns NZ X-ray history on its head
Curiosity about an object mounted on his wall at work has led a medical physicist to uncover evidence challenging New Zealand's x-ray history. Audio
New crime cemetery tour part of Wellington Heritage Festival
Nineteenth century crime and punishment is the focus of a cemetery tour now on as part of the Wellington Heritage Festival. Kate Green reports. Audio
Cemetery tour focuses on 19th century crime and punishment
The first man to die in a duel and a headstone proclaiming "murder" are two of the stops on a tour of Bolton Street Cemetery, on the theme of 19th century crime and punishment.
Is this New Zealand's oldest x-ray?
New Zealand's oldest known surviving x-ray of a frog was taken in September 1896 by a Christchurch school teacher.
Canterbury military museum owner open to changing controversial Nazi exhibit
But the owner says he is comfortable with the display which has been part of the Geraldine museum since it opened two years ago. Audio
How frogs were used as medicine in the medieval age
Greti Dinkova-Bruun is a Fellow and Library Director at the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto, and has been looking into medieval texts to find how frogs were depicted and used for… Audio
Feature interview: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
It was a bargain with the devil they couldn't refuse. A group of women prisoners in Auschwitz were offered a slim chance at survival in exchange for playing music. They played as inmates got off the… Audio
90 years on, Monopoly remains a global obsession
The best-selling licensed board game of all time was released 90 years ago, and chances are there's a Monopoly set tucked somewhere in your home, ready to start a family feud at a moment's notice. Audio
Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay
Tonight she's talking about New Zealand's history with Guy Fawkes. Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: have humans always had a full eight hours a night? History says not - once upon a… Audio
Eketāhuna Museum - keeper of the community's stories
Volunteers at the Eketahuna Museum are getting ready to reopen. This treasure chest of curiosities shines a light on the small town's Scandinavian heritage and the challenges of running a country… Audio
NZ's discontinued treats
In light of Halloween Checkpoint producer Johnny Sutherland spoke to Lisa Owen about the various Kiwi treats that you can't find on New Zealand shelves anymore. Audio
Treasure trove of cinema history up for grabs
Items from a private Wellington cinema are being auctioned off.
