History
Police use new DNA tech to re-examine death of 6-year-old, 45 years on
Police hope to use a forensic tool to solve the murder of Alicia O'Reilly, who was killed in Auckland in 1980.
Jess Sayer gives life to the author behind Frankenstein
The Queen of Goth - Frankenstein author Mary Shelley - is the inspiration behind a new play written by Jess Sayer. Audio
Introducing: Context
It's the backstory to the front page! Introducing Context, a new show hosted by Corin Dann and Guyon Espiner. Audio
Commemorating 80 years since Victory over Japan Day
Today marks eighty years since VJ Day - Victory over Japan Day - when Japan surrendered and World War Two ended. Post-war, twelve thousand New Zealand troops went to Japan to 'de-militarise' the… Audio
Crumbling 1920s mansion near Clyde to be luxury home
Renovation of Central Otago mansion Earnscleugh Castle is nearly complete. Katie Todd filed this report. Audio
Air Force Museum opens Victory Exhibition
VE Day is being remembered 80 year on with a new exhibition at Te Whakairinga Mutu in Christchurch - The Air Force Museum's David King talked with Nathan Rarere Audio
50 years since Sir John Walker broke the world mile record
It was 50 years ago on Tuesday that Sir John Walker broke the world record for the mile in Sweden, becoming the first person to run under 3 minutes and 50 seconds. Barry Guy reports. Audio
Stolen Lands - a look at New Zealand in the 1800s
The new video series tracking a Highlander's journey to Aotearoa meets Māori resistance, colonial law, and the lasting legacy of land and loss. Director Jake Mokomoko talks to Jesse. Click here for… Audio
The vastly different tale of two Auckland heritage buildings
The discovery of deadly abestos dust at Auckland Museum has thrown its $40 million centenary year plans up in the air.
Sinking millions into Auckland's heritage buildings
Auckland museum's asbestos problem is being described as an octopus with more than eight tentacles - and one that comes with a whopping price tag. Audio
The strange ways people have supposedly died across history
A Greek playwright killed by a tortoise and a Viking raider scratched by a severed head are just some absurd ways people have left the world.
Riley Knight: History's Strangest Deaths
hHost of the Half-Arsed History podcast Riley Knight has just released his highly entertaining debut book History's Strangest Deaths. Audio
Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war, 80 years after A-bomb
Thousands have bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki to mark the 80th anniversary of the city's atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into…
The man who survived both atomic bombs
There are not many people who have survived a nuclear attack. There is only one person who officially survived two.
Looking back at the wellbeing era
Political scientist Natalia Albert joins Emile Donovan to revisit what New Zealand's 'wellbeing era' of governance got right, and got wrong. Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris: How many lawyers is too many?
New Zealand has one of the highest number of lawyers per capita in the world. But it certainly wasn't always the case. Today our resident professor, Dr Grant Morris explores how and why we have so… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Grant Elliot aka the Hairy Javelin
The enduring image of Grant Elliott hitting a six to send New Zealand into their first ever One Day Cricket World Cup Final in 2015 - brought many New Zealanders to tears. Also making headlines in the… Audio
‘Lost’ Frances Hodgkins painting valued at $112,000
The unsigned artwork was verified during an episode of the BBC television programme Fake or Fortune by our very own Mary Kisler. She joins Emile Donovan Audio
Alan Niven, the NZ born manager of Guns n Roses
Kiwi born Alan Niven helped shape one of the most explosive, chaotic, and mythic rises in rock history as the manager of Guns n Roses from 1986 through 1991. Audio
'Songs from the Shaky Isles: A History of Popular Music in NZ"
Gareth Shute's new book 'Songs from the shaky isles: A short history of popular music in New Zealand' was released yesterday. Audio
