History
Costa Botes: Remembering Forgotten Silver
Nineties mockmentary Forgotten Silver is having a short run as part of the NZIFF. Audio
'The government tried to get rid of us': How New Zealand nearly lost Māori Wardens
In the 1970s Māori Wardens were described as 'a form of apartheid' and efforts were made to eliminate them for good.
JAWS 50 years on
It was the first ever blockbuster, capturing an entire generation, becoming a cultural phenomenon and turning 50 this year! Audio
Jack Fairweather - The Prosecutor
The Prosecutor is the remarkable true story of Fritz Bauer, a gay German Jew who survived the Nazis and sought to hold his countrymen to account. Audio
Peru gas workers find 1000-year-old mummy
The mummy of a boy aged between 10 and 15 was found 1.2 metres underneath a street north of Lima.
Highlighting one of Aotearoa's most significant heritage sites
Hidden among the bustle of modern day of Tauranga lies one of Aotearoa's most significant heritage sites, The Elms Te Papa Tauranga The site has borne witness to more than 600 years of our… Audio
Gut punch: Ministry restructure sparks outrage
As one of our smallest ministries is shredded to save taxpayer dollars, critics say it feels like cultural vandalism
Axe falls on history
When one of our smallest ministries is shredded in the name of saving taxpayer dollars, critics say it feels like cultural vandalism Audio
Historians at sea
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is disestablishing four of its five senior historian roles. Historian and former editor for Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Jock Phillips joins Nights to… Audio
'It'll be the talk of the town' - Tākaka home proposed for ancient waka
It's been 13 years since the 700-year-old Anaweka waka was found on Golden Bay's west coast by a family on a picnic.
Thousands of Māori, Moriori items may be in overseas museums and universities
One museum alone holds over 2500 Māori taonga.
Most of ministry's history jobs soon to be history
Manatū Taonga is going ahead with cutting the jobs of most of its historians.
Myth Takes: The Aeneid
Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan to celebrate that lesser-known epic poem, The Aeneid, by the Roman poet Virgil. Audio
Did Early Settlers really drink beer instead of water?
One of the enduring New Zealand myths is that West Coast miners drank beer instead of water, pretty wild idea, but is it actually true? As historian Dr Grant Morris explains to Jesse, the truth is… Audio
The WW2 logbook with a fascinating story
The Airforce Museum in Christchurch regularly receives donations of WW2 memorabilia. But a recent donation stood out, a log book belonging to Sargent Charles Kronk. It had a big gash in the top… Audio
Call for wider consultation on memorial for patients' unmarked graves
Porirua's Pacific community wants more consultation on a memorial for more than 1800 former patients buried in unmarked graves.
Digging up the shame of the past
Excavators have begun work at St. Mary's Mother-and-Baby Home in Tuam where unmarried pregnant women were sent to give birth from 1925 to 1961. Audio
Iwi leader on discovery of French maritime artifact
One of New Zealand's oldest European artifacts, an anchor from a French ship, has been found in Doubtless Bay. Its captain's actions are another story. Audio
Not a dry eye in the house: Documentary tells history of Takahanga Marae
The Bones of Our Past started as a film about the marae's 30th anniversary celebrations, but became much more.
