World War 2
Lisa Glass discovers WW11 secrets
To coincide with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, book critic Lisa Glass has been reading books with a common theme - World War 11 secrets. Audio
Tim Ross: Finding humour in architecture and design
He's best known for his work on TV and radio but Australian comedian Tim Ross has always had a passion for architecture and design. The self-proclaimed "designer nerd" is in the country for the… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
EU leaders maintain a united front amid the Brexit drama, and Germany pleas for forgiveness at a ceremony in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion that sparked World War 2. Audio
Veterans, public remember D-Day, 75 years on
About 100 people gathered in Wellington today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Among the crowd at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park were three veterans who took part that day. Reporter… Video, Audio
The Kiwi troops who took part in D-Day
Popular culture tends to portray D-Day as an American event - but around 10,000 New Zealanders played a part in the landings 75 years ago today that changed the course of World War II. Audio
The Kiwi troops who took part in D-Day
Popular culture tends to portray D-Day as an American event - but around 10,000 New Zealanders played a part in the landings 75 years ago today that changed the course of World War II.
AudioHow a Kiwi resistance fighter inspired NZ's women's rugby team
New Zealand-born Nancy Wake was the allies' most decorated secret agent during World War 2 and her story was used as inspiration for the Black Ferns ahead of their successful World Cup Campaign in… Audio, Gallery
Traitor: the story of Patrick Heenan (part 2)
Why do some historians think an NZ-born traitor was "instrumental" in the Japanese victory in Singapore during WWII? Audio
Traitor: the story of Patrick Heenan (Part 1)
What drove a boy from Reefton to turn against his comrades in World War Two? How was a former boxing and swimming champion recruited as an agent of Imperial Japan? Audio
NZ Nazi: the story of Roy Courlander
Roy Courlander was a New Zealand soldier who joined Nazi Germany's infamous SS during WW2. Black Sheep investigates why he chose to turn traitor. Audio
Nazi Hoax: the story of Syd Ross
Nazi "assassins", mischievous con-artists and power hungry spies... Black Sheep investigates how a pair of hoaxers convinced the government that New Zealand had been infiltrated by Nazi agents. Audio
Sound Archives: Sarah Johnston
A "date that will live in infamy" - that's how US President Franklin Roosevelt described the 7th of December 1941. Today is the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl… Audio
Art Crime with Arthur Tompkins: Van Gogh
Kim Hill talks to Arthur Tompkins, District Court Judge and editor of Art Crime and its Prevention: A Handbook for Collectors and Art Professionals. He has a special interest in crimes involving… Audio
Guard Duty At The Featherston POW Camp - Ray Toomath
Yesterday we spoke to David Hill, who's written a book about the former Japanese prisoner of war camp outside of Featherston, during World War 2. Ray Toomath was a guard at the real life POW camp… Audio
Inga Heaton-Bow - Michele Carson
The last surviving member of a women's group founded during world war 2 has died. Inga Heaton-Bow was one of 30 Tuis who helped establish the New Zealand Forces Clubs in Egypt and in Italy. Audio
94-year-old Auschwitz guard goes on trial
A 94-year-old former Nazi SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp has gone on trial in Germany over the murder of at least 170,000 people.
