History
Marlborough Museum double-locked in 'ridiculous impasse'
The council has locked the main doors and kept the keys, while the historical society has padlocked the handles to stop council staff getting in.
Spoken Feature BBC Witness History
In 1955, a small Icelandic airline, Loftleioir Icelandic, slashed the cost of flying across the Atlantic. For the first time, thousands of young Americans were able to afford air travel to Europe on… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Jenny Newstead
Our guest for New Zealand Sporting History this week was a household name in the 90s. Jenny Newstead made her paralympic games debut in the 1992 tournmament in Barcelona. It's fair to say she smashed… Audio
Myth Takes: Gladiators
Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins us for our monthly chat. Tonight, we are stepping into the Colosseum and taking a deep dive into the history of the Gladiators Audio
Shackleton's Endurance ship gets extra protection
Antarctic Treaty nations agree to a plan to preserve one of the world's greatest shipwrecks.
The Panel with Georgie Stylianou and Martin Cocker (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Georgie Stylianou and Martin Cocker discuss remote building inspections becoming the norm and the history of New Zealand ads. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Dame Naida Glavish
It's been 40 years since Dame Naida won the right to greet people with 'kia ora' while working as a toll operator for the New Zealand Post Office. Audio
Norman Ohler: Nazis, drugs, and the CIA
The little-known story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced the CIA and shaped the foundation of America's war on drugs has been told in the new book by best-selling author… Audio
The ancient artefacts that still baffle archaeologists
Archeologists are in the business of understanding the past, by observing, recording, and interpreting objects and items from history. Audio
100 years of a Kiwi icon: Visiting all 225 Four Squares
It's taken Louise Wynn three years, and travel as far as Stewart Island, but today, she ticked off the last one - in Fairlie. Audio
Māori knowledge programme success confirmed as funds end
An evaluation of a mātauranga Māori programme introduced in 2020 to support the arts, culture and heritage sector after Covid-19 disruptions has shown it to be successful.
The history of selling New Zealand's public assets
Last week the Labour/Green dominated Wellington City Council narrowly voted to sell its share in the Wellington Airport. The sale of public assets has been a controversial issue throughout New… Audio
'Ten Nosey Weka', a book helping to revive ta rē Moriori
Ta rē Moriori, the indigenous language of Rekohu A.K.A the Chatham Islands is having a revival. Author Kate Preece realised that her husband didn't know how to 10 in the language of his karāpuna. She… Audio
American 4th of July celebrations down under style
There are tens of thousands of American born New Zealand residents around the motu who will be celebrating July 4 today. We speak to Sandy Graham of Martha's Backyard and US Embassy's Deputy Chief of… Audio
Unsung Pacific war heroes remembered in Wellington
After decades of being unsung World War II heroes in New Zealand Pacific Island coastwatchers have finally been recognised. Audio
How capitalism drove Aotearoa's colonisation
Catherine Comyn's Ockham Book Award long-listed book set out to understand how unfettered and opportunistic global capitalism was involved in the colonisation of New Zealand through institutions like… Audio
Are we in the middle of Planet Earth's sixth extinction event?
Hardly a day goes by where there isn't a media report of a species under threat of extinction. But Planet Earth has been here before - up to 96 percent of living species were wiped out during… Audio
Persian Zurkhaneh alive and kicking in Canterbury
Zurkhaneh - an ancient Persian system of athletics combines martial arts, music, strength and spiritual devotion and is picking up serious momentum in Canterbury. Video, Audio
Persian Zurkhaneh alive and kicking in Canterbury
Zurkhaneh - an ancient Persian system of athletics combines martial arts, music, strength and spiritual devotion and is picking up serious momentum in Canterbury.
AudioNew evidence may change the Easter Island story
New clues found on Easter Island Rapa Nui challenge the idea that warfare and stripped resources led to a cataclysmic population crash. Audio
