History
Margaret Meyer: stories behind the UK’s deadliest witch-hunt
When UK based New Zealand writer Margaret Meyer visited a local museum in the town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, it sent her on a mission to uncover the story of a group of women accused of being witches… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Neil Wagner
For NZ Sporting History today the topic is a lot more recent than what we'd usually discuss, it's certainly a moment destined to go down in history. Black Cap Neil Wagner relives the extraordinary… Audio
The Burned Letter: Helene Ritchie on her family's Holocaust mystery
When Helene Ritchie was young, her mother used to explain away their lack of relatives by saying "they just perished". Her lack of understanding led to a 50-year journey to find out how her family… Audio
Woman defends train driver blamed for crash that claimed 21 lives
An Otago-born author who researched the train crash which shattered her family 80 years ago says she believes the driver was made a scapegoat for the tragedy.
Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 2
In the second of a two-part episode on Charles Mackay Black Sheep investigates the mysteries surrounding the Whanganui Mayor's attempted murder of D'Arcy Cresswell - a former soldier who threatened to… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
The biggest layoffs in NZ history. New Zealanders are being warned about a looming recession which will see unemployment rise. Some areas of the economy will be particularly hard hit. But how will it… Audio
Museum marks century of military aviation
Christchurch's Air Force Museum of New Zealand is making preparations to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and opening of Wigram as our first military air… Audio
DOC to be given copy of seismic report on Chateau Tongariro
The former leaseholder of Chateau Tongariro says it will share the building's seismic assessment with the Department of Conservation when ongoing negotiations finish.
Music feature: The Temptations with Josh Ellery
For this week's music feature we're going to 1960's Detroit, Michigan to highlight the music of The Temptations. Musicologist Josh Ellery talks to Jesse about the history and pioneering sound of The… Audio
Samoan journalist captures personal journey of the Tatau
Samoan journalist captures personal journey of the Tatau. Audio
World War II veteran looks back on tough times as he turns 100
Oliver Candy, one of New Zealand's last living World War II veterans, still remembers the moment he heard the war had ended.
The ancient history of kissing
To quote the lyrics of a certain song about puckering up: "It started with a kiss..." But when did we humans actually start smooching? Researchers have discovered that the earliest recorded kiss dates… Audio
How a message in a bottle found its way home
Forty five years ago a message in a bottle was dropped into the Tasman Sea and was recently found washed up in southern New South Wales. The lucky finder was local man Luke Hamilton who uncovered a… Audio
Erased: the story of Charles Mackay - Part 1
For more than 50 years the name of Mayor Charles Mackay was all but forbidden in Whanganui. In 1920 Mackay shot a man through the chest after he threated to expose the mayor's homosexuality. RNZ's… Audio
Hundreds gather to reflect on Bastion Point 45 years after occupation
Karakia and waiata rose with the sun at a dawn service commemorating the final day of Bastion Point.
NZ Sporting History: The legacy of Bruce Robertson
New Zealand Rugby has recently lost one of its greats, Bruce Robertson aged 71. To talk about his legacy to the game Jesse speaks to one of the country's most respected rugby commentators, Bob Howitt.
…Harakeke flax - a world-class alternative to carbon fibre
Harakeke has a special place here in Aotearoa, but the native flax is also one of the strongest sustainable fibres in the world. To develop a harakeke product for the global market, 23-year-olds Ben… Audio
Carol Howe's story: Could she have stopped Timothy McVeigh?
What if? It's a question that haunts investigators and family members who lost loved ones in the worst domestic terrorist attack in America, the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
…One family's reckoning with their slaver past
When BBC Laura Trevelyan newsreader recently discovered her family had owned more than a thousand slaves on a sugar plantation in the Caribbean, she knew there had to be a reckoning. Video, Audio
Expert feature: Trains
Graeme Carter, President of the Railways and Locomotive Society of New Zealand and owner of G T Carter Transport Books Whanganui is our expert this week. Audio
