Vietnam War
Vietnam War entertainers finally get gong for efforts
After waiting four decades, entertainers have received medals for their work during the Vietnam War. Paul Naera from The Hi-Marks looks back on exciting but dangerous times for musicians who tried to… Video, Audio
Veteran urges NZ to repatriate soldiers
A Vietnam war veteran is disappointed the New Zealand government refuses to follow Australia's lead and repatriate soldiers buried in Malaysia almost 50 years ago. Audio
Tea Tree and Touch Downs
Nicholas Murray Leslie's had a long and varied career, from herd tester to bulldozer driver to commercial airline pilot. These days you will find him on his organic farm in Whitianga producing tea… Audio
Tea Tree and Touch Downs
Nicholas Murray Leslie's had a long and varied career, from herd tester to bulldozer driver to commercial airline pilot. These days you will find him on his organic farm in Whitianga producing tea…
AudioEvan Thomas: Richard Nixon
Writer, correspondent, and editor for 33 years at Time and Newsweek, and author of nine books. His new "psycho-biography" is Being Nixon: A Man Divided.
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Vietnam artillery vets attend 50th reunion
Veterans who served as artillery gunners during the Vietnam War are at a reunion today to mark the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's involvement. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - The Reunification
n 1995, Michael Goldfinch was in Hanoi when Viet Nam celebrated the 20 year anniversary of 'The Reunification' (or as the Vietnamese say, the end of the 'American War'). Audio
Forty years on, airlift to save Vietnamese babies remembered
Forty years on from an operation that took thousands of orphans out of war-torn Vietnam, a New Zealand man is one of many using DNA technology to find out more about his past. Audio
Vietnam
US-born journalist and correspondent for Bloomberg BNA, Lien Hoang reports from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, pop. 90,730,000 (est. 2014). The 40th anniversary of the Vietnam war's end is on 30… Audio
Claire Hall: war in Vietnam
Writer and historian who managed the Vietnam War oral history and digital archiving project for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and authored the book No Front Line: Inside Stories of New… Audio
Music critic and travel writer Graham Reid
Graham Reid takes us on a musical journey during war time in Vietnam. We also hear why he jumped on a plane and went to Saigon in 1969 in his civvies. Audio
Lewis Scott's dilemma
Lewis Scott is an African-American who came to New Zealand in 1976 to escape his past. He talks about the choice he had to make as a 22-year-old: to fight in the Vietnam War or go to jail. Audio
Vietnam War
It is not a name that reveals a great deal about the band, but Auckland-based rootsy rock'n'rolling, tattooed country rebels The Vietnam War have just released their self-titled debut album on Round… Audio
What Have They Done To The Rain? - New Zealand's Vietnam
Vietnam veteran and Christchurch Anzac Day parade marshall Patrick Duggan QSM speaks about his book What Have They Done To The Rain? A Kiwi Soldier's Memoir Of Vietnam. Audio
Ian McGibbon - The Vietnam War: NZ's Story
Leading war historian talks about New Zealand's Vietnam war. Audio
Sister Sheila O'Toole: Vietnam nun - Part 2
Part two of the interview with New Zealand nun who was in Saigon during the Vietnam War, and is the most decorated New Zealander in relation to Vietnam. Audio
Tribute 08 - Vietnam Vets Apology
Helen Clark's apology for the ill treatment Vietnam veterans received after the war. Audio
ANZAC Day 2008: Chris Mullane and Tribute08
Vietnam veteran Chris Mullane talks to Chris Laidlaw about the focus for the 2008 ANZAC day this year, and about the Queens Birthday 'Tribute 08' commemoration to remember New Zealanders who fought in… Audio