History
Trailer: Introducing Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific - Watch & Listen on RNZ.co.nz
The untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators as a video documentary and accompanying podcast. Video, Audio
Coronavirus: 99yo British war vet raises millions for NHS
A 99-year-old British war veteran has raised a staggering £13 million or NZ$27 million for NHS staff after reaching his goal of walking 100 laps of his garden.
Captain Tom Moore had hoped to achieve… Audio
The NZ public service in the Great Depression
Grant Morris of Victoria University looks at an a historical precedent cost cutting in the public service. Audio
Study uncovers Samoa's rare small population during first settlement
Researchers have found Samoa likely had a uniquely small population when it was first settled more than 3000 years ago.
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: 1932 Queen Street riots
Listen to memories of when a protest march in Auckland's Queen St turned into a riot. Audio, Gallery
Trailer: Introducing Whitiki - Watch Now via RNZ.co.nz
Video documentary that tells the stories of three Māori Pioneers who went to battle in WWI, through the eyes of their descendants. Video
Ken Burns: doco director's epic histories
American documentary maker Ken Burns is best known for his sweeping, epic historical documentary series including The Civil War (1990), Jazz (2001), The War (2007), Prohibition (2011), The Roosevelts… Audio
RNZ's Aotearoa History Show to air on TV
Some exciting news today - RNZ's Aotearoa History Show is going to air on television as part of the government's plans for educaitonal programming through the lockdown The Aotearoa History Show is a… Audio
Meet: The Whitiki Project Participants
Meet the project leader of the hundred-man honour guard and some of the young men who walked in the footsteps of their tupuna.
Home schooling and the 1940s polio epidemics
72 years ago a polio epidemic was keeping New Zealand children at home and indoors. Audio, Gallery
How will Covid-19 be seen by history teachers in the future?
One of the most significant global events since World War II. That's how many history teachers believe the Covid-19 pandemic will be seen in the future.
So how can we help historians and future… Audio
Keeping a museum alive in lockdown
We speak to Courtney Johnston the new Chief Executive at Te Papa about the needs of a museum in lockdown. Audio
History of liberty in a lockdown
New Zealand has changed dramatically in a week in response to Covid-19. Fundamental rights and liberties have been curtailed to assist in suppressing the virus. From a legal history perspective, this… Audio
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives - The changing face of conservation
We listen to Ngā Taonga recordings which shine a light on the changing nature of conservation over the past 100 years. Audio
A history of Scott Base's early years
Don Webster knows a little bit about isolation and how to handle it, he spent a summer and winter in the 1960s in Antarctica, working as a technician at Scott Base. He's now published a book called… Audio, Gallery
Michael Portillo's Great Australian Railway Journeys
Accompanied by his distinctively colourful wardrobe, former UK cabinet minister turned TV presenter Michael Portillo travelled almost 15,000km around 'The Lucky Country' by train for his latest… Audio
Laura Spinney: the search for a vaccine and the 1918 flu
Like other residents of Paris, journalist and science writer Laura Spinney is holed up in her home in the French capital: she's only able to venture out if she can produce an official certificate… Audio
The Rest Is History: Bees in New Zealand
Tonight for The Rest Is History we're looking at the arrival of the first honey bees in New Zealand - 181 years ago today, in 1839. Audio
How has New Zealand coped with major disruptions in the past?
NZ's social, political, cultural and economic life is currently being severely disrupted by the Covid-19 situation. But how have we coped with major national disruptions in the past? Audio
"To me it was just a blur."
As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, Eyewitness examines another outbreak that captured the headlines a decade ago. Audio
