History
Season 2 | Episode 2: I’Iga Pisa, Samoa’s Unsung Hero | Untold Pacific History
The life story of I'iga Pisa, an independence activist who sailed hundreds of kilometers in a small canoe to escape exile from Samoa. Video, Audio
Australian icon Priscilla uncovered 30 years after 'disappearing'
Not long after filming wrapped on Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the film's iconic bus disappeared, without a trace - until now. Video, Audio
Long-lost Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus to be restored to former glory
A campaign has been launched to raise money to restore the iconic silver bus at the centre of the Oscar-winning 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
International Day of Human Spaceflight
A day of celebration today for space lovers around the world. It's a time to celebrate what has become known as Yuri's Flight, the first time in history that a human went into space. Audio
The history of food courts in NZ with Dr Grant Morris
Food courts are everywhere in urban New Zealand. While food courts are an integral part of the urban landscape, their history is actually quite brief. Today Dr Grant Morris looks into that history… Audio
The heritage building hullabaloo
The heritage building debate: A balance between saving our history and building our future. Audio
Myth Takes: Prophecies in ancient Greece
Nights' monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson traverses the misty mountains of prophecy in ancient Greek myth: from the famous Oedipus, to the doomed Cassandra. Audio
The team that hit the rocks: Peter Jerram's Wahine memoir
Peter Jerram and his university cricket team were onboard the Wahine Ferry when it was caught between ex-tropical cyclone Giselle and a southerly front. Audio
Season 2 | Episode 1: The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue | Untold Pacific History
The Forgotten Soldiers of Niue: 150 men plucked from their island paradise and sent to the French frontlines in WWI. Video, Audio
Season 2 | Video Trailers | Untold Pacific History
Told in three separate stories, season two of Untold Pacific History shines a light on key events in the Pacific that have been little told in Aotearoa. Video
Fascinating objects on display for the first time, in new exhibition
Choosing an exhibition of 14 objects from more than 1.5 million diverse items in the Otago museum's collection was intimidating, its director says.
Richard Shaw: The Unsettled
Political commentator, academic and author Richard Shaw's new book The Unsettled confronts colonial land theft through Pakeha settler stories. A follow up to his 2021 book The Forgotten Coast, a… Audio
Who invented the flat white?
According to a historian, Italian sugar farmers in Queensland may have popularised the flat white, making the iconic coffee Australian in heritage. Audio
I Was There When: Christchurch held the world's first Gnome Convention
You may not read about it in many history books, but back in 1995, over 10,000 people turned out to celebrate the humble garden gnome in a world-first. Audio
The Panel with Catherine Robertson and Ed McKnight (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Catherine Robertson and Ed McKnight discuss the staff cuts proposed in various Ministries and the ERO report into our new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Marise Chamberlain
Marise Chamberlain is one of our best-ever track competitors and only woman from New Zealand to have won a track medal at the Olympics. Audio
How did the new history curriculum fare in its first year?
Many are enjoying the new curriculum, according to a review, but teachers want more help deciding what to teach. Audio
ACC turns 50
ACC is 50 years old this week, and while some say it's time to celebrate, others are calling for change.
Reporter Lauren Crimp takes a look at its history. Audio
Season 2 | Podcast Trailer | Untold Pacific History
Told in three separate stories, season two of Untold Pacific History shines a light on key events in the Niue, Samoa and Rarotonga that have been little told in Aotearoa. Audio
300 year old parchment, search for it's original home launched
A 300-year-old parchment was found down the back of a couch in the 1940s. It then sat folded up in Eketahuna for years, until recently. Audio