History
Johnny Depp visits birthplace of Dylan Thomas
It's not every day you see a Hollywood star walking around your neighbourhood - let alone popping inside a house for a chat and a look-around. But that's exactly what happened in the suburb of… Audio
Preserving author Janet Frame's Legacy
A jar of quince jam is up for auction on Trade Me, and it's part of a fundraising effort to transform writer Janet Frame's childhood home into a globally recognised visitor's centre. Chloe Searle, the… Audio
Campaign to convert garage into visitor centre gains traction
A campaign to convert the garage of one of New Zealand's most renowned authors into a visitor centre has got the support of former prime minister Helen Clark and filmmaker Jane Campion.
The late… Audio
Full steam ahead for historic Northland train
A much-loved steam locomotive will be huffing down the main street of a Northland town this weekend for the first time in seven years following a massive restoration effort.
Memorial honours those who died in Ongarue train disaster 100 years ago
A new memorial is being unveiled today, a century since New Zealand's third worst rail disaster.
Andrew Paul Wood: the history of the occult in Aotearoa
Historians paint colonial New Zealanders as "smug bucolic hobbits", but alternative spirituality was part of life for many in the 19th and early 20th centuries, says Andrew Paul Wood. The historian… Audio
Lisa Cortés: Little Richard and the queer Black origins of rock'n'roll
Without Little Richard would Lizzo exist? Lil Nas X? The Rolling Stones? Three years after his death, a new documentary directed by Lisa Cortés pays tribute to the pioneer of rock and roll and makes… Video, Audio
Long Read: Bone Hunters
By George Driver: An ancient lake bed in St Bathans is revealing New Zealand's mysterious past. Audio
For $85,000, you can fly home with a piece of aviation history
For more than three decades motorists on State Highway 1 through the central North Island couldn't miss the old aeroplane on the side of the road at Mangaweka.
Three generations on the same rural route
Lee Pryor has been delivering post along the Whakatāne coastline for 25 years, but he is not the first in his whānau and now his wife has even joined the ranks. Audio
Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning - Part 2
From the 1840s onward, Frederick Maning would become an increasingly bitter and angry man who demonised Māori who opposed colonisation. So what explains this radical transition from a romantic early… Audio
NZ Sporting History: Blacks Sticks' Commonwealth Games Gold
In the 2000s Black Sticks Women had not yet won a major tournament, until the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Grace O'Hanlon, the Black Sticks goalkeeper, who saved FOUR of five of England's attempts in the… Audio
'No silver bullet': Why are some of our most famous buildings sitting empty?
The Rotorua Museum is the most photographed building in New Zealand. It is also closed, and it's not alone, as some of Aotearoa's most famous buildings face uncertain futures.
Friend of Anne Frank shares her memories
Hannah Pick-Goslar knew Anne Frank as the girl next door and co-conspirator in the pranks they pulled on the adults before the war. The two would both end up in the same concentration camp. Hannah… Audio
Hastings celebrates 150th commemoration
This weekend marks 150 years since Hastings was declared an official township. Hastings historian Michael Fowler talks to Jesse about the town's history and how it has survived the past century and a… Audio
Feature album: Saturday Night Fever
Today's feature album is a trip back to the disco era when the Bee Gees were at their peak. The four of the first five singles on Saturday Night Fever went straight to number one. Audio
Shakespeare's First Folio lives in Aotearoa
If you're in Auckland, you may have walked past one of the worlds most valuable and important books without realising. A rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio lives in a glass case in the public… Audio
Serhii Plokhy: the history and future of the Ukrainian war
Historians usually write about the past, with the benefit of knowing how things turned out, but Harvard academic and best-selling author Serhii Plokhy was so shaken by the Russian invasion of his… Audio
Hunting for Tai Rāwhiti - "I don't see deer, I see a food bag"
A team of hunters heads out every five weeks to a hill country farm to harvest deer meat for Tai Rawhiti's food banks which have been under pressure after devastating weather hit the region this year… Video, Audio
Kim Yo Jong - the most powerful woman in North Korea
Kim Yo-Jong is the daughter of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and youngest sister of the current leader Kim Jong-Un. As a direct descendant of the Mt Paektu bloodline, she was addressed by her… Audio
