History
The history of New Zealand's foreign service
It's gone by many names and structures over the years: Department of External Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs... and now MFAT. The origin and evolution of the agency responsible for this… Audio
The meaning of the word iwi
Social Anthropologist and Museum Ethnographer Dr Paul Tapsell talks to Kathryn about how connection to ancestral marae relates to indigenous wellbeing, and also the pathways to connecting and… Audio
Did Titanic Sink?
Comedians Tim Batt and Carlo Ritchie consider a question so daft that no one ever asked it: Did Titanic Sink?
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History with Dr Grant Morris: The history of rogue MPs in NZ
Over the past week, Labour MP Gaurav Sharma and the Labour Party have clashed over bullying claims. Some commentators have labelled Sharma a 'rogue' MP but what does term mean in historical context… Audio
NZ Sporting History: The NZ "Natives" Rugby team
For this weeks NZ Sporting History segment, we are going back 130 years. Long before the All Blacks there was the New Zealand "Natives" Rugby team. Dr Greg Ryan has written extensively on this tour… Audio
14 Barry Soper | Breakfast with Mandela
Having joined the press gallery as its youngest member in 1980, Barry Soper is set to depart this year one of its veterans. Four decades and ten Prime Ministers on, he reflects on his career-shaping… Audio
Book review: Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger
Cynthia Morahan reviews Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Dr Hannah August and the best-selling Elizabethan plays
The only reason any of Shakespeare's plays have survived is because canny publishers saw a market for them amongst a populace hungry for material to read. Dr. Hannah August is the Senior Lecturer in… Audio
NZ Sporting History: The life and legacy of Sir Peter Snell
For NZ Sporting history today we look back at the life and legacy of the legendary runner Peter Snell. Renowned sports broadcaster Brendan Telfer joins Jesse. Audio
New Zealand architect Sir Miles Warren has died at 93
The first New Zealander to be knighted for his contribution to architecture has died. Audio
US hands backs looted artefacts from late smuggler's collection
The US will return 30 looted antiquities to Cambodia, including bronze and stone statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities carved more than 1000 years ago.
Music feature: Baroque music
For today's music feature we're travelling back in time to the 17th Century. What were people listening to at the time William Shakespeare was publishing his historic works and people were still being… Audio
Dunedin Cemetery Tours
Gregor Campbell is an Historian and Taphophile who runs cemetery tours in Dunedin. He tells Karyn he's intrigued with what's written on the head stones. Audio
Message in a bottle found in Christchurch war memorial
A team tasked with deconstructing a Christchurch war memorial so it can be moved to a new site has uncovered an unexpected time capsule. Audio
Extreme drought: Dried-up Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb
An unexploded World War II bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought.
Vanessa Braganza: decoding messages left by Catherine of Aragon
Self-described "book detective" and literary scholar at Harvard University, Vanessa Braganza has recently uncovered what she believes to be a long-overlooked example of defiance by the first wife of… Audio, Gallery
Barbie's 'inspiring women' series: the strange evolution of an iconic doll
Despite many advances for women, the persistence and reinvention of heroic iconography for women continues to value image over substance, writes history professor Katie Pickles.
Toy and Transport museum in Wānaka receives retired Holden police car
The police fleet of Holden vehicles is being retired with many of the cars being auctioned off due to the brand fast becoming a collectors item.. One of those museums is The National Toy and Transport… Audio
History with Dr Grant Morris
The history of national 'bounce backs' in NZ. NZ has been through a tough few years but are we on the verge of a 'bounce back'? Today we will look at national 'bounce backs' throughout our history and… Audio
NZ Sporting History
Today for our NZ Sporting History segment, we are talking to the human who might know more about cold swimming than anyone else in the world. Lynne Cox has broken records globally. Audio
