War
International community must help Yemen end war - Unicef
Unicef's Bismarck Swangin is on the ground in Yemen. He tells John Campbell the bus bombing is just one example of a catastrophic war, that has killed many thousands of people, directly and… Video, Audio
Accidental soldier: from teenage wasteland to Iraq deployment
Matt Young was an 18 year old with a hangover when he enlisted to become an infantryman in the US Marine Corps. Between 2005 and 2009 he completed three tours as a so-called "grunt" in Iraq during the… Audio
Tony Ssembatya: 'Rwanda genocide made me think twice about humanity'
Tony Ssembatya is a Ugandan human rights scholar, activist and lawyer. His mother is Ugandan and his father was born in Rwanda. Ssembatya's early childhood was in Rwanda at the time of the 1994… Audio
Bilal Sarwary: the Afghanistan he knows
Afghani journalist Bilal Sarwary shows the world another side of war-torn Afghanistan with his photography - revealing a beautiful country. His hashtag #AfghanistanYouNeverSee on Twitter and Instagram… Audio
Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision discusses archival audio clips heard throughout the programme, and her work over the past four years accessing First World War related material. Thank you… Audio
Alex Calder
Alex Calder, an associate professor of English at the University of Auckland, edited for re-publication the classic 1963 memoir by Alexander Aitken,Gallipoli to the Somme: Recollections of a New… Audio
Christopher Pugsley
The author of many books on New Zealand's military history, Christopher Pugsley also has a deep interest in the country's early film heritage. How the moving camera captured the experience of the NZEF… Audio
'The Raw Men' by Rore Hapipi (Rowley Habib)
The poem at 9.30am was 'The Raw Men' by Rore Hapipi (Rowley Habib), recorded at Te Tira Hou Marae in Panmure, Auckland, on 4 April 1975 at a reunion of ex-servicemen of 'B' Company, of the 28 Maori… Audio
Jane Tolerton
Jane Tolerton is a Wellington historian who has often written about the First World War. Her latest book is Make Her Praises Heard Afar: the Hidden History of New Zealand in World War One (Booklovers… Audio
Photojournalist John Moore: documenting despair
Multi-award winning Getty Images photographer John Moore has documented the militarisation of the US-Mexico border for his book Undocumented. He talks about his career covering war zones as well as… Audio, Gallery
Al Gillespie on significance of Trump Kim meeting
International political professor of law at Waikato University, Al Gillespie, talks about the possible outcomes from a potential meeting with the US and North Korean leaders in May. Audio
Admiral the Right Honourable Alan West, Lord West of Spithead
Lord West is a leading UK security specialist making a fleeting visit to New Zealand. He is a former security minister after starting his career in the Royal Navy. He talks about his ship being sunk… Audio
Insight: Madness of War
The BBC's, Sahar Zand, reports from a mental institution in Afghanistan where doctors are trying to undo the mental trauma caused by years of war.
Our Own Odysseys - Paul Barker
Paul Barker, author of the family history GERALDINE TO JERICHO - about the young New Zealanders in the Palestine Campaign has just returned from the 100 Year Commemorations in Beersheva where a plaque… Audio
The Turning Point Battles of WW2
Marking the 75th anniversary of the Allies' October victory at El Alamein, historian Glyn Harper takes a new look at the three battles that have been said to be the turning point in the war. Audio, Gallery
Sir Wira Gardiner on war and conflict
Sir Wira Gardiner provides insights in the Battle of Passchendaele, the Battle of Stalingrad, Māori involvement in World War I and World War II and the New Zealand Land Wars. Audio
Horses' role in WWI commemorated in Hamilton
The role of the horse in war is to be finally commemorated with a statue in Hamilton. New Zealand sent 8,000 horses to the South African War and 10,000 to the First World War. Of that number, one… Audio
New Zealand’s airmen in the Great War
Massey University historian Adam Claasen has written an extraordinary book telling the previously untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen. While much has been written about our Kiwi soldiers at… Audio, Gallery
NZers join Passchendaele commemorations in Belgium
Passchendaele was a battle that has become a symbol for the senselessness of war. The ceremonies to remember those who died take place over the next two days in Belgium. On Flander fields in one day… Audio
The Italian Front
Our regular historian, Damien Fenton is in the studio with Bryan to talk about an aspect of the first world war almost completely forgotten in New Zealand today - the Italian Front 1915-1918. Audio
