War
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
Nuhaka Dreaming 3: Dads didn’t talk of the war in the 1950s
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Video, Audio
Juliet O'Brien - In The Wars
Stories from conflict zones across time and around the world are shared in a series of monologues in a new play by Paris-Based New Zealander Juliet O'Brien. She's working with Spanish theatre director… Audio
Kim Hughes: 'You have to have a sick sense of humour'
In 2009, British Warrant Officer Kim Hughes defused 119 Taliban IEDs in Afghanistan, the next year he dismantled seven bombs in a single day. He talks about the confidence and sense of humour it takes… Audio
Sarah Sentilles: Draw Your Weapons
How to live in the face of so much suffering? It's the question American writer, critical theorist, scholar of religion and author of many books, Sarah Sentilles, aims to answer in her new book, Draw… Audio
Afghan president condemns deadly Kabul bombing
At least 90 people were killed and around 400 injured in a suicide truck bombing in the country's capital yesterday Video, Audio
Insight: Inside the Israeli Hospital
In this BBC Worldwide production Tim Samuels follows two doctors on their rounds in Israel's Ziv hospital as they treat Syrians - both civilians and fighters - who have been seriously wounded in their…
Wimbledon Remembers
The Hawkes Bay community of Wimbledon has a permanent population of just 10, but at least 150 gather each year for its ANZAC Day service, followed by a free lunch at the tavern. Audio, Gallery
Child of Syria: Katia's story
Katia Rostem Agha and her parents fled Syria in 2012 to escape government security forces. Now settled in Wellington her story is retold in a series of children’s story books. Video, Audio, Gallery
Syria 'the humanitarian test of our time' - Lyse Doucet
The BBC's Chief International correspondent, Lyse Doucet reports on future of Syria and the region on a day when as many as 100 people have been killed in a a toxic gas attack, which activists say is… Audio
Facing death in Colombia to life in NZ
Daniel Gamboa is 22, an actor, son, humanitarian, student, young leader and former refugee. In 2006 Daniel and his mother fled Colombia when rebels threated to kill the then 12-year-old boy because… Audio, Gallery
Evidence points toward Defence Force cover up, lawyers say
Lawyers Rodney Harrison QC, Deborah Manning and Richard McLeod today called for an independent inquiry into New Zealand's SAS troop's involvement in a 2010 raid in Afghanistan. Video, Audio
Family of killed soldier back Defence Force
Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell, 28, was killed in Bamiyan in Afghanisation in 2010. His family are unhappy Nicky Hager's Hit & Run book has put him back in the headlines. Video, Audio
Lawyers demand inquiry into SAS Afghan raid
Three lawyers are taking action on behalf of the civilians that were allegedly killed and injured during an SAS lead raid on two villages in Afghanistan in 2010. Video, Audio
Bullets and stamps
Scott Flutey has just finished an Honours degree in History, and he's been looking at the world of stamps and postal history. Audio
Kingsley Baird - 1917
Professor Kingsley Baird, from the School of Art at Massey University's College of Creative Arts, says 1917 was one of the most influential years of the 20th century. While 100 years later in New… Audio
John Daysh - Unicef at 70
Unicef, which was founded just after the second world war when children throughout Europe were facing famine and disease, turns 70 this year. The UN entity has an indefinite mandate to help children… Audio
