History
Mayor wavers over funding for Nelson Provincial Museum's new storage facility
Both Nelson and Tasman's councils have committed $3 million to a proposal to rebuild the archive storage facility, with Nelson to decide this week whether to continue that commitment. Audio
Trump's health and the secret history of presidential cover-ups
Analysis - While his doctors say Donald Trump is in good health, history is riddled with tales of presidential illness kept secret.
New Zealand's best and worst finance ministers ranked
Wellington-based freelance journalist and former RNZ reporter Eric Frykberg ranked our best and worst in consultation with historians, economists and insiders. Audio
Seventy years since pilot lands on Tasman Glacier
This year marks seven decades since a Kiwi pilot changed the course of aviation by touching down on the Tasman Glacier using a plane fitted with retractable skis. Katie Todd reports on the milestone. Audio
WWII Mosquito pilot John Beeching dies aged 101
Beeching was one of the last remaining RAF Bomber Command veterans from World War II.
Time capsule sealed by Princess Diana unearthed at London hospital
The time capsule contained items selected by two young people who won a national competition in 1991.
Extra funding to help save New Zealand's rail heritage
Their funding will jump from $125,000 to $500,000 a year. Mark Leishman speaks to the trust's chairman Dr Murray King. Audio
Len Lye Centre 'sonified' in celebration of 10th anniversay
The concrete and shimmering steel curves of New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre will be reflected in music on Saturday. Robin Martin reports. Audio
NZ's only carillonist to lose job as $10 million spent on bell
The government spent over $10 million to do up the country's bell tower for fallen soldiers. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
The battle raging over a set of lights in a seaside suburb
A community board heard impassioned pleas in front of a packed public gallery.
When the world came to Dunedin
The international exhibition that brought double the New Zealand population to Dunedin in 1925 to visit the South Seas Fair. Audio
TV crew discovers two missing shipwrecks off West Australian coast
The latest seabed surveying technology and a decent amount of luck are being credited for the discoveries.
Breaking Bread 2
No Ethiopian meal is complete without this fermented staple accompaniment and in today’s podcast, Kadambari Raghukumar is breaking bread with her Ethiopian friends in West Auckland at Goju, with… Audio
Paihia property owners take council to court over proposed heritage rules
The rules would require resource consent to dig holes more than 500mm deep.
Experts ponder preservation of historic Edwin Fox at Picton
One of the world's last surviving wooden ships has sat in dry dock for the past 26 years. Audio
Myth Takes: Athens
Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson is back for his monthly chat. Tonight, he's taking us through the rise and fall of Athens as the powerhouse of ancient Greece. Audio
Watching a church being moved in real time: the rise of 'slow TV'
Swedish television is broadcasting the entire journey live.
Stunning sight as tall ships herald start of giant maritime festival
The spectacle launches a maritime festival that is expected to draw between 2.3 and 2.5 million visitors to Amsterdam.
Auckland has turned its back on Erebus families: Pilot's daughter
A daughter of Erebus flight captain Jim Collins believes Auckland has turned its back on the families, who are still waiting for a national memorial. Audio
The Brain Drain Backstory
Corin Dann and Guyon Espiner dig into New Zealand’s decades-long “brain drain” to Australia – why it happens, how politicians have tried (and failed) to stop it, and whether it’s really as bad as it… Audio
