History

Assyirologist David Hilder joins Ellie once again to break down what life might have been like for kids in ancient Mesopotamia. Audio

Housed in a stunning limestone building, the museum takes you inside the fascinating world of steampunk - a Victorian view of the future where everything is powered by steam. Audio

Seven stories of love, humility, and sacrifice. An intergenerational celebration of women from our Chinese New Zealand community. Video

Waiheke Musical Museum was founded by Lloyd and Joan Whittaker in 1996, and houses a variety of antique instruments, many of which have an unusual backstory. The museum is in Oneroa on Waiheke Island… Audio

Ian Martyn founded Medals Reunited 15 years ago. He not only traces their history, and discovers some of the incredible stories behind them, but reunites them with their families. Audio

With over 20,000 visitors a year, the New Zealand Police Museum contains evidence from some of New Zealand's most infamous crimes - and while the adults are busy with that, the kids can try on police… Audio

One of the world's largest private automotive museum began life as a truck display but has expanded to include 300 vintage vehicles. Audio

Marlene Whetton got in touch with Summer Times wanting to trace the birth family of her maternal grandmother, Violet, who was adopted out and died when Marlene's mother was only three months old. Audio

Assyriologist David Hilder joins Ellie Marsden on 8 'til Late for another installment of So you think you know Sumeria? This episode: The infamous Ea-Nasir Complaint Tablet Audio

A successful solo career and considered one of the best guitarists to come out of Australia, Ian Moss is a driving force behind the band's huge success and numerous hits. Audio

Current and upcoming exhibits include Antarctica as seen through the eyes of a group of young artists or perhaps you'd like to see it for yourself through the magic of virtual reality. And for those… Audio

The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre in Marlborough is one of the world's largest private collections of wartime aircraft and artefacts.  Audio

DubHead joins Mark and Kara On the Air to explore the world of library music in today's genre deep dive. What is Library music? Well it's also known as production music, it's music that's written and… Audio

The capital was once a city of trams until the closure of the last tram route in the mid-1960s. But many have been preserved and restored to working order at the Wellington Tramway Museum. Audio

Australian forensic anthropologist Daniel Franklin is uncovering the story of a 1629 shipwreck which lead to a three-month mutiny. Over a hundred survivors were murdered by other crew members.    Audio