Kiwis get first look at historic collection of vintage photography
This will be the first time this fascinating collection of 243 photos will be displayed.
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Feather in Collegiate's cricket cap
Whanganui Collegiate 1st X1 win the coveted Heathcote Williams Challenge Shield
Two races, one road and a fatal head-on crash
Cycle races were held on the same Auckland circuit at the same time, resulting in tragedy.
The gruesome beheading of Mary Queen of Scots
The story of the demise of Mary Queen of Scots is more horrendous than you think.
The day Russia 'invaded' city - and Aucklanders panicked
Fears the enemy Russians were coming to New Zealand spurred fake news and forts.
All students should study NZ's early history
COMMENT: Perhaps a compulsory class in colonial history for MPs is what's needed first.
Full steam ahead with rail restorations
Hot days in the workshop working with steel and steam. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Cowboy yarn caps epic train journey
Comment: My fondest travel memory doesn't have to do with scenery, food or entertainment.
H-Files: Teen sent 'p-mail' after train crash
Fourteen injured when Auckland commuter train ploughed into express
Liam Dann: Lower immigration numbers could have changed history
Comment: Revised data showed New Zealand's immigration wave wasn't as big as we thought.
Spiffing! Five minute guide to dressing Art Deco
Break out your grandpa's suit or nana's glad-rags. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Comment: Outlaw Aussie biker gangs are setting up in NZ
Comment: Patched street gangs are facing an influx of Australian biker gangs.
John Tamihere: The Treaty as a roadmap
COMMENT: Rejoice this Waitangi Day that this nation was not born out of revolution.
Ardern: We should know our own history
Jacinda Ardern welcomes the conversation that has been started by history teachers.
Comment: Twelve questions with Phoebe Li
Phoebe Li has taken her popular photographic exhibition on the Chinese in NZ to Waitangi.
Star turn for celestial navigator
The great ocean-going boat builder and navigator Hekenukumai Busby is knighted at Waitangi
Comment: The search for early Māori
Comment: Two hundred and fifty years ago, James Cook arrived off the eastern coast of NZ.
Comment: NZ Holocaust denial is out there
Comment: The 20th century was hardly short of landmark historical events.
Ultimate do-up: Run-down cottage with views of Sky Tower up for grabs
A run-down villa on the closest residential street to the city is on the market.
Kate Stewart: Jesus Christ, Elvis Presley, the Titanic ... they wouldn't get away with it today
How strange the past looks through today's politically correct perspective
Jay Kuten: Simon Bridges' pipe dreams
Simon Bridges is following in Richard Nixon's footsteps with politicisation of cannabis.
Your say: Council not setting example, Poll unwise, All one family
Letters to the Whanganui Chronicle
How early Australians treated Aboriginal people
Aboriginal women were considered fair game to colonisers.
Sir Peter Blake's first yacht on public display
The 7-metre keel, Bandit, built by Sir Peter in 1966 is displayed at the Maritime Museum.
Native American's complicated relationship with Catholic church
For many the weekend's encounter was a painful reminder of 500 years of conflict.
Massive historic 'birthday card' goes online
A birthday document signed by nearly 13,000 Aucklanders has been put online
Body never found after dispute on Mt Taranaki
Pioneer of Highlander condensed milk never found after climb of Mt Taranaki.
Learning about battle that nearly wiped out tribe
Learning their own history has helped Kaipara students to know who they are.
Pōhutukawa massacre at Opito Bay - Four poisoned and the hunt for a killer
Opito Bay's pōhutukawa poisoner leaves locals furious and searching for likely suspects.
Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place
Key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history.
Letters: Dumping in the dunes not on
Rubbish disposal rates are horrendous, which is what happens when corporates take control.
The H-Files: Dark days in the lost suburb Newton East
A murder, a suspicious death, an armed robbery and a whipping.