Historic pipe linked to explorer
Historic clay pipe found on beach near site of explorer's Fiordland hut.
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Te Papa is seeking advice from experts on its natural history collections care.
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Family who defied the odds of war
Six Finn brothers went to World War I. Six came home, defying the odds.
Kiwi landed monster sharks in Sydney
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John Roughan: A year on from Little's game-changing call
COMMENT: A year ago then Labour leader Andrew Little made his game-changing decision.
Axe-slaying 'murderer's hut' hauled off
The home was the scene of a brutal killing in 1994.
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Lamented death of the match-day programme
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Found: Edmund Hillary's passport application
Passport applications of Ed Hillary and other notable Kiwis have been revealed.
The H-Files: Mother first NZ driver to lose life in car crash
First car driver to die in New Zealand was a South Canterbury farmer's wife in 1906.
Captain Cook memorial topples into sea
Erosion sends Captain Cook monument toppling into the sea.
30 to 50 metres tall statue for Auckland harbour: Tell us what you think
Giant Bastion Pt statue could rival New York's Statue of Liberty and Rio's Christ statue.
The death that helped spark the civil rights movement
US authorities reopen investigation into the 1955 killing of black teenager Emmett Till.
Kit bag owned by Sir Edmund Hillary goes up for auction
A kit bag that belonged to Sir Edmund Hillary could be yours for $10,000 to $20,000.
Oldest written record of Homer's Odyssey found
Archaeologists may have discovered oldest known extract of Homer's poem 'The Odyssey'.
Classic fire engine needs some love
Classic 1940s fire engine crashed into shop fronts - twice.
Study highlights NZ's 750-year biodiversity tragedy
Scientists have reached 750 years into our past to gain new insights into NZ's species.
Bone study gives picture of NZ's lost world
New study using DNA from fossil bone uncovers unknown animal species and Māori behaviours.
Scotland's plan if Loch Ness Monster is caught
Scottish Natural Heritage created a "partly serious, partly fun" code of practice.
Armistice Day centenary plans revealed
100-gun salute to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
Auckland Domain WWI memorial faces another road bump
Auckland Council will now investigate possibility of widening project's focus beyond WWI.
Assault by poisoning - 29 people killed in New Zealand
Gordon Pepper, Annette Bouwer - some of the victims of murder by poisoning
History never repeats: But it should be taught more, MPs told
New Zealand is not alone in thinking its own history is boring.
NZ's first woman doctor an abortionist
New Zealand's first woman doctor was struck off in Britain.
Sleuth cat's nose unearths murder weapon
Couple bludgeoned to death with iron bar, but no convincing motive found.
The H Files: Ruse led to fireman's death
Fire engine crashed, brigade man's skull fatally crushed after malicious false alarm.
Devoy should never have been appointed to race role
COMMENT: Race Relations Commissioner is not a cushy role for a retired sport star.
Soper: Getting rid of nukes is one thing
Getting rid of North Korea's nukes is one thing. Getting rid of the gulags is the test
Audrey Young: First hurdle is creating frame for Fair Pay deals
COMMENT: Proposed labour reforms don't mean a return to militancy of 1970s.
Local Focus: 144 year-old dress mounted in public
Women's suffrage exhibition in Katikati. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Play area for Parliament
Play area aims to encourage families to visit Parliament.
Local Focus: Locked away museum artefacts inspire local artists
Five locals will perform as part of Escape Arts Fest. Made with funding from NZ On Air.