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Thousands farewell original Te Papa exhibitions
Exhibitions open since 1998 at Te Papa are closing for redesign.

Whanganui students all aboard the Waimarie
Nine schools have been invited to an educational cruise across two days.

The best (and worst) of April fool's jokes
Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.

Publisher accused for Jesus 'blasphemy'
Former Labour secretary likely to be first and last tried for blasphemous libel

Paeroa's giant L&P bottle reaches big milestone
Paeroa's iconic big L&P bottle was born as a rocket for business promotion

Logs 'come to life' in Tongariro National Park
Pouwhenua mark cultural significance of Tongariro. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Workers warned 8hr work day is being eroded
Founder of the eight hour working day is remembered as Wellington Trades Hall reopens.

Vicar horse-whipped over alleged indecency
Father whipped preacher for alleged indecency on his daughter aged 12.

Brave and Brilliant - the legacy of Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking: Born: 8 January 1942, Died: 14 March 2018 - brave and brilliant.

Rare books gift worth nearly $200,000
The collection of 20 books were printed more than 500 years ago.

New light shed on Pacific's earliest settlers
Scientists reveal new insights into a culture regarded as Polynesians' ancient ancestors.

The scandal of 'Percy Redwood'
Find out how this con woman tricked a wealthy heiress into marrying her.

Scientists break ice, and records, to gain climate clues
Kiwi scientists return from Antarctica with important new climate-change insights.

Historic home Fernielea on the market
A grand Whanganui home is to be sold for the just third time in 151 years.

US war memorial design unveiled
The design of a new memorial marking New Zealand and US co-operation was unveiled today.

Expert rubbishes scammer's Maori independence claim
Professor Paul Moon says claims of Maori independence is wrong in law and history.

NZ's two new (but long-lost) flightless birds
Otago yields new goldmine of a different kind - two long-lost bird species.

Looking back on the Auckland property market
NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop reflects on Auckland's history of housing.

Auschwitz tattooist reveals how he survived war
To survive the war, Lale Sokolov became a tattooist at Auschwitz.

Evidence of multiple tsunamis, quakes at one of NZ's earliest settlements
NZ's earliest settlement, the Wairau Bar, has since been hit by major quakes and tsunamis.

Booming economy? How this one rates
As we head into a 10th year of economic growth how does this era rank against other booms?

What happened to the mass shooters who survived?
Usually in America the perpetrators don't survive. So what happened to those who did?

Flu alert: the town that quarantined itself
Coromandel's historic blockade could lead the way on flu protection.

Snap wall between art and selfie generation
It was perhaps inevitable that Instagram would shake up the art world.

Te Papa reaches 20 years old
Te Papa has had nearly 30 million visitors since it opened 20 years ago.

Ancient NZ reconstructed - with moa poo
Secrets hidden in ancient moa droppings give clues to the birds' feeding habits.

Re-tracing footsteps of NZ's rodent invaders
DNA has revealed the fascinating history of one of NZ's least-wanted critters: the mouse.