Paul Rush takes a Magical Mystery Tour down memory lane.

Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.

Red sock hysteria swept the nation as a symbol of support for the 1995 America's Cup Kiwi team - and politicians of varying hues happily jumped on board.

In an intriguing tour, Pamela Wade gains insight into the horror inflicted on Europe during World War II.

Christchurch September 2010 quake moved the earth 3m upwards. It also jolted the custodians of Te Papa into considering the safety of its treasures, writes Brian Rudman.

Winter of discontent...or discomfort from worms? Richard III had more to worry about than his hunchback, scientists say he had foot-long parasites in his gut.

Shame' over colonial history is seeing valuable threads of the nation's story left to crumble into ruin.

US media question the presence of Destiny Church at a "coveted" time in a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

The skeletons of what is believed to have been a family of five moa have been unearthed in a hidden cave on the outskirts of Whangarei.

When legendary Kiwi crooner John Rowles fleetingly returned home after his 1967 move to England, he found himself welling up.

Holding a place in New Zealand's rugby history must be a great feeling.

New Zealand records dating back 170 years were put online yesterday for the first time - and show that Kiwi men endured a 56-year women drought.

The 38m brick chimney at Victoria Park Market was considered a liability if Auckland was ever struck by a large earthquake.

Editorial: Two events have conspired to cloud the St James' future - but any move to save and restore it should be widely supported.

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker may have once played a witch in a movie but she didn't know her ancestor was accused of being one.

When it comes to putting a price tag on family heirlooms, one of the country's top valuers says it's not all about the trash-or-treasure television cliche.

Josie Dale visits Macetown to recapture the atmosphere of the goldrush days.

The mystery of a Kiwi officer photographed with a woman in the Somme region during World War I may have been solved.

Karakia and waiata mixed with strains of bagpipes and brass as Korean War veterans from New Zealand and 10 other countries reunited to pay their respects yesterday.

Growing up in a small house in a new subdivision on the rural fringe of West Auckland, Paul Moon never aspired to be an All Black.

The problem with the conventional account of NZ's discovery is that it presumes only the first arrival in the country by a culture constitutes an act of discovery.