Jason Winstanley has been named as RNZ's new chief executive and will take up the role in 2027.

New Zealand’s cultural life is troubled by the ghosts of empire. Captain James Cook is one of the most enduring and troubling of these ghosts.

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Three hours of the Kim Hill Saturday morning show, 8am - 11am 8 May 2004. - 8am News, sports, trailer and weather - Then foreign correspondent: Grant Morris, New Orleans. - Main topic: politics in the...

Music was first officially taught at the University of Otago in 1926. Ian Chapman, who taught music at Otago for 21 years, presents songs from four current acts with close links to the University's mu...

Pioneer in Māori health dies

Historians and archivists warn the cuts could see backlogs grow and items go neglected, as the Government says restructuring is needed for financial sustainability.

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Historians count the cost of a proposed restructure at the National Library and Archives NZ

Erik Olssen brought the past to life

Australia's WWII contribution is overshadowed by the Anzac legend, but wartime economic mobilisation transformed the nation. Joan Beaumont delivers the 2026 Robert O'Neill Lecture.

"E kore teenei whakaoranga e huri ki tua o aaku mokopuna, ka puta, ka ora" - Kiingi Tawhiao.

Prominent historical Dunedin women honoured in new street names

It's 100 years since a Russian ballerina visited our shores and left her name here forever. Everyone knows the pavlova was named after Anna Pavlova, but what's still debated is exactly where and when ...

Bringing history into people’s homes

‘I’m trying to do something good by Dunedin’: University Book Shop saved by new owner

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Dunedin’s residents enjoy the highest overall quality of life among New Zealand’s major urban areas, according to a new survey.

A proposal to cut 12 percent of the workforce at the National Library and Archives NZ will decimate both organisations and have a significant impact on service levels, says the Public Service Associat...

Waka Kotahi/NZTA has released an important new document for our region: the

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A controversial property trading group allegedly stacked a meeting of the Parnell Returned Services Club with Filipino people to steer a vote about the sale of...

The Idles (Mark II) on Baldwin Street, the world

The discovery of gold in 1861 transformed Dunedin from a small colonial outpost to a boom town. The sudden wealth reshaped the city’s built form: timber churches were replaced by stone cathedral...