With an enormous crash and violent lurching, a railcar ended its journey.
Joan Wiffen, who discovered the remains of so many prehistoric reptiles, became known as
New Zealand’s ‘Dinosaur Lady’.
Memories of Tuapeka Mouth School, and the three miles away over a rough, gravel road that it took to get there.
A group of Waitara schoolboys who lived their dream of building a boat and sailing away beyond the far horizon.
The story of a World War One soldier settlement in South Wairarapa and the struggles of returned servicemen settlers and their families to survive.
A milestone in New Zealand’s medical history happened in Onehunga with the delivery, in 1857, of the colony’s first baby by caesarean operation
Mary Jane Bennett was, in 1859, appointed principal keeper of the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand.
David Grantham recalls his family’s favourite pet - Heidi the goat.
Bev Wood recalls her working holiday in the mid-1960s.
Remembering the settlers of Pūhoi, and their history and traditions.
In 1945, Janet’s adventures began when her family moved into their new home in Gladstone Road, Richmond.
Mike Warman, while researching a colourful eccentric, got another surprise. For most of his life, ‘Captain’ Adair was somebody else.
A small shack near Tawhai Falls reputedly haunted by the ghost of a woman searching for her lost lover.
A brief look at a popular product from the 1950s - CRANKO Models.
Jeanette Grant talks of growing up with guns.
A glimpse of the lives of two of boys at war during World War One.