Scientists fight over old bones.
The return of Halley’s Comet in 1910 prompted a deluge of fake news.
‘Captain Calder’ scams the government.
The British medal that inspired the New Zealand Cross.
A saint in the making.
Bare-knuckle fighters take on the law.
Amy Bock’s most breathtaking ruse.
Women wear pants. Civil unrest ensues.
On New Year’s Day in 1908, Shackleton departed for the Antarctic.
Fire threatens New Zealand’s national library.
Only one person in New Zealand has ever been charged with spying for the Russians.
The only vessel ever taken as a war prize by New Zealand.
Sensational trial sets legal precedent.
A folk hero is born.
Six swimmers retrace a legend.
New Zealand takes its first refugees.
The first sea creature to be protected by law.
197 days on the road.
“Thousands thrilled and amazed”.
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