The art of change
A turning point for taonga Māori.
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How to make a film in eight days
Our first silver-screen heroine is born.
Wragge predicts the weather
An overconfident meteorologist comes up with the idea of naming storms after people—especially people he doesn’t like.
Stevenson’s close call
On a brief visit to Auckland, the celebrated author of Treasure Island almost didn’t make it out of the harbour.
The Penguin sinks
A steamer goes down off Wellington.
The Sandow Season
It was the sensation of 1902—a celebrity bodybuilder toured New Zealand encouraging locals to get ripped.
Murder on Sacred Mountain
The Burgess Gang brings terror to the goldfields.
A most savage squabble
Scientists fight over old bones.
The doom of the world
The return of Halley’s Comet in 1910 prompted a deluge of fake news.
The great Nazi hoax
‘Captain Calder’ scams the government.
Cross fire
The British medal that inspired the New Zealand Cross.
Mother superior
A saint in the making.
Eyes on the prize
Bare-knuckle fighters take on the law.
The case of the female bridegroom
Amy Bock’s most breathtaking ruse.
Killer fashion
Women wear pants. Civil unrest ensues.
The southern party
On New Year’s Day in 1908, Shackleton departed for the Antarctic.
MPs feel the heat
Fire threatens New Zealand’s national library.
Was this public servant a Russian spy?
Only one person in New Zealand has ever been charged with spying for the Russians.
Trophy ship
The only vessel ever taken as a war prize by New Zealand.
A touch of guilt
Sensational trial sets legal precedent.
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