Oral History
Episode 5: We Connected
What effect did this enforced isolation have on how we connected with ourselves, our loved ones and our communities, and what lessons did we take with us when we left our bubbles? Audio
Episode 4: We Moved
How did we keep moving when we had to stay put? Find out how those ‘government-mandated walks’ helped us stay sane and some health workers kept their spirits up with clinic waiting room dance-offs. Audio
Episode 3: We Learned
We Learned: From grappling with video calls to the highs and lows of homeschooling, parents, backpackers and a dance teacher reveal how they taught others and what they learned about themselves. Audio
Episode 2: We Cared
How do you lockdown if you do not have a home and how do health workers protect their families when they arrive home from the frontlines? In this episode we hear about housing the homeless and nursing… Audio
Episode 1: We Prepared
When the prime minister appears on your TV flanked by two New Zealand flags you know things are getting serious, but how do you prepare for an invisible threat? In this episode whānau and health and… Audio
Karena Kelly: Translating Dr Seuss into te reo Māori
Dr Karena Kelly, a specialist in Māori language and linguistics, took on the task of translating Seuss’ last book published before his death Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Audio
Paul Moon: 'I wasn't going to censor anything'
The unflinching new book When Darkness Stays by historian Paul Moon is based on the time he spent capturing the oral history of late Tuhoe tohunga, H ¯hepa Kereopa. Dr Moon thought he was "the last… Audio
Studs Terkel: listener and humanitarian
The late Studs Terkel has been described as the 20th century's greatest listener. In a career spanning seven decades Studs, he showed an uncanny ability to elicit fascinating stories from a who's-who… Audio
Spectrum for 10 January 2016 (Part 1)
Spectrum for 10 January 2016 (I Remember Mother's Mother - Part 1) Dan Bergin sings a tribute to his Irish grandmother as part of his recollections of Wanganui's Dublin Street and the colourful folk… Audio
Spectrum for 3 January 2016
Spectrum for 3 January 2016 (I've Swung An Axe and Humped A Swag) Bob Edwards provides a detailed account of his life as a swaggie and bushman. Audio
Spectrum for 27 December 2015
Spectrum for 27 December 2015 (The Homefront War) Ena Ryan talks to Jack Perkins about wartime Wellington of the 1940s. As battles raged and casualties mounted, those left behind to keep the home… Audio
Kathy Temin's Monumental Memorial Project in Auckland
In Australia Kathy Temin is best known for creating abstracted forests and for recording and sharing oral histories She's chosen Auckland to mount her most ambitious project yet, which combines the… Audio
Broadcaster Jack Perkins on his 56 years in radio
Jack Perkins began the iconic Radio NZ show Spectrum, with Alwyn Owen, in 1972, and whether or not by design it has become one of NZs most valuable libraries of oral history. Audio
Westport Stories - Julie Benjamin
Oral historian Julie Benjamin has been speaking to Westport expats and residents about what it was like to live in the small West Coast town. Audio
Spectrum for 30 November 2014
Unitec Communication students use multi-media to better understand New Zealand as it was 100 years ago. The exhibition was devised by Unitec Communication programme Leader Dr Sara Donaghy, and an… Audio