White wash? New claims on what the Treaty of Waitangi really meant
British sovereignty and Maori self-government were supposed to co-exist, says author.
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Golf balls 'are the product of colonial exploitation'
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Colonial environmental damage: Why it's time NZ faced up to its past
European settlers transformed "wild untamed nature" into "productive land" in the 1800s.
Margot McRae: Character areas won't provide affordable homes
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Oscar Sims: Inner suburb density will improve affordability
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Specimen banknote once changed hands for almost $100,000.
Ancient Greeks exhibition on in Auckland
Exhibition is largest selection of Classical world artefacts loaned by Brit Museum to NZ.
Focus: Auckland Museum's latest Ancient Greeks exhibition
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Mystery over climber's death solved as boot emerges 50 years later
Reinhold Messner says discovery sets record straight about death of brother in Himalayas.
Why does the university still hold the remains? Skull sparks questions
A skull has sparked controversy more than 90 years on from a grisly murder.
Histories of NZ can cause friction between cultures if not delivered right
Northland education experts reflect on the teaching of the new NZ history curriculum.
Petition to officially name country Aotearoa delivered to Parliament
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Behind the photo: Muhammad Ali on Queen St
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Judge tells drink-driver his excuses are 'bulls***'
Judge Greg Davis calls repeat drink-driver out on his excuses for endangering the public.
Education expert disappointed Northland didn't contribute more in curriculum changes
The new Aotearoa New Zealand's histories and Te Takanga o Te Wā curriculum begins in 2023.
Judge concerned jail will entrench teen's criminal behaviour and gang links
A judge reluctantly jailed a teen robber, fearing he will be more antisocial on release.
Why the T-Rex had such a voracious appetite
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The history of Coca-Cola
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The mystery behind human skull found in Wellington yard
The skull, about 100 years old, has been buried in the Wadestown garden for years.
Museum of Natural History spends 5 years and $30m to de-colonise exhibits
"Our people are very, very tired of being 'studied'."
Eleven ways Stranger Things made the 1980s cool
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Whangārei man sentenced to preventive detention for attack on his partner
Tawhai spent much of his adulthood in custody but did little to address his offending.
From Everest to NZ's Russian sweetheart, where to be this May
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Spanish city beats Paris, New York and Rome for 'world's greatest city' title
Step aside Paris, London and Rome, there's a new 'top city' in town.
Frank Film: A little nobody
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All aboard the theological trolley: Chicago's interfaith tour
Next stop, the history of Ramadan.
Turkish travel: Why Izmir is the perfect break from the big city bustle
Istanbul's quieter cousin boasts colourful markets, incredible food, and history galore.
Started out as a fish. How did it end up like this?
New York Times: Our modern woes would not exist if our ancestors had never left the water.
A century of the Gallaher Shield in pictures
A century of the Gallaher Shield in pictures. Video / NZ Herald
Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France
Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France. Video / Anthem
Liam Dann: Elon Musk and the return of 'the gilded age'
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'A tiny miracle, after all this time' - family on WWII mystery solved
Bomber vanished without trace, but family never forgot young Kiwi airman.
Queen's estate facing legal battle over historic treasures
A lawyer acting for Libya says 'nothing is off the table' in the quest for the artefacts.