Auction for rare New Zealand history documents sells for $500,000
Hundreds of rare documents and books went under the hammer.
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Rare documents from NZ history to be auctioned
A rare collection of early New Zealand printed material has been put up for auction.
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A spectacular light display on the Harbour Bridge tells the story of those first arrivals.
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Eerie story of the Black bird of Chernobyl
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Inside the night Rob Muldoon called a snap election
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Teaching New Zealand Land Wars connects students to land and tīpuna
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Anne Frank diary to be launched in te reo Māori
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Logo created for Whanganui's first Heritage Month
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Queen Victoria's freaky obsession
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The Kiwis who fought in D-Day in Normandy
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Barry Soper: D-Day: 'The wartime generation is resilient'
Comment: It was the start of the end of the Second World War.
Local Focus: Parkvale School centenary a friendship celebration
Parkvale School Centenary Celebrations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Poignant contrasts: D-Day's landscape in 1944 and now
AP revisited the beaches and damaged villages that symbolise the Allied struggle.
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Crucial find in 'Elephant Man' mystery
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'The Princess of Mercer' who tried to stop Māori enlisting in the war
Te Puea Herangi was staunchly opposed to Māori enlisting in World War I.
Mad King George III: Was he really insane?
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Local Focus: Aroha's long and frustrating journey to re-divert the Kaituna Cut
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Shock Martin Luther King Jr 'rape' claims revealed in secret FBI tapes
Author claims FBI recordings show King had many affairs and watched as friend raped woman.
Historic 'Dog Tax War' photos revealed
Auckland Library is holding an exhibition of historic images captured by Charlie Dawes.
Everest: The tragic stories of climbers left behind
More than 250 bodies remain on Mt Everest, and some of their stories are famous.
Mind the gap: Society compared to that reflected on screen
People from a variety of origins need to be represented on New Zealand television.
Local Focus: Different views on Captain Cook
How to mark the arrival of Cook divides the community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Letters: Devlin and The Beatles
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The horrifying true history of infamous children's refuge Junior Village
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'Floating brothel': The most scandalous ship
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