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![Found: Edmund Hillary's passport application](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Found: Edmund Hillary's passport application
Passport applications of Ed Hillary and other notable Kiwis have been revealed.
![The H-Files: Mother first NZ driver to lose life in car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The H-Files: Mother first NZ driver to lose life in car crash
First car driver to die in New Zealand was a South Canterbury farmer's wife in 1906.
![Captain Cook memorial topples into sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Captain Cook memorial topples into sea
Erosion sends Captain Cook monument toppling into the sea.
![30 to 50 metres tall statue for Auckland harbour: Tell us what you think](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
30 to 50 metres tall statue for Auckland harbour: Tell us what you think
Giant Bastion Pt statue could rival New York's Statue of Liberty and Rio's Christ statue.
![The death that helped spark the civil rights movement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The death that helped spark the civil rights movement
US authorities reopen investigation into the 1955 killing of black teenager Emmett Till.
![Kit bag owned by Sir Edmund Hillary goes up for auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kit bag owned by Sir Edmund Hillary goes up for auction
A kit bag that belonged to Sir Edmund Hillary could be yours for $10,000 to $20,000.
![Oldest written record of Homer's Odyssey found](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oldest written record of Homer's Odyssey found
Archaeologists may have discovered oldest known extract of Homer's poem 'The Odyssey'.
![Classic fire engine needs some love](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Classic fire engine needs some love
Classic 1940s fire engine crashed into shop fronts - twice.
![Scotland's plan if Loch Ness Monster is caught](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Scotland's plan if Loch Ness Monster is caught
Scottish Natural Heritage created a "partly serious, partly fun" code of practice.
![Armistice Day centenary plans revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Armistice Day centenary plans revealed
100-gun salute to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
![Auckland Domain WWI memorial faces another road bump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland Domain WWI memorial faces another road bump
Auckland Council will now investigate possibility of widening project's focus beyond WWI.
![Assault by poisoning - 29 people killed in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Assault by poisoning - 29 people killed in New Zealand
Gordon Pepper, Annette Bouwer - some of the victims of murder by poisoning
![History never repeats: But it should be taught more, MPs told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
History never repeats: But it should be taught more, MPs told
New Zealand is not alone in thinking its own history is boring.
![NZ's first woman doctor an abortionist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's first woman doctor an abortionist
New Zealand's first woman doctor was struck off in Britain.
![Sleuth cat's nose unearths murder weapon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sleuth cat's nose unearths murder weapon
Couple bludgeoned to death with iron bar, but no convincing motive found.
![The H Files: Ruse led to fireman's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The H Files: Ruse led to fireman's death
Fire engine crashed, brigade man's skull fatally crushed after malicious false alarm.
![Devoy should never have been appointed to race role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Devoy should never have been appointed to race role
COMMENT: Race Relations Commissioner is not a cushy role for a retired sport star.
![Local Focus: 144 year-old dress mounted in public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: 144 year-old dress mounted in public
Women's suffrage exhibition in Katikati. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Play area for Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Play area for Parliament
Play area aims to encourage families to visit Parliament.
![Local Focus: Locked away museum artefacts inspire local artists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Locked away museum artefacts inspire local artists
Five locals will perform as part of Escape Arts Fest. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Story of Mauao told in new book](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Local Focus: Story of Mauao told in new book
The first children's book on Mauao will be released. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Chester Borrows: Learn your history, no matter how unpalatable it might be](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chester Borrows: Learn your history, no matter how unpalatable it might be
The Land Wars had a greater impact on NZ than any of the campaigns we commemorate
!['Astounding discovery': 150-year-old ship unearthed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Astounding discovery': 150-year-old ship unearthed
A ship which ran aground in 1865 has been uncovered by unusual tidal conditions.
!['Britain must give back its stolen treasures if it wants to make friends'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Britain must give back its stolen treasures if it wants to make friends'
"Every country should be given a huge shopping trolley and 2mins in the British Museum!"
![Editorial: Auckland - a city with more than one father](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Auckland - a city with more than one father
EDITORIAL: Both John Logan Campbell and Apihai Te Kawau helped create the foundations.
![Sun rises on protest commemoration](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sun rises on protest commemoration
Protest leader and police share warm embrace at Bastion Point.
![Bastion Point and the tragedy that nearly ended the protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bastion Point and the tragedy that nearly ended the protest
Today marks 40 years since the police forcibly ended the Bastion Point occupation.
![Historian: Time for a new Auckland city father](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Historian: Time for a new Auckland city father
Historian: chief's generosity and partnership vision qualify him as city father.
![Myth of Mangahawea: Is this NZ's first human settlement?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Myth of Mangahawea: Is this NZ's first human settlement?
Scientists have uncovered evidence of one of the first Polynesian settlements in Aotearoa.