The chance discovery of a foot has led to history being rewritten.

Tornado killed three people and wrecked houses 69 years ago today.

The ship was found after 72 years lying over 5.5km below the surface of the Pacific Ocean

COMMENT: Ten years on from the credit crunch, are we back where we started?

Model answers for NCEA exams may be cut back to stop cheating.

150 years ago today, a group of men made the first major gold discovery in Thames.

And it might not be over yet. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

COMMENT: Nobilangelo Ceramalus weighs in on the official name of a Waiheke Island bay.

Rainbow's End's pirate ship first started swinging in 1983 - what else was happening?

Japanese internees were being taken from Auckland to Australia for a prisoner exchange.

Plastic surgery owes a huge debt to the battlefield work of Harold Gillies

Neighbours recall tale of woman who jumped to her death in 1967 after killing her husband.

1956 Waterfront heist ought to be one of the most famous episodes in NZ criminal history.

Scientists have discovered a 4000-year-old lunchbox in the Swiss Mountains.

Sword fight was last duel recorded in New Zealand, says author.

A racing car believed to have been used by famous train robber Roy James has been stolen.

NZ's 5th largest city still without a museum. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Kiwis were fascinated with the first moon landing but had to wait for delayed TV coverage.

New Zealand's 19th-century wars will receive greater recognition with a new national day

COMMENT: Explorers teach us fundamental truths.

Goldie, who died 70 years ago today, won popular appeal despite the scorn of some critics.

Fifty years ago today decimal currency was introduced to New Zealand.

Education sector groups plan a campaign to make Māori history part of the core curriculum.

Nearly 750,000 pages of Parliamentary debates in NZ have been published online.

Columnist Ngaa Rauuira Pumanawawhiti explains what kohanga reo has given him.

People convicted under anti-gay laws are a step closer to having their records wiped.

The NZQA has agreed to an independent review of the NCEA "exemplars" process.

Teachers say memorising past year's "exemplar" NCEA exams is widespread and not penalised.

Century-old specimens collected by Scott's expedition yield fresh Antarctic insights.

Rare rugby memorabilia belonging to All Blacks legend Charlie Saxton up for auction