It was 75 years ago this month that West Coast farmer Stanley Graham killed for the first time. A total of seven people would be dead before he was caught.

At the birthplace of the nation, Winston Aldworth and his kids encounter our gritty past.

John Funnell was the search-and-rescue pilot who has saved the lives of thousands of victims, clocking up a staggering 19,000 hours of flight time.

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

The garden will be completed in time for the centenary of Passchendaele, finally a place of peace where far too many young NZers died in the horror of war.

A piece of hallowed ground in Belgium which holds in its grasp the remains of hundreds of NZ soldiers is still claiming victims a century after WWI.

A garden made for contemplation on a World War One battlefield where New Zealand soldiers faced "hell on earth" will be built here and shipped to Europe.

NZ Herald Focus: The $65 million restoration of Auckland's St James Theatre is continuing to unearth secrets of the city's past.

A New Zealand woman received five-star treatment after she was the one millionth visitor to a museum which commemorates a World War

Look at South Africa if you want an example of how far the wiping of the history books will go.

Descendants of the great NZ pilot Jean Batten have installed a plaque at her Spanish gravesite and say her remains should be left where they lie.

It is 80 years since the famous New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten took off from England for her record breaking solo flight to Auckland.

In what is possibly the world's coldest case, police may have solved the murder of Otzi the Iceman - 5000 years after his brutal and lonely death.

Leading architect and designer Chris Moller has slammed the decision to demolish the Aniwaniwa Visitors' Centre at Lake Waikaremoana

Orana Wildlife Park at McLeans Island turned 40 on Sunday. Bridget Rutherford looks back on the park's history.

Plans to turn Mt Tarawera and the surrounding land and lake area into a world-class tourism venture are on the cards with a new partnership

They were two powerful, ancient empires separated by more than 5,000 miles of imposing mountain ranges, barren desert and exposed steppe grasslands.

Sir Peter Jackson is in talks to bring augmented reality and digital storytelling to Matiu-Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.

A memorial service marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in which more than 2000 New Zealand troops died.

It is a tiny badge but its significance is harrowing to comprehend.

A family about to move into an enormous house are going to take hide and seek to the next level.

The 2012km tractor expedition, to help raise $1 million to save Sir Edmund Hillary's hut in Antarctica prepares to cross Cook Strait tomorrow.

Described as being in a "remarkably unused condition" and a "wartime luxury"

Bill English says the commemoration day for land wars will be a locally driven event, not pushed from above by the Government.

Over the last 60 years, the hut - one of Antarctica's most precious heritage sites - has slowly fallen into a state of disrepair.

They're the places criminals languished, rioted, plotted revenge and met their maker. So why are tourists obsessed with them?

Last month, American Michael Burke received a book by New Zealand historians in the mail at his California home.

In these complicated times, it can be comforting to turn to a known and trusted face for reassurance. NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop decides it's time to revisit some of our classic TV agony aunt shows.

Attracting a man is a cinch, as long as you don't outdrink them or hook them up with your ugly mates. Michelle Duff turns to a 1954 guidebook for some tips.