Dionne Christian checks out activities on offer during Auckland's Heritage Festival.

Red sock hysteria swept the nation as a symbol of support for the 1995 America's Cup Kiwi team - and politicians of varying hues happily jumped on board.

In an intriguing tour, Pamela Wade gains insight into the horror inflicted on Europe during World War II.

Christchurch September 2010 quake moved the earth 3m upwards. It also jolted the custodians of Te Papa into considering the safety of its treasures, writes Brian Rudman.

After enduring a tiresome journey by launch, car, aeroplane and helicopter, JJ the takahe wasted no time establishing the pecking order at her new Tiritiri Matangi home.

The skeleton of a man who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries, and had an iron stake driven into his chest to prevent him from becoming a vampire was found in Bulgaria, archaeologists say.

US media question the presence of Destiny Church at a "coveted" time in a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

The skeletons of what is believed to have been a family of five moa have been unearthed in a hidden cave on the outskirts of Whangarei.

When legendary Kiwi crooner John Rowles fleetingly returned home after his 1967 move to England, he found himself welling up.

Waikato is the site of some of our bloodiest historic battles. Dionne Christian takes a look.

Bone up on our country's past at one of these intriguing highway stop-offs.

The 38m brick chimney at Victoria Park Market was considered a liability if Auckland was ever struck by a large earthquake.

Editorial: Two events have conspired to cloud the St James' future - but any move to save and restore it should be widely supported.

When it comes to putting a price tag on family heirlooms, one of the country's top valuers says it's not all about the trash-or-treasure television cliche.

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker may have once played a witch in a movie but she didn't know her ancestor was accused of being one.

Josie Dale visits Macetown to recapture the atmosphere of the goldrush days.

The mystery of a Kiwi officer photographed with a woman in the Somme region during World War I may have been solved.

Karakia and waiata mixed with strains of bagpipes and brass as Korean War veterans from New Zealand and 10 other countries reunited to pay their respects yesterday.

Growing up in a small house in a new subdivision on the rural fringe of West Auckland, Paul Moon never aspired to be an All Black.

The problem with the conventional account of NZ's discovery is that it presumes only the first arrival in the country by a culture constitutes an act of discovery.

A team of Israeli archaeologists thinks it has found the ruins of a palace belonging to the biblical King David, but other Israeli experts dispute the claim.

Scotland's independence referendum has not just ignited furious debate over the country's future; it has also started a renewed fascination among film-makers.