Roadside Stories

By Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)

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A series of audio guides from the major highways and roads around New Zealand. Explore the history and places of New Zealand in this tour of attractions along the roadside. These stories are also available as an iPhone app and on YouTube - see http://www.mch.govt.nz/roadside for more information.

Episode Date
Gold fever in Hokitika
Dec 22, 2011
Precious pounamu
Dec 22, 2011
The dangers of coal
Dec 22, 2011
Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks
Dec 22, 2011
Conflict at Addisons Flat
Dec 22, 2011
Murchison and Īnangahua quakes
Dec 22, 2011
Brunner on the Buller
Dec 22, 2011
Matakohe kauri
Dec 22, 2011
Dargaville – from kauri gum to kūmara
Dec 22, 2011
Waipoua Forest, home of giant trees
Dec 22, 2011
Opononi, home of Opo
Dec 22, 2011
Kupe in the Hokianga
Dec 22, 2011
Missionaries and muskets at Kerikeri
Dec 22, 2011
Waitangi, home of the treaty
Dec 22, 2011
Big-game fishing in the Bay of Islands
Dec 22, 2011
Russell, former 'hellhole of the Pacific'
Dec 22, 2011
Ruapekapeka, site of Kawiti's pā
Dec 22, 2011
Kawakawa's colourful loos
Dec 22, 2011
Underwater wonders of the Poor Knights
Dec 22, 2011
Waipū, a Scottish settlement
Dec 22, 2011
Chowing down on the Matakana coast
Dec 22, 2011
Peacocks and zebras on Kawau Island
Dec 22, 2011
Pūhoi, up the boohai
Dec 22, 2011
Creating a sanctuary – Tiritiri Matangi
Dec 22, 2011
Rangitoto, Auckland's youngest volcano
Dec 22, 2011
Tales of the Auckland waterfront
Aug 30, 2011
Auckland's 'coat-hanger' bridge
Aug 30, 2011
Reclaiming Bastion Point
Aug 30, 2011
Maungakiekie - One Tree Hill
Aug 30, 2011
Eden Park - from swamp to sports ground
Aug 30, 2011
Bombay to Bombay
Aug 30, 2011
Mercer's unusual memorial
Aug 30, 2011
Rangiriri pā
Aug 30, 2011
Coal and clay from Huntly
Aug 30, 2011
Tūrangawaewae - a place to stand
Aug 30, 2011
Rocky horror in Hamilton
Aug 30, 2011
Hamilton's rugby wars
Aug 30, 2011
The equine stars of Cambridge
Aug 30, 2011
Lake Karapiro
Aug 30, 2011
Maungatautari, volcanic sanctuary
Aug 30, 2011
Tīrau, corrugated-iron capital
Aug 30, 2011
Luxury spa at Rotorua
Aug 30, 2011
Whakarewarewa - thermal and cultural attractions
Aug 30, 2011
Island romance in Lake Rotorua
Aug 30, 2011
The eruption of Mt Tarawera
Aug 30, 2011
The big cheese of Lichfield
Aug 30, 2011
Tokoroa, timber town
Aug 30, 2011
Hatupatu's Rock
Aug 30, 2011
Geothermal power at Wairākei
Aug 30, 2011
The rushing waters of Huka Falls
Aug 30, 2011
Volcanic Lake Taupō
Aug 30, 2011
The Finns of Te Awamutu
Aug 30, 2011
Ōrākau, famed battle site
Aug 30, 2011
Ōtorohanga, the kiwi town
Aug 30, 2011
The underground glories of Waitomo
Aug 30, 2011
Te Kūiti, shearing capital
Aug 30, 2011
Mōkau, whitebait capital
Aug 30, 2011
The wars of Waitara
Aug 30, 2011
Len Lye - composing motion
Aug 30, 2011
Sugar Loaf Islands, an ancient volcano
Aug 30, 2011
Iconic Mt Taranaki
Aug 30, 2011
A Stratford war hero
Aug 30, 2011
Chew Chong, Taranaki entrepreneur
Aug 30, 2011
Surf Highway 45
Aug 30, 2011
Kings of Hāwera
Aug 30, 2011
Pātea Māori Club
Aug 30, 2011
A world record at Cooks Gardens
Aug 30, 2011
Whanganui River
Aug 30, 2011
Incorrig-a-bull Bulls
Aug 30, 2011
Foxton and flax
Aug 30, 2011
Lake Papaitonga
Aug 30, 2011
Rangiātea church, Ōtaki
Aug 30, 2011
Kapiti Island - warriors, whales and wildlife
Aug 30, 2011
Paekākāriki
Aug 30, 2011
Wellywood
Aug 30, 2011
Wellington's 'Cake Tin'
Aug 30, 2011
Wellington Harbour's taniwha
Aug 30, 2011
Attack on Ōpepe
Aug 30, 2011
Visiting Tarawera
Aug 30, 2011
Turbulent times at Te Hāroto
Aug 30, 2011
Te Pōhue, travellers' stop
Aug 30, 2011
Fruitful Eskdale
Aug 30, 2011
Hawke's Bay rugby
Aug 30, 2011
Hawke's Bay's big shake
Aug 30, 2011
Trout fishing on the Tongariro River
Aug 30, 2011
Lake Rotoaira
Aug 30, 2011
Volcano traditions
Aug 30, 2011
Tangiwai rail disaster
Aug 30, 2011
Taihape, gumboot capital
Aug 30, 2011
Mangaweka by the main trunk line
Aug 30, 2011
Huntaway in Hunterville
Aug 30, 2011
Cape Kidnappers
Aug 30, 2011
Te Mata Peak, Hawke's Bay giant
Aug 30, 2011
Māori culture in southern Hawke's Bay
Aug 30, 2011
Pahīatua's 'Little Poland'
Aug 30, 2011
Protecting native birds at Pūkaha Mount Bruce
Aug 30, 2011
Pāpāwai, the Māori capital
Aug 30, 2011
Featherston's camp
Aug 30, 2011
The rugged Rimutakas
Aug 30, 2011
Cook Strait's dangerous waters
Aug 30, 2011
Kupe and Cook in the Marlborough Sounds
Aug 30, 2011
Havelock's science achievers
Aug 30, 2011
Rescue at Delaware Bay
Aug 30, 2011
Nelson, birthplace of New Zealand rugby
Aug 30, 2011
Nelson - the WOW factor
Aug 30, 2011
Picton and its ships
Aug 30, 2011
Trouble at Tuamarina
Aug 30, 2011
Wine success for Blenheim
Aug 30, 2011
First World War flyers at Ōmaka
Aug 30, 2011
Seddon and Ward, premier towns
Aug 30, 2011
Salt from Lake Grassmere
Aug 30, 2011
Marine life at Kaikōura
Aug 30, 2011
Subdividing Cheviot Hills
Aug 30, 2011
Amberley hero
Aug 30, 2011
The changing fortunes of Kaiapohia
Aug 30, 2011
Christchurch under siege
Aug 30, 2011
The towering Southern Alps
Aug 30, 2011
Rakaia, salmon river
Aug 30, 2011
Timaru's heroes
Aug 30, 2011
The wallabies of Waimate
Aug 30, 2011
Ōamaru, whitestone city
Aug 30, 2011
The Moeraki boulders
Aug 30, 2011
Seacliff and Karitāne
Aug 30, 2011
Dunedin, Edinburgh of the south
Aug 30, 2011
Dunedin and its scarfies
Aug 30, 2011
Dunedin's bards
Aug 30, 2011
Otago Peninsula wildlife
Aug 30, 2011
Bridging the mighty Clutha
Aug 30, 2011
Monumental Gore
Aug 30, 2011
Invercargill's inventors
Aug 30, 2011
Bluff, seafood mecca
Aug 30, 2011
The Winton baby farmer
Aug 30, 2011
Lumsden, steaming ahead
Aug 30, 2011
Glaciers and gold at Lake Wakatipu
Aug 30, 2011
Queenstown adventures
Aug 30, 2011
Warbirds, Wallis and Wānaka
Jan 01, 1970
A long road over Haast Pass
Jan 01, 1970
Franz Josef and Fox glaciers
Jan 01, 1970
Ōkarito, home of the kōtuku
Jan 01, 1970
Swampy landing at Harihari
Jan 01, 1970