Grant Morris

Historian Dr Grant Morris has just returned from a research trip to the Chatham Islands and joins Jesse for a chat. Audio

Dr Grant Morris looks at how the debate emerged and what it tells us about the NZ psyche. Audio

Today Victoria University Historian Dr Grant Morris looks at The history of political neutrality in NZ's public service. The issue of political neutrality and NZ's public service has been in the news… Audio

With a flood of recent autobiographies/memoirs by NZ politicians, Dr Grant Morris is looking at the history of these books in Aotearoa. Simon Bridges' new book is the latest but earlier this year… Audio

Historian Dr Grant Morris looks at the history of defamation in New Zealand, which has some of the strongest defamation laws in the common law world.  Audio

Today historian Dr Grant Morris talks about how soon is too soon to write history after the event. It is always difficult to analyse major events when you are living through them. Grant Morris looks… Audio

Historian Dr Grant Morris looks at some of the more interesting facts relating to Governors and Governors-General between 1883 to 1980. Audio

Moriori want to be included in the new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum.

The Hokotehi Moriori Trust says the draft curriculum mentions Moriori only once and that is not good enough.

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Over the past few months the National Party and the Speaker of the House have engaged in a fierce ongoing feud. There have been calls for Trevor Mallard to resign. Dr Grant Morris looks back at the… Audio

Historian Dr Grant Morris is in Napier to look at the city's history beyond the 1931 earthquake. He has set himself the challenge of speaking about one of New Zealand's most iconic cities without… Audio

Today historian Dr Grant Morris looks at the history of Courtenay Place in Wellington, which follows on from Dave Armstrong talking about the chequered past of the iconic street and how it has bounced… Audio

Today historian Dr Grant Morris talks about how to do a family history tour of Aotearoa New Zealand. He reminisces about a similar journey he undertook with his parents as a teenager which became a… Audio

Dr Grant Morris charts the golden age of NZ overseas travel from the mid-1960s to 2020. Audio

Dr Grant Morris usually joins RNZ to do a history segment with Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons. Today he joins Jesse on Summer Times to share some of his favourite books, songs, and films. Audio