Heritage Matters

Kaitangata Mine Disaster, Misers Demise, Dunedin Post Offices and Bishops Finances

In this programme, Gregor Campbell discovers Dunedin was once a city of heroes, a Venerable Literary and Arts Magazine celebrates it's 250th edition and Bill Southworth delves into the history of Sir Julius Vogel.

Heritage Festival, Russell Coutts, First Public Toilet and City Slums - This week Bill Southworth looks at a local boy who won the world's top yachting prize, we hear from the organiser of this month's heritage festival, Alison Breese tells us about Dunedin's first public toilet for women and Gregor Campbell reports on the city's 19th Century Slums.

Assault that never was, Julie Eichardt Novel, Mine Disaster Hero and National Historic Landmark Programme.

Keith Murdoch, Colin Boswell, Willowbank and Arthur Steers - In this programme we bring you stories about two sons of the Dunedin suburb of Ravensbourne who may have been treated unjustly one was sent home from an All Black tour and the other was denied the Victoria Cross medal. We hear from Alison Breese about the Willowbank Heritage Area, and we finish with a a piece from Gregor Campbell about a cycle accident.