Advertise on podcast: Heritage Matters

In this programme Bill Southworth tells us about a con man on the gold fields, we discover the remnant of an important part of the war effort at the Taieri Airfield, Gregor has a story of a cat loving soldier and we hear about a famous bushman identity.

This week Bill Southworth looks at the tragic cost to ships crews of the early frozen meat industry, Gregor Campbell tells us about the problems with a Railway Tunnel near Port Chalmers and we explore one of the worst 19th Century areas of Dunedin.

In this programme Gregor Campbell tells us about a food riot in Dunedin during the Great Depression, Bill Southworth reports on two immigrant ships that presented problems for the new colony and we recall a remarkable achievement of a Professor Erik Olssen.

In This week's programme Gregor Campbell has a scoop on the story behind a plane crash, Bill Southworth has been looking at Dunedin's first mental hospitals, Gregor explores a famous early shopping arcade and Alison Breese tells us a bit of history about Heritage NZ listing of the Security Building in Lower Stuart Street.

This week Bill Southworth brings us an unusual ANZAC story about the loss of Crete and the role in it of a Southland man, then Gregor Campbell takes us into the demi-monde of the 19th Century Dunedin underclass.

In this Programme Bill Southworth profiles Sir Truby King, the founder of Plunket, Gregor Campbell looks at the career of a prolific stone carver Louis Godfrey and we finish with a 19th Century report on Dunedin Slums

In this programme Bill Southworth looks at a new book about theologian Sir Lloyd Geering and the real story behind his heresy trial, we look at two famous plastic sugeons from Dunedin and Alison Breese tells us about a new innovation to get children interested in heritage buildings.

Keith Murdoch, Colin Boswell, Willowbank and Arthur Steers.

Captured by Pirates, Arawata Bill, Joe the Oyster Shucker and Fatal contact for Early Maori.

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.