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Pirate Mystery: the story of Charlotte Badger
Pirate Mystery: the story of Charlotte Badger
Charlotte Badger was one of the first European women to live in New Zealand. She was also a pirate... or at least that's... Read more
18 Mar 2018
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Con-artist: the story of Amy Bock
Con-artist: the story of Amy Bock
Amy Bock was a criminal "supreme in her cleverness". Her most famous con saw her pose as a man for 15 weeks and marry th... Read more
11 Nov 2018
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Poisoner: the story of Thomas Hall
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"The most vile criminal ever to be tried in New Zealand" Thomas Hall's crimes scandalised New Zealand when it was reveal... Read more
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Pakeha Maori: the story of Kimble Bent
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Graverobber: the story of Andreas Reischek
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Radical: the story of Arthur Desmond
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Meet the New Zealand author of a book beloved by Neo-Nazi's, Satanists and White Supremacists. Bizarrely Arthur Desmond ... Read more
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Epidemic: the story of Robert Logan
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Unjust: the story of James Prendergast
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In 1877 Chief Justice James Prendergast ruled the Treaty of Waitangi was "a simple nullity", in part because it was sign... Read more
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Roy Courlander was a New Zealand soldier who joined Nazi Germany's infamous SS during WW2. Black Sheep investigates why ... Read more
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Soldier of Fortune: the story of Gustavus von Tempsky (part 1)
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Why do some historians think an NZ-born traitor was "instrumental" in the Japanese victory in Singapore during WWII?
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Outlaw: the story of Richard Burgess
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In the 1860s Richard Burgess and his outlaw gang roved the West Coast, robbing and murdering dozens of people. Black She... Read more
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