Backgrounders
Holidays
Arts and Literature
- Cecil Beaton Exhibition July 2006
- Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, etc)
- King Arthur
- Lord of the Rings
- Nobel Prizes (October)

- Out of the Blue - Aramoana October 2006
New Zealand
- Budget
- Dame Marie Clay 1926 - 2007 17 April 2007
- Coins 2006
- NZ Elections 2008

- Electricity Crisis
- Janet Frame 1924 - 2004
- Kiwisaver
- Lord of the Rings
- Microchipping Dogs June 2006
- Murder of Sir Peter Blake 7 December, 2001
- Out of the Blue - Aramoana October 2006
- Sustainable Living
Christchurch & Canterbury
- Councillor Graham Condon killed
- Cup and Show Week & Canterbury Anniversary
- HMNZS Canterbury: New Zealand’s newest and largest vessel will arrive in its home port, Lyttelton, on Thursday June 28, 2007.
- Local Body Elections 2007
- Legionnaires' Disease Christchurch, 2005
- Space Junk falls 12 September 2006
World Events
- American Election 2008

- Financial Crisis 2008

- Mars exploration

- Nobel Prizes (October)
- Pope John Paul II 1920 - 2005
Disasters, wars and terrorism
- Asian Tsunami Boxing Day 2004
- Bali bombing 2002, updated for October 2005
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident (20th anniversary) 26 April 2006
- Iraq Conflict 2003
- Kashmir Conflict
- London Bombing July 2005
- Terrorist attacks on the USA 11 September 2001
- Travel Safety 11 August 2006
Health issues
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) 2005
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Legionnaires' Disease Christchurch, 2005
Science and technology
- Hot Science topics: see our Sustainable Living resources
- Mars exploration
- Nobel Prizes (October)
- Space Junk falls - 12 September 2006
- Sputnik 1 - October 4, 1957
Sports
- Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia, 15 - 26 March 2006
- FIFA World Cup Soccer Germany, 9 June to 9 July 2006
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008
- Winter Olympics Torino (Turin), Italy 10 - 26 February 2006

