Coastwatchers
Written out of history - the WWII coastwatchers who didn't get their due
The descendants of Pacific Island Coastwatchers just want to be part of the ANZAC story - but there's so little recorded about the men sent to remote areas with no resources, who then got no pensions… Audio
Documentary: Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific
Watch the Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific Video Documentary. The untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators.
Podcast: Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific
Listen to the Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific Podcast. The untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators. Audio
Meet: The Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific Production Team
Meet the Team behind Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific.
Trailer: Introducing Coastwatchers - Operation Pacific - Watch & Listen on RNZ.co.nz
The untold stories of WWII Native Wireless Operators. Video Documentary with accompanying Podcast. Video, Audio
The Coastwatcher legacy
The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the Second World War to watch for enemy shipping. Ian Telfer visits one of their historic huts. Audio, Gallery