On In My Day, Del called in to talk about her connection to commitment and what she saw with her grandparents, her parents and in her own marriage.

She also shared some gems about why things have changed over the decades, and how people were vastly more connected to communities that supported families.

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On In My Day, Ray called in to talk about The Herald in the 1950's with returned soldiers losing their RSA badges (no not medals) in pubs as they came to terms with the end of WW2, finding solace in the bottom of a beer glass, and then advertising their loss in The Herald classifieds 'lost and found'.

After three published ads and no success, returned soldiers were issued with a new RSA badge. 

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The motorsport legend Bruce McLaren, died at the age of 32 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in England doing what he loved. Bruce McLaren was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer, and motorsport executive who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1970.

On In My Day, his daughter, Amanda McLaren, called in to talk about her talented father, along with old school friends and mates from throughout his motoring career.

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This week on In My Day, we remembered now-derelict hospitals, our best injury stories, and the GPs we had for decades. 

Caller Grace shared her experience of maternity wards in the 1950's versus today, some elements much stricter, and others much more lenient. 

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This week on In My Day caller and former lighthouse keeper Kevin shared his experience witnessing the infamous Kaikoura lights. 

The Kaikoura lights refers to a series of UFO sightings in the skies above the Kaikoura mountain ranges in December 1978.

A television crew from Melbourne's Channel 0 were able to capture footage of the lights while onboard a Safe Air plane that was making a newspaper run from Wellington to Christchurch.

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This week on In My Day caller Anna reminisced about pneumatic tubes, also known as Lamson Tubes, in department stores, and their modern-day use in emergency departments. 

Pneumatic transportation was invented around 1800 and was used in offices to transport small packages and mail, but were largely phased out of stores in the 1970's.

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This week on In My Day, we remembered when Fiordland National Park was established 122 years ago on February 23, 1904, and the deaths of 49 people at a prisoner of war camp in Featherston 83 years ago on February 25, 1943.

Caller Leoni spoke to Roman about a school trip to the Marlborough Sounds, and early memories of the Japanese prisoners of war marching past her home in Featherston. 

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On this very special Valentines Day, Miles Davis joined Roman to talk about all thing romance!

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This week, caller Maureen spoke to Roman about her experience working with ticker tape - the earliest electrical financial communication system. 

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In My Day caller Boo reminisced on memories of living next door to Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil.

His bandmate Rob Hirst died at 70 years old following a struggle with cancer earlier this week. 

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