Shipwrecks of Aotearoa
Paora Sweeney looks through the archives and finds that as an island nation, Aotearoa New Zealand has had a large
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A centenary of New Zealand radio
Radio has played an important role in New Zealand life, bringing us news and entertainment at home, in the car,
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Invisible work – Conservation, Preservation and Restoration in an archive
Can you turn back time? Should you? We talk with film preservationists about the choices and the challenges involved in
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Kids review Len Lye films
The films of New Zealand-born artist Len Lye have long been a presence in galleries and museums around the world,
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Film, activism and cabbages – a chat with Barry Thomas
Barry Thomas is a bit of an iconoclast. For more than 40 years he’s been involved in art, filmmaking, activism
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Public Health in the Archive
Film, television and radio have always been helpful tools for promoting public health. Between 1pm COVID lockdown briefings, we searched
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A wavy archival journey
An interesting picture and intriguing recording sent David Klein on a journey of his own across the desert, time and
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An archival lesson about Tūhoto Ariki one of the last ancient Tohunga
Through one of our archival recordings, one of our Te Arawa staff learned about the history of his iwi and
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Rock and Rollers with HART
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s new exhibition TOHE | PROTEST looks at the 1981 tour by the South African Springboks
Read moreCan an audiovisual collection be a teacher of te reo Māori?
Ka tuhia e Ngā Taonga te reo Māori hei āwhina i ngā iwi ki te kimi taonga, me te mōhio
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