Behind the scenes

Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Episode 3: Tukuna Kia Rere

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1 Comment 1990s, archiving ethics, Kahu Kutia, Khali Meari Materoa, matauranga maori, Nga Taona Tuku Iho, Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero, taonga maori

Heritage organisations like galleries, libraries, archives and museums (sometimes abbreviated to the GLAM sector) hold enormous amounts of mātauranga Māori

Behind the scenes Film NZ History

Introducing the Norm Hatch Collection

June 13, 2022June 15, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1940s, film, film preservation, norm hatch collection, Wellington, WWII

Between June 1942 and November 1943, around 21,000 US Marines arrived in the Wellington region to prepare for or recover from combat in the Pacific. They were among about 50,000 American servicemen who would be posted in New Zealand during World War 2, an event that would have a lasting impact on local culture.

Behind the scenes Documentary Ngā Taonga Kōrero NZ History

Mahi Raranga

April 14, 2022April 20, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1970s, Aku Mahi Whatu Māori, dame rangimarie hetet, documentary, my art of maori weaving, NZ on Screen, Ramarihi MacDougall, raranga, taonga maori, weaving

Ramarihi MacDougall, a Kaiatawhai Taonga – Collections Archivist at Ngā Taonga, describes her journey of mahi raranga (Māori weaving) and

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Ka kite from David

April 7, 2022April 14, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1 Comment David Klein, Favourite Collection Items

One of our long-time staff is leaving Nga Taonga. Here David Klein takes a quick look at some favourite stories

Behind the scenes

Supplying Clients – Kapa Haka, Gunge and a Poodle

June 22, 2021July 2, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Customer Supply, Kent Briggs, Lenore Clout, Orlando Stewart, Waka Huia, What Now?, Who Killed Lucy the Poodle?

The Customer Supply Advisors at Ngā Taonga are a skilled team who provide a special service to researchers and producers.

Archiving Practice Behind the scenes Film

40 years of the New Zealand Film Archive

March 31, 2021April 7, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, film, film archiving, film preservation, Jane Paul, Jonathan Dennis, Radio New Zealand, TVNZ

Forty years ago, the New Zealand Film Archive was born. It had only one full time employee, a cinephile named Jonathan Dennis, who had just returned from touring film archives in Europe to learn as much as he could about the work ahead.