The animated history of Aotearoa New Zealand
Cartoons and animation have an important place in New Zealand’s on-screen history. Reflecting this, Ngā Taonga holds a large collection
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Television
Matariki of Many People
This year Ngā Taonga has prepared another video in celebration of the first Matariki Holiday on 24 June 2022, Matariki Hunga Nui – Matariki of Many People. This is a 15-minute audio-visual programme focusing on the star of the Matariki cluster; Pōhutukawa.There are also two versions of this programme, both in te reo Māori and English, to facilitate the two audiences (reo speaking and non-reo speaking).
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Matariki Hunga Nui
I tēnei tau, hei whakanui i te mātahi o te tau hou ka whakaputangia e mātou tēnei whakaaturanga a Matariki Hunga Nui. E aro pū ana tēnei whakaaturanga ki te whetū tapu a Pōhutukawa, hei whakanui i ētehi tokoono kua whetūrangitia. Ka 15 mineti te roa mō te whakaaturanga, he reorua hoki ki te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā.
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‘Too Clean for Dandruff!’ B Side Jingles from our TV and Radio Collections
What makes a good jingle? Is it more than just ‘catchy and clever’? Maybe instantly memorable, inane or frustrating. We
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‘Don’t miss the opportunity to strike a little gold’ – The Best Jingles
What makes a good jingle? Is it more than just catchy and clever? Maybe instantly memorable, inane or frustrating. We
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Preserving our audiovisual taonga
Ka nui te ngākaunui o Ramarihi MacDougall ki tana tūranga mahi e kapo haere nei ia i ngā hua a
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Capturing the telly
Television has captured the life and culture of New Zealand in a way few other media have. Since its introduction
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Memories of summers past with Gregg’s Coffee
We’ve had a bit of a halcyon summer and its great to see another blue sparkler in Wellington today (despite
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‘We Wouldn’t be a People’: Kaumātuatanga and Tangata Whenua (1974)
University of Leeds PhD student Emily Kate Timms, visited Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision in Wellington to delve into stories about Māori elders. She reflects on some of the rich and powerful material she discovered, as well as the importance of the presence of “cinematographic kaumātua” in our film and television history.
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Te Anakura: a place of treasures
Access project developer Emma Richardson takes a look into the history of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s Wellington building, Te Anakura, and its place within Te Aro.
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