The blog of New Zealand’s Audiovisual Archive
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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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.
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By Gareth Watkins (Radio Collection Developer, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has recently acquired from
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By sound history researcher Sarah Johnston Among the recordings made by the National Broadcasting Service mobile recording unit in North
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Ramarihi MacDougall, a Kaiatawhai Taonga – Collections Archivist at Ngā Taonga, describes her journey of mahi raranga (Māori weaving) and
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One of our long-time staff is leaving Nga Taonga. Here David Klein takes a quick look at some favourite stories
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A recent blog looked at fresh fruit and dairy from the fields of New Zealand. A real cornucopia, the country
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New Zealand is home to prolific and high-quality agriculture and horticulture industries. Much of what we produce is exported to
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The archive is filled with trains and railways. They share a common track through history – film and audio recording
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Each Waitangi Day, Ngā Taonga creates an audiovisual programme that we share with libraries and museums around the country. Maimoa
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