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Ngā Kōrero Stories

Explore posts by Ngā Taonga staff and guest writers about Aotearoa New Zealand’s audiovisual history, archiving, taonga Māori and more.

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22 January 2025

Newly uploaded footage of Te Whananui-a-Tara Wellington city.

18 November 2024

A newly preserved nitrate film from 1908 gives sports fans a window onto the past.
Wrestler in shorts poses for camera

10 October 2024

Sound history researcher Sarah Johnston explores the story of a WWII sound disc, and how it enabled a woman to hear her father’s voice for the first time, 82 years later.
Troops aboard a boat point to the shore
New Zealand history

Memories of Te Māori

24 September 2024

Ngā Taonga kaimahi reflect on their personal involvement in the groundbreaking Te Māori exhibition.
Te Māori: The Return Home exhibition space

14 June 2024

To celebrate Matariki 2024, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is proud to present Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki, a special compilation of audiovisual taonga from our collection.
Matariki 2024 Cover image

29 April 2024

Inspired by the exhibition Cast In Light, we searched the Archive for audiovisual records of Waiuta, a now-abandoned gold mining town.
A group of workers pose outside a rough looking mine entrance, some time in the 1920s or 1930s..
New Zealand history

Dawn Raids in the Archive

13 March 2024

On the 50th anniversary of the Dawn Raids, we look at how the events are represented in our archive.
A group of Pacific Island women sit around a table at work during a break.
New Zealand history

From Pageant to Hīkoi

1 February 2024

Our annual Waitangi Day programme for 2024.

7 December 2023

A look at how homegrown sound-on-film technology changed the making and showing of feature films in the 1930s.

8 November 2023

Producer John Barnett reflects on the film that brought Murray Ball's beloved comic strip to life on the big screen.
Cartoon film poster.

27 October 2023

Rokirokitia is an unprecedented programme of community based magnetic media digitisation.

15 September 2023

By sound history researcher Sarah Johnston