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1980s

Competitions 

Back to the 80s Photo Competition Winners

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, Back to the 80s, photo competition

Thanks to the brave souls who shared your best 1980s fashion moments with us for the Back to the 80s

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Competitions Film 

Back to the 80s Photo Competition

June 9, 2015June 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, children's film, Hollywood, Mini-Sized Square Eyes, photo competition

While the 80s brought us many things we’d rather forget – bad perms, stonewash and shoulder pads – it’s also

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NZ History Sound 

Audio Curios: Who is a New Zealander?

April 1, 2015November 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, Audio Curios, Gareth Watkins, immigration, Wellington, Wellington Access Radio

During the first regular broadcast of community access radio in New Zealand, the Link Advisory Service presented a programme exploring

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NZ History Sound 

Audio Curios: Leave your Dishes in the Sink

March 25, 2015November 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, Audio Curios, feminism, Gareth Watkins, Wellington Access Radio

This week’s Audio Curios contains excerpts from “Leave your dishes in the sink” produced by the Women’s Resource Centre of

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Film 

Wedding Tape Rescued from an Obsolete Format

February 16, 2015June 26, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1980s, Beta, home movie, Jamie Lean, Sanyo VT20C, Sony V-Cord, VHS

– By Jamie Lean (Head of Standards, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) In 2004 Andrew Laing from Churton Park rang

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Art Film Television 

“Thirty” Opens in Auckland

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 30, Gareth Watkins, HIV AIDS, New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt, Paula Booker, Thirty

 – By Paula Booker (Programme Developer, Auckland) This Monday night saw a well attended launch for our new Auckland exhibition,

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Competitions NZ History Television 

Sellebration

April 23, 2014March 29, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 4 Comments 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, advertising, Diane Pivac, Sellabration, television archiving

– By Diane Pivac (NZFA, Director Connect Division) In late 2009 the Archive launched Sellebration, a selection of TV commercials

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NZ History Video Games 

Forward To The Past – Engaging With New Zealand’s Early Computer Games

January 16, 2014June 22, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 10 Comments 1980s, acquisitions, computers, hardware, Play it Again, Shane Farrow, software, video games

Play It Again was a project to collect early New Zealand and Australian video games.  The project was led by

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