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NZ History Sound 

Happy Birthday Katherine Mansfield

October 14, 2016October 16, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 4 Comments 1920s, book, Days Bay, Katherine Mansfield, literature, NZBC, Wellington

Today marks the birthday of Katherine Mansfield, who was born on 14 October 1888. In celebration of the influential and

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Film 

Michael Nicholson

September 19, 2016October 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1970s, 2000s, 2010s, book, Diane McAllen, experimental film, experimental filmmaking, Jane Paul, Michael Nicholson

– By Jane Paul (Community Programme Manager, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) At the age of 100, video artist, painter

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NZ History Sound 

Physics and Passchendaele

September 1, 2016September 6, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1870s, 1910s, 1930s, 1950s, 2010s, book, chemistry, Christchurch, Christchurch Arts Centre, Christchurch earthquake, Ernest Rutherford, Gӧttingen University, John Keith Moloney, Nelson, Passchendaele, Rutherford’s Den, Sarah Johnston, science, William Moloney, World War I, World War One

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) This Tuesday was the 145th birthday of

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NZ History Sound 

National Poetry Day

August 26, 2016September 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, book, Dunedin, John A Lee, literature, London, National Poetry Day, poetry, radio, Robin Hyde, World War I, World War One, WW1, WWI

To mark National Poetry Day today,  here is a historic radio broadcast from 1939 by politician and novelist John A.

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Sound 

Audio Curios: “I Live Your Book”

March 9, 2016March 14, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, Audio Curios, book, Gareth Watkins, literature, Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB, Sarah Knight, self-help, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a…

Mike Hosking talks to author Sarah Knight about how he “lives” her new book, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a… (Best

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Film NZ History 

Adventures of Jonathan Dennis Book Launch

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, 2010s, book, Diane Pivac, Emma Kelly, film, film archiving, Jonathan Dennis, Lindsay Shelton, Ray Edmondson, Rebecca Elvy, The Adventures of Jonathan Dennis

Last Wednesday evening we hosted a very special book launch at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision: Emma Jean Kelly’s The Adventures

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