Hands Across the Ocean: Filming the 1953 London to Christchurch Air Race
By Virginia Callanan (Information Management Advisor, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) “Amateurs everywhere will be heartened by the vigour with which
Read more
Christchurch
Audio Curios: Earthquake Ripples
Raelene Rees and Michelle Mac-William from Women in the Rebuild reflect on some of the social issues affecting Cantabrians in
Read more
Audio Curios: Samadhi – Voice of Sri Lanka.
The first broadcast on Plains FM from the Sri Lankan Language and Culture School in Christchurch (21 October 2015). The
Read moreThe Sinking of The Marquette
– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Recollections from New Zealand nurses who
Read moreHeritage Sounds of Christchurch at the BECA Heritage Week Family Fun Day
– By Camilla Wheeler (Cataloguer / Researcher, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) and Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator Radio, Ngā
Read moreSounds of Lost Christchurch
Like many Christchurch inhabitants, our sound branch of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (then known as Sound Archives Ngā Taonga
Read more“Scruff,” a Short Film In-The-Making
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Audio Conservator Alex Porter has hidden talents. Outside of her day job as an archivist, she
Read more
Audio Curios: 35 Hours into a 72 Hour Broadcast!
Field Theory – a collective of artists based in Australia – undertook to broadcast continuously for 72 hours from Lancaster
Read more
Audio Curios: Visiting Royals
Bernard Kearns commentates on the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arriving at their hotel in Christchurch and Don Donaldson interviews Mrs Derbyshire
Read more
Audio Curios: Anniversary of the 22 February Earthquake
This week in Audio Curios: Canterbury earthquake audio montage; aired during RadioLIVE’s 15-hour outside broadcast from central Christchurch in 2014. The broadcast
Read more