digitisation – Gauge

NZ History Sound

Octavius Francis Harwood – A Journey of Family Discovery

May 31, 2016August 3, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 41 Comments 1830s, 1840s, 1940s, 200s, Alex Porter, digitisation, family, genealogy, maritime, Mobile Unit, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, NZBS, Otago, radio, Waikouaiti

By Alexandra Porter (Audio Conservator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Last year I was digitising a 1948 Mobile Recording Unit

NZ History Sound

NZBS Mobile Unit Collection: Tahakopa Sawmill

December 17, 2015January 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1940s, Alex Porter, digitisation, forestry, Mobile Unit, Mobile Unit truck, NZBS, radio, sound preservation

Audio Conservator Alex Porter is currently working on a project to digitise and describe the New Zealand Broadcasting Service Mobile Unit

Archiving Practice Sound

Audio Archiving in Australia

December 15, 2015February 10, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, archiving ethics, Australia, digitisation, film archiving, Gareth Watkins, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, radio, sustainability

In November, Gareth Watkins, the Radio Collection Developer at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, visited a number of Australian archives

Intriguing Audio Mystery

December 18, 2014May 6, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 14 Comments digital technologies, digitisation, lacquer discs, music, mystery, sound preservation

Our Digital Transfer Operator Sandy Ditchburn came across an enigmatic audio recording this week. Sandy and the rest of the Ngā