Athletic Antics
94 years ago today, a fun time was had by all at a sporting event at Athletic Park, Wellington. This
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Ellen Pullar
61 Years Ago: Building Scott Base, Antarctica
61 years ago, in February 1956, the design of Scott Base, Antarctica commenced. The project was led by Edmund Hillary.
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70 Years Ago – Wanganella Strikes Rocks in Wellington Harbour
70 years ago, on 19 January 1947, the trans-Tasman passenger liner TSMV Wanganella hit Barrett Reef in Wellington Harbour. Coming
Read moreTalking WUFF with Dan Harris
We caught up with Dan Harris, a talented and fascinating Wellington filmmaker, whose film, Bodies In the Void, will screen
Read moreProjecting Film Today: An Interview with Projectionist Oscar Halberg
This post belongs to a two-part series. Read the first part, Projecting Film 100 Years Ago: The Motion Picture Handbook,
Read moreProjecting Film 100 Years Ago: The Motion Picture Handbook
– By Ellen Pullar (Digital Programme Developer – Website, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) This post belongs to a two-part
Read moreIce Cream and the Great Kiwi Summer
– By Ellen Pullar, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision Communications Advisor It has been a cracker of a summer so
Read more78 years ago today… Jean Batten Lands in Auckland
At 5.50pm on the 16th of October 1936, Rotorua-born aviator Jean Batten landed in Auckland – she’d successfully completed the first
Read moreNZ Museum Award for “Reel Life in Rural New Zealand”
– By Ellen Pullar (NZFA Publicist) Last week Reel Life in Rural New Zealand – a screening tour organised as part
Read moreThe King’s Theatre: New Zealand’s First Purpose-Built Movie Theatre
The King’s Theatre in Wellington was the first permanent and purpose-built movie theatre in New Zealand. It opened with much
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