Jesse Mulligan – Gauge

Sarah Johnston’s Best of Jesse Mulligan

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Jesse Mulligan, Radio New Zealand, RNZ, Sarah Johnston

Ngā Taonga has a regular spot on RNZ’s Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan where we share sound archive recordings. Always fascinating,

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Te Karanga a te Huia | The Call of the Huia

September 29, 2020December 7, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 16 Comments 1910s, 1950s, 2010s, bird, Hēnare Hāmana, huia, Jesse Mulligan, mystery, nature, New Zealand Geographic, radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National, Robert Batley, Sarah Johnston

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator, Radio – Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) One of the most often requested items

The earliest ‘Blue Smoke’ recording

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke, Jesse Mulligan, Otago University, Otago University Sextet, Pixie Williams, Ruru Karaitiana, Sarah Johnston, TANZA

Research in the Sound Archives at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision during New Zealand Music Month has confirmed a recording

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Happy St Patrick’s Day!

March 17, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1990s, Auckland, Ireland, Jesse Mulligan, RNZ, Sarah Johnston, St Patrick's Day

To get in the spirit for Ireland’s national day you can listen to this “Spectrum” radio documentary from 1996, about

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Celebrating Christmas in the Desert, 1942

December 22, 2016February 6, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1940s, 28th Māori Battalion, Africa, Charles Bennett, Christmas, Jesse Mulligan, Māori Battalion, Mobile Unit, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, NZBS, Porirua, Radio New Zealand, Sarah Johnston, Silent Night, Tapu te Po, Wiki Katene, World War II, World War Two, WWII

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Silent Night – Tapu te Po (Christmas

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“Cheers!” – How Radio has Covered the Growth of Our Export Wine Industry

October 6, 2016October 14, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, Blenheimer, Cold Duck, Corbans, Ernie Hunter, Hawke's Bay, Heugh Chappell, Jesse Mulligan, John Buck, Maggie Barry, Marlborough, Marque Vue, Nobilos, radio, Sarah Johnston, Te Mata Estate, wine

Blenheimer, Marque Vue, Cold Duck. If you are over a certain age those names of early New Zealand wines may

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Covering the Tour

July 28, 2016June 10, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, apartheid, Gisborne, Graeme Moody, Hamilton, James Weir, Jesse Mulligan, John Howson, Lindy Fleming, Radio New Zealand, rugby, Sarah Johnston, South Africa, Sports, Springbok Tour, televised sports, Wellington

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Thirty-five years ago this week we were

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Tūrangawaewae Regatta

March 24, 2016April 5, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 14 Comments Charles Bennett, Charles Moihi Bennett, E noho e Rata, George Shaw, Jesse Mulligan, maritime, Mobile Unit, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, Ngāruawāhia Regatta, NZBS, radio, Radio New Zealand, Sarah Johnston, Te Pou o Mangatāwhiri, Te Puea Hērangi, Tūrangawaewae, Waikato River

The Waikato River at Tūrangawaewae was a hive of activity last weekend, with thousands of people turning out to watch

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An Apple a Day….

February 10, 2016February 29, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1940s, 1950s, agriculture, apples, Children, Ivan Perrin, Jesse Mulligan, radio, Radio New Zealand, Sarah Johnston, World War II, World War Two

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) The early months of the year are