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The Majestic Theatre Bronze Plaque

October 23, 2015November 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1920s, 2010s, documentation, documentation collection, film, film archiving, Majestic Theatre, Mishelle Muagututi'a, movie theatres, Wellington

This week Documentation Archivist Mishelle Muagututi’a had the opportunity to appreciate the detail on a bronze plaque that once decorated

Film NZ History

The King’s Theatre: New Zealand’s First Purpose-Built Movie Theatre

January 23, 2014March 5, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, Ellen Pullar, Fuller and Sons, movie theatres, silent film, West Pictures

The King’s Theatre in Wellington was the first permanent and purpose-built movie theatre in New Zealand. It opened with much