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‘Hostilities will cease…’ – Memories of the end of World War 1

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1918, Armistice, epidemic, Great War, influenza, Le Quesnoy, Radio New Zealand, RNZ, sound, World War One, WW1, WW100, WWI

Sarah Johnston has selected some recordings from the sound archive in which New Zealanders recall the end of World War One in November 1918.

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The last days of the ‘6 o’clock swill’

August 17, 2017August 18, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1960s, alcohol, culture, politics, Radio New Zealand, Referendum, Sarah Johnston

By Sarah Johnston (Senior Client Access Liaison – Takawaenga ā-Iwi Matua, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) New Zealand’s infamous

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Happy 70th NZSO

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2000s, music, Radio New Zealand, RNZ Concert, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Wellington

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra turns 70 this week, marking the anniversary of its first public performance in the Wellington

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Māori for Beginners

February 9, 2017May 19, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1970s, 2010s, Alex Porter, Christchurch, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, NZBC, radio, Radio New Zealand, te reo Māori

– By Alexandra Porter (Audio Conservator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Tēnā koutou katoa Ko Alexandra Porter tōku ingoa Nō

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Celebrating Christmas in the Desert, 1942

December 22, 2016February 6, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 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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