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Historic Radio Reflections on Waitangi Day Through the Decades

February 6, 2017February 10, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1960s, 1970s, Apirana Ngata, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, Ngā Tamatoa, NZBC, radio, Royal tour, royal visit, Sarah Johnston, sound, Turi Carroll, Waitangi Day

To mark Waitangi Day we have uploaded some historic radio coverage of our national day to our online collections catalogue.

Audio Curios: The Man in The White Coat

June 21, 2016July 4, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2YA, Audio Curios, Basil Clarke, BBC, Gareth Watkins, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, NZBC, NZBS, Peter Downes, Queen Mother, radio, Royal tour, royal visit, Shirley Maddock, WWII

You may have asked yourself, “who is that man in the white coat who sometimes appears at the top of

Sounds of Lost Christchurch

September 24, 2015April 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, Christchurch, Christchurch earthquake, radio, royal visit, World War Two, WWII

Like many Christchurch inhabitants, our sound branch of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (then known as Sound Archives Ngā Taonga

NZ History Sound

Audio Curios: Two Views on the Royal Visit

May 6, 2015November 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, Audio Curios, Free FM, Gareth Watkins, Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB, royal visit

Two different perspectives on the 2014 royal visit: the first clip comes from Free FM’s “From the Fringes” programme (Free

NZ History Sound

Audio Curios: Visiting Royals

March 2, 2015November 12, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1950s, 2010s, Audio Curios, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gareth Watkins, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, Otago Access Radio, royal visit

Bernard Kearns commentates on the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arriving at their hotel in Christchurch and Don Donaldson interviews Mrs Derbyshire