‘The Queen of Crime’ – Dame Ngaio Marsh
Lacquer discs form the heart of the Ngā Taonga audio collection – we have thousands of them. They were the
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Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero
Our oldest recorded sports broadcast – the All Blacks vs the British Lions, June 21, 1930
By Sarah Johnston (Senior Client Access Liaison – Takawaenga ā-Iwi Matua, Nga Taonga Sound & Vision) The first test between
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Peter Downes: Early Radio Recordings and Archiving in Aotearoa New Zealand
Peter Downes has had a long and distinguished association with broadcasting and sound archiving in Aotearoa. In this presentation he
Read moreWas the “real” Anzac biscuit … a gingernut?
– By Camilla Wheeler and Sarah Johnston of Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero A 1965 radio interview held in
Read moreMrs Barnard’s Gingernuts Recipe (and Sound Archives updated version)
*Read the story about Mrs Barnard’s Anzac gingernuts here. Ingredients Mrs Barnard’s original recipe Halved (Metric) Halved (by volume) Plain
Read moreVincent Ward, As He Was in 1990
Alex Porter (SANTK Preservation Archivist) was lucky enough to meet Vincent Ward when he received his Honorary Doctorate at The
Read moreAccession 02/030/273
– By Marie O’Connell (SANTK Preservation Archivist) The Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero acquired this accession in 2002 and it
Read moreThe World According to Ward
– By Alex Porter (SANTK Preservation Archivist) Whilst my colleagues hustled Christchurch crowds on April 14th to get their smart
Read moreOne of the “Mystery Voices of Gallipoli” Identified
The hunt to try and put names to the voices of five Kiwi Gallipoli veterans recorded in “ANZAC,” a 1969
Read moreWho Are These Mystery Voices of Gallipoli?
– By Sarah Johnston (SANTK Client Services Archivist) Can you help us identify the voices of the five unidentified Gallipoli veterans
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