Waitangi Day – Gauge

Huinga Waka – A Gathering of Canoes

February 1, 2022March 22, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Te Puea Hērangi, Waitangi Day, waka, whakataukī

Each Waitangi Day, Ngā Taonga creates an audiovisual programme that we share with libraries and museums around the country. Maimoa

Reflecting on Waitangi

February 2, 2021February 26, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Soundscenes, Treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day has been officially commemorated since 1934 and the way New Zealanders mark the day has changed over time.

Commemorating Waitangi Day

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Apirana Ngata, sesquicentennial, Te Tiriti, Treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi Day

Our national day, Waitangi Day, commemorates the signing of one of the founding documents for modern Aotearoa New Zealand. Its

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.

NZ History Sound

Sir Apirana Ngata’s Speech at the Centennial of the Treaty of Waitangi, 1940

February 5, 2015December 6, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 6 Comments 1940s, Ngāti Porou, radio, Sarah Johnston, Sir Āpirana Ngata, Waitangi Day

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Sir Apirana Ngata (Ngāti