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NZ History Sound

“Radio – as necessary for the mind, as water is for the body”: 2YA’s Tītahi Bay Transmitter Opens in 1937

February 18, 2016December 6, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, 2010s, 2YA, Amalgamated Wireless, Ana Hato, concert, E Pari Rā, Māori Contingent, Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, NZBC, Paraire Tomoana, Pōkarekare ana, radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National, Rotorua Māori Choir, Sarah Johnston, Sir Āpirana Ngata, Tītahi Bay, waiata, Wellington, World War One, WWI

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) If you have driven into Wellington from

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Film NZ History

Movie-going during the First World War

January 28, 2016April 6, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, D.W. Griffith, filmmaking, James Taylor, Pathe, star system, World War One, WW1, WW100, WWI

– By James Taylor (Research Co-ordinator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Going to the movies was a favourite pastime for New

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100 Years Ago: The Blizzard

November 25, 2015November 25, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, Gallipoli, radio, World War One, WW1, WWI

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) 100 years ago this week, the New

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: E Pari Rā – The Tide Surges

October 30, 2015November 13, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, 2010s, E Pari Rā, Lawrence Wharerau, Paraire Hēnare, Taanga Tomoana, UNESCO, waiata, World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, World War One, WW1, WWI

World War One commemorations have provided the impetus for a number of projects at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. UNESCO’s World

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: Making WWI Material Available for Third Party Requests

October 29, 2015November 13, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, 2010s, film archiving, film preservation, footage supply, media use of footage, UNESCO, World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, World War One, WW1, WWI

World War One commemorations have provided the impetus for a number of projects at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. UNESCO’s World

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: Sights and Sounds of WWI

October 28, 2015December 8, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, 2010s, film archiving, film preservation, film scanning, Pathe, repartriation, UNESCO, website, World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, World War One, WW1, WWI

World War One commemorations have provided the impetus for a number of projects at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. UNESCO’s

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World Day for Audiovisual Heritage: Scanning WWI Films

October 27, 2015January 11, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1910s, 2010s, film archiving, film preservation, film scanning, UNESCO, World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, World War One, WW1, WW100

World War One commemorations have provided the impetus for a number of projects at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. The

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The Sinking of The Marquette

October 22, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, Christchurch, maritime, Marquette, radio, Sarah Johnston, World War One, WW1, WWI

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Recollections from New Zealand nurses who

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Mystery NZ History Sound

We have identified Bob!

August 7, 2015March 28, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 6 Comments 1910s, Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli, radio, Radio New Zealand, World War One, WW1, WWI

Thanks to the power of social media and our colleagues Kiri and Sean at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, we have

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Two Wars, Two Authors, One Book

July 31, 2015 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments Author William Moloney, J.K. Moloney, Messines, Sarah Johnston, World War One, WW1, WW100

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Author William Moloney never met his

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