Nau mai ki te pūranga taonga ataata-rongo o Aotearoa – Welcome to the audiovisual archive of Aotearoa New Zealand
Rapua te kohinga – Search the collection
Ka pupuritia, ka maimoatia hoki e mātou ngā taonga ataata-rongo o Aotearoa.
We store and cherish the stories, creativity and history of Aotearoa in sound and moving image.
With the Girls Overseas: Recordings of New Zealand nurses 1940—1946
During World War II, Broadcasting Units made some extraordinary recordings of New Zealand nurses. A guest post by sound history researcher Sarah Johnston.

Matariki through Puanga
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is proud to share our annual programme about Matariki.

From the Archives – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Introducing 'From the Archives – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra' – a new online exhibition in collaboration with Archives New Zealand and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Tāngata Whenua - Tāngata Tiriti: Kotahitanga
Watch this year's Waitangi film compilation, curated using audiovisual footage from the 1970s and 1980s, here.

Wellington Anniversary Day 2025
Newly uploaded footage of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington city.

E rere ana te mihi a Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision ki a koutou – Happy Holidays from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Ngā Taonga wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Kia haumaru, kia manahau i tēnei raumati.

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and Warner Bros. Discovery announce partnership
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and Warner Bros. Discovery announce partnership to preserve 35 years of Aotearoa news and current affairs history

Annual Report 2023-2024
Download our latest Annual Report.

Hackenschmidt-Rogers: The Great Wrestling Match
A newly preserved 1908 nitrate film stars the greatest wrestler of his time, George Hackenschmidt.

Her Father's Voice
Sound history researcher Sarah Johnston explores the story of a WWII sound disc, and how it enabled a woman to hear her father’s voice for the first time, 82 years later.
