Nau mai ki te pūranga taonga ataata-rongo o Aotearoa – Welcome to the audiovisual archive of Aotearoa New Zealand

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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.

Returning Tangata Whenua to its former glory

A look at the technical elements of a major preservation project.
A strip of film from the series Tangata Whenua on the workbench

Showing Tangata Whenua to a new generation

A look at the human element of a major preservation project.
Behind the scenes photo of a film crew shooting an interview at a marae in the 1970s

Attending the Waimā Taonga Kaitiaki Wānanga, 30 June – 2 July 20, 2023

Mātauranga Māori specialist Paora Sweeney looks back on an inspiring workshop about conserving cultural taonga.
A group of archivists and kaitiaki holding items outside a marae

Matariki Kanohi Iti

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision is proud to present Matariki Kanohi Iti, our original programme for Matariki 2023.
Paora Sweeney speaking to camera at Zealandia

Utaina mass digitisation project

Find out about Utaina, a multi-year project to digitally preserve Crown-owned audiovisual heritage material.
Tape playing

Dame Gaylene Preston

An intern discusses the project to create a database and finding aid for the archived works of Dame Gaylene Preston.
Photo of Dame Gaylene Preston sitting in a house.