Paper cuts: paper-based audio tapes
Did you know some early audio recordings are stored on paper-based tape? Our sound archivist Grant McBride does and reports
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Sharing our collections with Kaumātua
Over the past 20 years, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has shared a unique relationship with Gisborne-based health provider Tūranga
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The Mangawhai Women’s Festival
The Mangawhai Women’s Festival was held in February 1987. It was an outdoor festival for women and children only and
Read moreOld films from around the world
One of the pioneering narrative filmmakers was Alice Guy-Blaché. She told stories that followed characters and developed across multiple scenes.
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‘The Queen of Crime’ – 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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The Pacific Prepares for War
The footage is inconspicuous enough. Two ships are docked in Wellington Harbour, Mount Victoria can just be seen edging into
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Film archeology
I’m sitting at a film winding bench with Jo Dixon-Didier, a Ngā Taonga Collection Developer who specialises in film. We’re
Read moreDowntown City Mission (DCM) visits
Since late last year, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has worked with Downtown City Mission (DCM) Wellington to provide monthly
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A hard life in the Gorge
Life doesn’t get much harder than it was in the Ōtaki Gorge at the start of last century. The land
Read moreFun in the mountains
It’s ski season! Take a look at this short compilation of how people hit the slopes in the 1920s and
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