Gauge – The blog of New Zealand’s Audiovisual Archive

The animated history of Aotearoa New Zealand

August 2, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1970s, 1980s, advertising, animation, cartoons

Cartoons and animation have an important place in New Zealand’s on-screen history. Reflecting this, Ngā Taonga holds a large collection

Documentary Film NZ History

Early footage of the timeless natural scenery of Aotearoa

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, buller, film, hand-colouring, hand-painted, pathe freres, pathecolor, silent film, w. franklyn barrett, West Coast

In 1909, Mr. W. Franklyn Barrett of the renowned French film-making firm Pathé Frères was entrusted to travel through New Zealand and capture scenic sights that the world would otherwise not know existed. Barrett did exactly that, and the fruits of his labour were later featured in two short films from Pathé Frères – Across the Mountain Passes of New Zealand, and Coasts of New Zealand.

NZ History Sound

Life on board a 2NZEF troop ship: cramped, concerts and “Crossing the Line”

July 6, 2022July 19, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1940s, Mobile Unit, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, NZ history, Sarah Johnston, sound, WWII

Some of the first recordings sent back to New Zealand for radio broadcasts in late 1940 give some insight into life on board the troop ship on which the Broadcasting Unit was travelling, as part of the Third Echelon of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Television

Matariki of Many People

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments broadcasting, Henare Te Ua, Kīngi Īhaka, Koha, language revitalisation, marae, Matariki, Merata Mita, nzhistory, Puhi Rangiaho, Tanara Whairiri Kitawhiti Ngata, te reo Māori, Waka Huia, Wiremu Bill Kerekere

This year Ngā Taonga has prepared another video in celebration of the first Matariki Holiday on 24 June 2022, Matariki Hunga Nui – Matariki of Many People. This is a 15-minute audio-visual programme focusing on the star of the Matariki cluster; Pōhutukawa.There are also two versions of this programme, both in te reo Māori and English, to facilitate the two audiences (reo speaking and non-reo speaking).

Television

Matariki Hunga Nui

I tēnei tau, hei whakanui i te mātahi o te tau hou ka whakaputangia e mātou tēnei whakaaturanga a Matariki Hunga Nui. E aro pū ana tēnei whakaaturanga ki te whetū tapu a Pōhutukawa, hei whakanui i ētehi tokoono kua whetūrangitia. Ka 15 mineti te roa mō te whakaaturanga, he reorua hoki ki te reo Māori me te reo Pākehā.

Behind the scenes Film NZ History

Introducing the Norm Hatch Collection

June 13, 2022June 15, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1940s, film, film preservation, norm hatch collection, Wellington, WWII

Between June 1942 and November 1943, around 21,000 US Marines arrived in the Wellington region to prepare for or recover from combat in the Pacific. They were among about 50,000 American servicemen who would be posted in New Zealand during World War 2, an event that would have a lasting impact on local culture.