Skip to content
Gauge

Gauge

The blog of New Zealand’s Audiovisual Archive

  • Ngā Taonga website
  • Latest Posts
  • Film
  • Television
  • Sound
  • NZ History
  • Archiving
  • Mystery
  • About

Sound

Sound 

David Bowie

January 5, 2021December 18, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980, 2010s, David Bowie, music, Porirua, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National, Takapūwāhia Marae

This post was first published shortly after the passing of David Bowie. We wanted to highlight this fascinating recording. Like

Read more
Sound 

Audio Curios: Meditation for Dogs

December 29, 2020January 5, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, Audio Curios, Gareth Watkins, Pedigree K9FM, pets, radio

This fascinating short piece was originally published in 2015 but we thought it needed to be heard again ? A

Read more
Film Sound 

Power from the River

November 10, 2020November 5, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Clutha, Cromwell, dam, electricity, hydroelectric, Pacific Magazine, Roxburgh, Spectrum

Hydroelectric power has a long history in Aotearoa New Zealand, with the first projects commissioned in the early 20th century.

Read more
Sound 

Sarah Johnston’s Best of Jesse Mulligan

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Jesse Mulligan, Radio New Zealand, RNZ, Sarah Johnston

Ngā Taonga has a regular spot on RNZ’s Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan where we share sound archive recordings. Always fascinating,

Read more
NZ History Sound 

Te Karanga a te Huia | The Call of the Huia

September 29, 2020December 7, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 17 Comments 1910s, 1950s, 2010s, bird, Hēnare Hāmana, huia, Jesse Mulligan, mystery, nature, New Zealand Geographic, radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National, Robert Batley, Sarah Johnston

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator, Radio – Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) One of the most often requested items

Read more
Sound 

The legacy of Rangiātea Church

September 1, 2020November 17, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Apirana Ngata, Frederick Augustus Bennett, Governor General Sir Bernard Freyberg, Otaki, Rangiātea Church

Reflections on the first 100 years of Ōtaki’s iconic Rangiātea Church were beautifully captured in two audio recordings of the

Read more
Sound 

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Māori Language Week, Te Aranga Hakiwai, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori grows year after year and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision provides a wealth of

Read more
Sound 

Recordings of Hone Tuwhare

August 18, 2020August 24, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Hone Tuwhare, poetry, Tuwhare Trust

  This biography was provided by the Hone Tuwhare Trust for which we give special thanks. Our collection of Hone

Read more
Sound 

‘Paging Uncle Sam’ and finding Cy Cress

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1ZB Radio Theatre, audio, Cy Cress, Dudley Wrathall, New Mexico, Paging Uncle Sam, Sarah Johnston, US Marines

After listening to Paging Uncle Sam – a variety show featuring American troops stationed in New Zealand during the Second

Read more
Sound 

A Feeling for the Forest

June 6, 2020June 22, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments A Feeling for the Forest, Kahu Kutia, Ngāi Tūhoe, Spectrum

I te wā o te noho whakamohoao, i whakapau kaha ana ngā kaimahi o Ngā Taonga ki te whakarārangi i

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →

Blog post archive

Categories

  • Archiving Practice
  • Art
  • Behind the scenes
  • Competitions
  • Documentary
  • Events
  • Exhibition
  • Featured
  • Film
  • Mystery
  • Ngā Taonga Kōrero
  • NZ History
  • Sound
  • Television
  • Uncategorized
  • Video Games
Copyright © 2023 Gauge. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.