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New Zealand representative rugby union team, New Zealand vs Britain, 1930

NZ History Uncategorized

Our oldest recorded sports broadcast – the All Blacks vs the British Lions, June 21, 1930

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, All Blacks, Audio Curios, broadcast, cantor, lions, nepia, radio, Radio New Zealand National, rugby, Sarah Johnston, Sound Archives Ngā Taonga Kōrero, Sports, tour

By Sarah Johnston (Senior Client Access Liaison – Takawaenga ā-Iwi Matua, Nga Taonga Sound & Vision) The first test between

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Film NZ History Uncategorized

Around the World in an Austin 7 (1928-1931)

November 4, 2016December 7, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 12 Comments 1920s, 1930s, Austin 7, Australia, car, Cook Islands, film, Hector McQuarrie, Jane Paul, lost film, maritime, New Guinea, newsreel, Richard B. Mathews, Rudall Hayward, Torres Strait

– By Jane Paul (Community Programme Coordinator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Richard B. Mathews (from Kaitaia) and Hector McQuarrie

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Sound Uncategorized

All the Hits and More – Part 2

June 24, 2016September 1, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1950s, 1960s, 2YA, 2ZB, Auckland, Don MacRee, Eldred Stebbing, Esme Stephens, Listener, music, New Zealand Broadcasting Service, NZBS, Peter Downes, Phil Stebbing, radio, Rex Walden, Stebbing Recording, Steve McGough, Wellington

Broadcaster and historian Peter Downes wrote to us in response to a recent blog entry about the history of popular music

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Glimpses of The Film Archive Cafe

July 18, 2014March 29, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Coffee Supreme, Film Archive cafe, Media Library

A nice collection of photos from our Visitor Services team are the subject of our blog this week. Amanda White,

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