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Plas-Gwyn, the Mystery House

November 3, 2020November 5, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Architecture, Cine Society, gardens, Historic Places Trust, home movie, Jane Paul, Plas-Gwyn, Rahiwi, Wairarapa, Wairarapa Archive

The following blog was written by Jane Paul for a screening that she hosted in 2014, but for some reason it

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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,

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Film 

Seen on screen

October 20, 2020October 27, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments baby contest, bathing suit, competition film, Dale Austen, film, haircut, Hayward, Hollywood

In the days before social media, selfies, online baby photo albums and website competitions, there were still plenty of ways

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Art 

Sound, Vision and the Closet of Curiosities

October 13, 2020October 16, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments QMC, Queen Margaret College, Wearable art, WOW

The 1950s were a time when handheld film cameras were becoming more widely available and ‘home movies’ became widespread. Colour

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Events 

Heritage Festivals

October 7, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Christchurch, heritage, Wellington

Christchurch Heritage Festival – 24 October – 8 November Tūranga in Christchurch will host a screening of material with a

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Film 

Auckland Heritage Festival

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Auckland, Auckland Heritage Festival, heritage

Heritage Weeks and Festivals provide a great opportunity for audiences to engage with archival material held by Ngā Taonga. Take

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NZ History Sound 

Te Karanga a te Huia | The Call of the Huia

September 29, 2020October 1, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 13 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

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Mystery 

The Case of the Missing Movies

September 18, 2020December 8, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments A Mild Case of Murder, Antoinette Bertram, Guy Nixon, Happy Honeymoon – A Near Tragedy, Robert Steele, The Wife Who Knew

We need your help solving a mystery of missing movies! Robert Steele was a notable filmmaker of the 1950s –

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Fell engine on the Rimutaka Incline
Film 

On the tracks of the Fell Locomotive

September 8, 2020September 22, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Fell locomotive, railway, Remutaka Range, Rimutaka Incline, trains

How do you navigate a rail system through steep, twisty and rugged New Zealand terrain? In the case of crossing

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Sound 

The legacy of Rangiātea Church

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 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

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