The blog of New Zealand’s Audiovisual Archive
Experiences of Christmas in New Zealand differ hugely throughout the years. Where you were, and sometimes who you were meant you might not always have the classic Kiwi barbecue! Sound archivist Sarah Johnston has picked out a few of the more unusual Christmases recorded in our archives.
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Paora Sweeney looks through the archives and finds that as an island nation, Aotearoa New Zealand has had a large
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Radio has played an important role in New Zealand life, bringing us news and entertainment at home, in the car,
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Can you turn back time? Should you? We talk with film preservationists about the choices and the challenges involved in
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The films of New Zealand-born artist Len Lye have long been a presence in galleries and museums around the world,
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Barry Thomas is a bit of an iconoclast. For more than 40 years he’s been involved in art, filmmaking, activism
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Film, television and radio have always been helpful tools for promoting public health. Between 1pm COVID lockdown briefings, we searched
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An interesting picture and intriguing recording sent David Klein on a journey of his own across the desert, time and
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Through one of our archival recordings, one of our Te Arawa staff learned about the history of his iwi and
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s new exhibition TOHE | PROTEST looks at the 1981 tour by the South African Springboks
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