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NZ History Sound 

A wavy archival journey

September 7, 2021October 13, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1940s, Libya, Ronald Joseph Moore, U Series, World War Two

An interesting picture and intriguing recording sent David Klein on a journey of his own across the desert, time and

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NZ History 

An archival lesson about Tūhoto Ariki one of the last ancient Tohunga

August 24, 2021August 27, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Mt Tarawera

Through one of our archival recordings, one of our Te Arawa staff learned about the history of his iwi and

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The Screaming Blam-matic Roadshow poster. Courtesy Simon Grigg.
Film 

Rock and Rollers with HART

August 9, 2021August 10, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1981 Springbok Tour, Blam Blam Blam, HART, Screaming Meemees, The Newmatics

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision’s new exhibition TOHE | PROTEST looks at the 1981 tour by the South African Springboks

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Ngā Taonga Kōrero 

Can an audiovisual collection be a teacher of te reo Māori?

July 20, 2021August 31, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments cataloguing, kupu reo, te reo Māori, te reo rangatira

Ka tuhia e Ngā Taonga te reo Māori hei āwhina i ngā iwi ki te kimi taonga, me te mōhio

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Art Film 

Free Radical: Len Lye at 120

July 6, 2021July 7, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Len Lye, Len Lye Foundation, Sarah Davy

Our new online exhibition Free Radical: Len Lye at 120 is an exciting showcase of two dozen of Len Lye’s

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Behind the scenes 

Supplying Clients – Kapa Haka, Gunge and a Poodle

June 22, 2021July 2, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Customer Supply, Kent Briggs, Lenore Clout, Orlando Stewart, Waka Huia, What Now?, Who Killed Lucy the Poodle?

The Customer Supply Advisors at Ngā Taonga are a skilled team who provide a special service to researchers and producers.

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Dragline feature image
Film 

Ōtaki River and the dragline

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Dragline, Ōtaki Dragline, Ōtaki river

A modified version of this article was originally published in Ōtaki Today. Ōtaki Dragline is a 30-minute recording that shows

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Image of The Departure of the Second Contingent for the Boer War.
Film 

The First Picture Show

May 25, 2021October 6, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Alfred Whitehouse, Boer War, NZ Film Archive, Second Contingent

As part of commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the Film Archive, we’re sharing this article, first published in 2002.

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Sound 

Fall of the Blancmange

May 11, 2021May 10, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments Aunt Daisy, blancmange, cooking, David Klein

One of our communications staff had a listen to an Aunt Daisy radio show and attempted to whip up a

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Film 

New scan of ‘New Zealand News and Views’ (1928)

April 27, 2021April 23, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments film scan, New scan, New Zealand News and Views, T&G Building

A new scan showing parts of New Zealand News and Views [10, 11, 12], in particular the construction of the

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