1970s

Exhibition Ngā Taonga Kōrero Television 

Memories of summers past with Gregg’s Coffee

January 23, 2019January 30, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, ads, advertising, Oriental Bay, Sellebration online exhibition, summer, television, Wellington

We’ve had a bit of a halcyon summer and its great to see another blue sparkler in Wellington today (despite

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NZ History Sound 

Māori for Beginners

February 9, 2017August 21, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 6 Comments 1970s, 2010s, Alex Porter, Christchurch, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, NZBC, radio, Radio New Zealand, te reo Māori

– By Alexandra Porter (Audio Conservator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision)  Tēnā koutou katoa Ko Alexandra Porter tōku ingoa Nō

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Sound 

Historic Radio Reflections on Waitangi Day Through the Decades

February 6, 2017February 10, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1960s, 1970s, Apirana Ngata, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, Ngā Tamatoa, NZBC, radio, Royal tour, royal visit, Sarah Johnston, sound, Turi Carroll, Waitangi Day

To mark Waitangi Day we have uploaded some historic radio coverage of our national day to our online collections catalogue.

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Television 

Summer with Gregg’s Coffee

January 13, 2017January 19, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1970s, advertising, beach, Oriental Bay, summer, television, Wellington

It is lovely to see some long-awaited sunshine in Wellington this morning! In the spirit of summer, we thought we’d

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“Cheers!” – How Radio has Covered the Growth of Our Export Wine Industry

October 6, 2016October 14, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2 Comments 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, Blenheimer, Cold Duck, Corbans, Ernie Hunter, Hawke's Bay, Heugh Chappell, Jesse Mulligan, John Buck, Maggie Barry, Marlborough, Marque Vue, Nobilos, radio, Sarah Johnston, Te Mata Estate, wine

Blenheimer, Marque Vue, Cold Duck. If you are over a certain age those names of early New Zealand wines may

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Film 

Michael Nicholson

September 19, 2016October 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1970s, 2000s, 2010s, book, Diane McAllen, experimental film, experimental filmmaking, Jane Paul, Michael Nicholson

– By Jane Paul (Community Programme Manager, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) At the age of 100, video artist, painter

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Audio Curios: Children Will Listen

August 17, 2016September 1, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, 2ZD, ABC, Adriann Smith, Audio Curios, BBC, CBC, Children, drugs, fashion, Gareth Watkins, Gavin McGinley, graffiti, Insight, Lower Hutt, Lucy Smith, Masterton, Pictorial Parade, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National, Rongotai College, SABC, Spectrum, street art, Wellington, youth

– By Gareth Watkins (Radio Collection Developer, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision has recently acquired a

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Carmen Rupe

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1970s, 2ZM, Carmen, Celia Wade-Brown, David Mahoney, radio, Wellington

Earlier this week Mayor of Wellington Celia Wade-Brown launched the Carmen Rupe traffic lights on Cuba Street. Carmen (1936-2011) was

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Film 

Hawke’s Bay on Film 1913 – 1985

July 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1910s, 1920s, 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, advertising, Alec Douglas Lambourne, amateur film, earthquake, film, Hastings, Jane Paul, Napier, Sir James Wattie, television, Travelling Film Show

– By Jane Paul (Community Programme Coordinator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Recently Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision and Historic

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Sound 

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

July 4, 2016August 22, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Auckland, education, Haare Williams, It’s in the Bag, iwi radio, John Rangihau, kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa Māori, Māori Television, Morning Report, Naida Povey, Northland, radio, Radio New Zealand, Rinso, school, Selwyn Toogood, te reo Māori, Te Reo Maori Society, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Windy Ridge Primary School

Māori Language Week began officially in 1975 and radio was involved right from the start in promoting the week and

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