literature – Gauge

NZ History Sound

Happy Birthday Katherine Mansfield

October 14, 2016October 16, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 4 Comments 1920s, book, Days Bay, Katherine Mansfield, literature, NZBC, Wellington

Today marks the birthday of Katherine Mansfield, who was born on 14 October 1888. In celebration of the influential and

NZ History Sound

National Poetry Day

August 26, 2016August 12, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, book, Dunedin, John A Lee, literature, London, National Poetry Day, poetry, radio, Robin Hyde, World War I, World War One, WW1, WWI

To mark National Poetry Day, here is a historic radio broadcast from 1939 by politician and novelist John A. Lee

Audio Curios: “From one side of the fault line to the other”

June 1, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, Audio Curios, Christchurch earthquake, Community Access Radio, Gareth Watkins, James Norcliffe, Joanna Preston, literature, Morrin Rout, Plains FM, poetry

The long-term experiences and effects of the Canterbury earthquakes are woven through the many and varied broadcasts on Plains FM

Audio Curios: “I Live Your Book”

March 9, 2016March 14, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 2010s, Audio Curios, book, Gareth Watkins, literature, Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB, Sarah Knight, self-help, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a…

Mike Hosking talks to author Sarah Knight about how he “lives” her new book, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a… (Best