Jazz at Shepheard’s Hotel, 1941
By sound history researcher Sarah Johnston In both World Wars of the twentieth century, New Zealand forces found themselves fighting
Read moreBy sound history researcher Sarah Johnston In both World Wars of the twentieth century, New Zealand forces found themselves fighting
Read moreSome of the first recordings sent back to New Zealand for radio broadcasts in late 1940 give some insight into life on board the troop ship on which the Broadcasting Unit was travelling, as part of the Third Echelon of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
Read moreBy sound history researcher Sarah Johnston Among the recordings made by the National Broadcasting Service mobile recording unit in North
Read moreNgā Taonga is delighted that the World War Two New Zealand Mobile Broadcasting Unit Recordings have been inscribed to the
Read more– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Co-ordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) It’s the Year of the Rooster
Read more– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Silent Night – Tapu te Po (Christmas
Read moreBy Alexandra Porter (Audio Conservator, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Last year I was digitising a 1948 Mobile Recording Unit
Read moreThe Waikato River at Tūrangawaewae was a hive of activity last weekend, with thousands of people turning out to watch
Read moreBy Sarah Johnston, Camilla Wheeler and Alex Porter (Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) One of Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision’s
Read moreAudio Conservator Alex Porter is currently working on a project to digitise and describe the New Zealand Broadcasting Service Mobile Unit
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