New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation – Gauge

NZ History Sound

Māori for Beginners

February 9, 2017May 19, 2017 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

Read more

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.

Read more

All the Hits and More

May 18, 2016September 1, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 6 Comments 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 1XH, 1ZB, 2ZC, Gareth Watkins, Listener, music, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, NZBC, Peter Sinclair, radio, Radio New Zealand

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

Read more

NZ History Sound

“Radio – as necessary for the mind, as water is for the body”: 2YA’s Tītahi Bay Transmitter Opens in 1937

February 18, 2016March 22, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, 2010s, 2YA, Amalgamated Wireless, Ana Hato, concert, E Pari Rā, Māori Contingent, Michael Joseph Savage, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, NZBC, Paraire Tomoana, Pōkarekare ana, radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio New Zealand National, Rotorua Māori Choir, Sarah Johnston, Sir Āpirana Ngata, Tītahi Bay, waiata, Wellington, World War One, WWI

By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) If you have driven into Wellington from

Read more