[Wellington Access Radio 35th anniversary event]. 2016-04-27. 18:30.

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Year
2016
Reference
292817
Media type
Audio
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Year
2016
Reference
292817
Media type
Audio
Item unavailable online
Categories
Live sound recordings
Sound recordings
Duration
00:44:25
Credits
RNZ Collection
Patea, Hohepa, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Paterson, Kristen, Host
Watkins, Gareth, 1972-, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Zwartz, David, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Lester, Justin, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Willard, Margaret, Speaker/Kaikōrero
BISHOP, Chris, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Faafoi, Kris, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Carson, Don, Speaker/Kaikōrero
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (estab. 2014)

100 people attended the 35th anniversary event, held at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, 84 Taranaki Street Wellington, on 27 April 2016, 6-8pm.

sa-16058-01 = edited/mixed audio from the event (mono)
sa-16058-02 = raw/unedited audio from the event (channel 1=lecturn mic, channel 2=room mic)

The following is a log of the edited audio (sa-16058-01):

00:00 – Mihi whakaktau - Hohepa Patea (Pou Whakahaere - Kaupapa Māori, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision)
02:25 – Kristen Paterson (Station Manager, Wellington Access Radio)
04:45 – Gareth Watkins (Radio Collection Developer, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision)
09:34 – David Zwartz (long-time programme maker and Council Member, Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Incorporated)
18:50 – Audio from the first broadcast of Wellington Access Radio (5 April 1981)
23:35 – Justin Lester (Deputy-Mayor of Wellington City)
27:30 – Margaret Willard (Wainuiomata Ward Councillor, Hutt City Council)
30:20 – Chris Bishop (MP, List, National Party)
33:30 – Kris Faafoi (MP, Mana, Labour Party)
35:35 – Don Carson (Chairperson, Wellington Access Broadcasting Society Incorporated)

Text from the Wellington Access Radio press release:

Wellington Access Radio is celebrating its 35th birthday and the archiving of its historical audio collection at Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision on April 27. The station launched in April 1981 as the first community access radio broadcaster in New Zealand, providing a platform for content by, for and about the local community.

Programming features multiple languages, women’s, youth, children, sexual diversity and religious diversity broadcasts alongside community programming and New Zealand music. Station Manager Kristen Paterson says the archived reel to reels and cassettes contain a wealth of fascinating audio. “They give a real snapshot into the diversity of Wellington and events in the community over the years,” she says.

Ngā Taonga Radio Collections Developer, Gareth Watkins, received the collection in 2015. “We were delighted to acquire this culturally rich collection. The programmes broaden and enrich the national audio-visual collection with a variety of voices, opinions and communities – many underserved by mainstream media in the 1980s. For some communities, these early recordings will contain their first radio broadcasts in Aotearoa New Zealand”.

The 800+ taonga are now safely housed in Ngā Taonga’s Christchurch facility and have been added to the Archive’s digitisation schedule, further safeguarding the content for future generations. The collection catalogue can be found online at ngataonga.org.nz – search “Wellington Access Radio”.

Wellington Access Radio is funded by NZ on Air, and broadcasts on a non-commercial regional frequency allocated by The Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The 35th birthday celebrations and archive launch will take place on Wednesday 27th April at Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision from 6-8pm. The public are welcome to attend.