Nga Taonga Sound & Vision

A trip to the archives with a nostalgic tribute to that most humble and human New Zealand institution, the dunny, from a feature produced in 1975 by the team from long-running RNZ show Spectrum. Audio

Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision looks back to when  Wellington's grand railway station opened in 1937, then  the biggest building in New Zealand.

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A previously undiscovered early recording of 'Blue Smoke', the song that launched New Zealand's recording industry, has been unearthed. Audio

This Sunday, commemorations will take place here and in Europe to mark the liberation of the French town of Le Quesnoy, by New Zealanders in World War I.  Audio, Gallery

It's now 75 years since Kiwi and American soldiers landed on remote Mono Island in the Solomons to recapture it from occupying Japanese forces during WWII. In the ensuing fights, which became known as… Video, Audio, Gallery

For homesick Māori in the UK, they are whanau when you're 12,000 kilometres from home. For Kiwis of all backgrounds, they are the face of New Zealand in Britain, Europe and beyond.  Audio, Gallery

Dogs in Antarctica - Tales from the Pack is the name of a new exhibition at Canterbury Museum. Sarah Johnston  delves into the sound archives to see what recordings we have about these heroic canines.

Today marks the 125th anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote in 1893. A new online exhibition has been created by Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, called Standing on the Shoulders. Sarah… Audio

History repeats in the Auckland housing market. Video, Audio

Where were you in 1972? Audio

Voting for New Zealand's Bird of the Year is open at present - with the winner being announced next Tuesday. In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision Sarah Johnston is going… Audio, Gallery

The oldest recorded Māori language broadcast - dating back to 1938 at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia - is one of the prize recordings in the first of four online exhibitions by Ngā Taonga Sound &amp… Audio

With the results from the U.S. presidential election due to start coming in shortly we thought today in our weekly visit to the sound archives we would have a listen to New Zealand's encounters with… Audio, Gallery

Today in our visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision we are playing recordings about New Zealands' trains. Video, Audio

The 1980 documentary no broadcaster dared to screen and the police once tried to confiscate is about to be screened publicly for the first time. Audio

Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision talks about how radio dealt with the 'teenage question' in the past. Audio

Jane Paul is the community programme co-ordinator at Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio