Archives
Heke Rua: a campus for our taonga
The ground has been turned and the building begun for a new whare for more than 7 million important documents. A building of national significance, Heke Rua Archives, the new purpose-built archives… Audio
Recording war veterans stories for future generations
After becoming tetraplegic in his teens, oral historian Patrick Bronte was inspired by two war veterans to archive wartime experiences. He's established the Nga Toa Project which so far covers World… Audio, Gallery
Clarence Reserve Station a Century Ago
Jack Perkins from the RNZ Spectrum programme is talking to Phyl Christie and Joan Poulton about their childhoods growing up on Clarence Reserve Station, inland from Kaikoura. Their father Percy… Audio
Clarence Reserve Station a Century Ago
Jack Perkins from the RNZ Spectrum programme is talking to Phyl Christie and Joan Poulton about their childhoods growing up on Clarence Reserve Station, inland from Kaikoura. Their father Percy…
AudioFears over plan to close archives early
A historian is concerned that drastic reductions in archive opening hours will make it harder for iwi to conduct crucial research.
From March 2nd, the reading room hours at Archives New Zealand will… Audio
Nga Taonga Sound Archives: Happy 80th birthday to The Listener
Nga Taonga today celebrates the 80th birthday of The Listener. Audio, Gallery
Christmas from the Sound Archives
Just 19 more sleeps to go til Christmas and in our visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision today with Sarah Johnston we will be listening to some musical Christmas goodies Audio
Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
A major project currently underway at the New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound - or Nga Taonga Sound and Vision - is digitising and describing nearly 1,000 acetate disc sound recordings… Audio
Local cartoons cut from local papers?
Fairfax Media's regional newspapers are running cartoons from the same single artist each day. They say it's what the editors want, but an expert says it's a short-sighted move. Audio
Early Maori-Pakeha history comes alive
Rare details marking the first interactions between Māori and Europeans in New Zealand have been released as part of a new archive of centuries-old journals, letters and documents online. Audio
NZ On Screen
Irene Gardiner from NZ On Screen fossicks through the archives to remind us of this country's most famous screen dogs. Audio
Search on to id five voices from Gallipoli veterans
A search is under way to identify the voices of five Gallipoli veterans from a radio documentary recorded in 1969. Audio
Marking the centenary of the First World War
The details are revealed of two big projects to mark New Zealand's commemoration of the centenary of the First World War. We talk to two people closely involved in making WW1 documents available… Audio
The Vault - Gallipoli
Deborah Nation presents a selection of Gallipoli and Anzac memories from old soldiers in recordings held by the Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio
