19 Jul 2017

Sound Archives - The Coral Route part 2

From Afternoons, 1:37 pm on 19 July 2017

Another wintry blast is bearing down on the country, with snow and gale force winds predicted for later in the week. So, we are escaping back to the tropical South Pacific of the 1950s, with a visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision with Sarah Johnston.

Island of Akaiami, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands. Whites Aviation Ltd / Alexander Turnbull Library

People outside the TEAL hut, Rarotonga. Whites Aviation Ltd / Alexander Turnbull Library

Crew and passengers prepare to be escorted to the TEAL Flying boat, Cook Islands. Alexander Turnbull Library.